- Oct 31, 2016
- 1 min
Book Review: Ghost Talkers, by Mary Robinette Kowal
All too often, soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice. But what if death didn’t relieve them of their duties? What if the fallen still had...
- Oct 24, 2016
- 2 min
TV: Why I'm Done with The Walking Dead
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan (Credit: Gene Page/AMC) The Walking Dead used to be thrilling. It wasn’t “good” TV, but the show generated a...
- Oct 19, 2016
- 3 min
Politics: Don't Assume Hillary Will Win
If, like me, you think a Trump presidency would be a catastrophe, then by all means, enjoy Hillary’s lead in the polls and predictive...
- Oct 17, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: Save the Cat, by Blake Snyder
It’s tempting to say the best thing about Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat! is the title. (And the cover—don’t let go, kitty! HOLD ON!) But...
- Sep 29, 2016
- 1 min
Book Review: The Glass Magician, by Charlie Holmberg
Like its predecessor The Paper Magician, Charlie Holmberg’s The Glass Magician is crisp, creative, and vaguely unsatisfying. Ceony, the...
- Aug 25, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: The Waste Lands, by Stephen King
The Dark Tower series, as Stephen King explained in his introduction to its first book, The Gunslinger, is essentially his Lord of the...
- Aug 17, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: League of Dragons, by Naomi Novik
What happens when you take Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey and grant his ship thoughts, wings, and the ability to breathe sonic waves? You...
- Aug 9, 2016
- 3 min
Writing Tips: Plotting Your Pants (Wait, That Sounds Bad…)
Here's the text of a post Janice Hardy kindly allowed me to make on her excellent Fiction University site: Some authors plot their novels...
- Jul 31, 2016
- 1 min
Spotlight: 10 Short Stories
Looking for something to read over lunch? The eBook versions of my short stories are all $0.99. Personal favorites: “Branded Faith” (the...
- Jul 25, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: The Paper Magician, by Charlie Holmberg
For a book that clocks in at only 226 pages, Charlie Holmberg’s The Paper Magician sure delves into a lot of backstory. Stranger still,...
- Jun 20, 2016
- 2 min
Book Review: The Drawing of the Three, by Stephen King
Most authors wouldn’t start the second installment in a seven-book series by maiming the protagonist. But The Drawing of the Three was...
