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Why you shouldn't listen to me...
Every once in a while I get asked for writing advice, either in RL or in Second Life where I run around as a tiny clockwork dragon and hang out in steampunk sims. And I have the same answer for both lives - don’t ask me for writing advice!
Why?
Because I’m not one to ask. I’m a tough old broad who lucked out after a decade of writing fanfiction into ( Read more... ) -
A day late and a dollar short...
I've decided to get more active on my blogs chatting about writing, my books and all that odd Canadian stuff. So every Sunday you'll be able to catch six sentences in the popular group Six Sentence Sunday!
Here's my first contribution! Hope you'll surf around to the other great bloggers and keep on having fun finding new books!
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NaNoWriMo - is it for you?
Right now you can hear the busy hum of writers all over the world preparing for the yearly Writer Olympics - also known as National Novel Writing Month. For the month of November you'll see and hear writers collectively screaming, crying and slapping each other on the back as they attempt the daunting task of putting down 50,000 words in 30 days.
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We haz cover! And pre-orders on Amazon!
I give you the magnificent cover from Kanaxa, artist extraordinaire, for "Heroes Without, Monsters Within".
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Heroes Without, Monsters Within - Another excerpt!
As we get closer to the January release of “Heroes Without, Monsters Within”, I thought I’d dangle some more excerpts in front of you…
Here’s the start - Chapter One!
The concrete slab rocked from side to side as I hoisted it out of the remains of the building. It wobbled in my grip, close to sliding away and down the hill of debris behind me. I ( Read more... ) -
Game Night!
Every Wednesday night the Wookie and I have Game Night, sort of a cheap date night where we pick games out of our overflowing game room (note: not closet, ROOM) and settle down for an evening of gaming. With only two of us it's been a bit hard to find games that'll give us a good ride but we've managed - and I'd like to share some of the lesser- ( Read more... ) -
Heroes Without, Monsters Within is on the way!
Well folks, it's almost time for the sequel to "Blaze of Glory" to hit the shelves! We're set for a January 3, 2012 launch but I can't help teasing you for the next few months as we ramp it up to the release!
Let's start off slow with the official blurb:
Fight alone, die alone.
In the weeks since Jo “Surf” Tanis and her rough-and-tumble band of ( Read more... ) -
Why Writers Should Play Games
A few weeks ago my husband and I went to Columbus, Ohio on our yearly vacation/wedding anniversary to the Origins Game Fair. If you've never been there, imagine the ultimate party for gamers - roleplaying, miniatures, collectable card games, seminars, dealers room and costumes, costumes, costumes!
We've been going for quite a few years since it ( Read more... ) -
I am pleased to announce...
Two Second Place Finishes in the 2011 Prism Awards for "Blaze of Glory" and "Wild Cards and Iron Horses" !
http://bit.ly/mkaJRL
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Why I couldn't be a Superhero
It's been a good year so far for super heroes - with Thor, Green Lantern and X-Men: First Class arriving in theaters and with Captain America on the horizon, you'd think it was a great time to be a superhero.
Well, not really. At least, not to me.
There's a lot of angst involved with being a superhero - Thor has daddy issues, GL has all those ( Read more... )