on Reading and Writing and All the Speculation In Between
The central premise for the Red Slaves series is that Communists figured out how to trap the magical beasts of their countries to use that power for their own ends. The inciting incident that is never described is when Ivan and his brothers awaken, as if after a long sleep, missing true knowledge of themselves–or…
One of the clearest ways Red Slaves reflects my own preferences and inclinations is the obsession with the printed word. For Anne, if it has been published, it has a level of credibility it would be hard to otherwise trust. In fact, she spends the first few months after her initial transformation bent on pretending…
As a brief (warning) introduction: I’m participating in the A-Z blog challenge again this year, and again on the topic of the series I’m in the midst of writing. One of the self-reflective things about writing Red Slaves is the opportunity to weave in a sub-plot about culture clash. In the first book, Anne notices…
Today, my good friend and crit partner Fiona Druce is celebrating the release of her debut novel. So a group of us decided to join the party to push her out into the world in style. The original plan was to hop around the first release date she’d been given. Unless there’s a time-warp, we’re…
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I’m at almost the mid-point of my Business Law class, and got to spend my WHOLE weekend figuring out how to write not only a legal brief, but also a response to the case in question. I feel like it broke my brain, and I once again spent a lot of time ranting about how…
I’m still surprised I managed to turn out a novel in the middle of all my class obligations–and even more surprised that I’ve not only picked up a new plot bunny, but also made progress on a novella that is on KKP’s slate for release next month. I can’t make any guarantees I’ll actually finish…
You will very shortly be heartily sick of seeing my name around the interwebz, as I’ve signed up for a virtual book tour through Book Monster Promotions. Over the next few weeks you’ll see me at these fine locations: 3/16 – Book Monster Reviews 3/17 – Jocelyn Dex Blog 3/19 – Beach Bum Reads 3/20…
You’d think it would be exciting: I finished all the editing and formatting and have submitted my third novel to Amazon for vetting and publishing. Instead, I feel … tired. My class this session is heavy lifting about ethics and law and requires a 5-7 page paper on a weekly basis, on top of class…
For some reason, this week all my plans went on pause. We keep having these annoyingly substantial snow storms that require both of our efforts to dig out from and sap our energy for anything new on the creative front. Another one is on its way tomorrow. I would have hoped that my mid-semester break…
This year, I actually have a few days’ advance notice on Read an eBook week–and I have eBooks “in the wild.” 😉 So I’m following my publisher’s advice, and participating. Starting 3/3, the eBook version of my novels will be available at Smashwords at 50% off. If you visit the book page of any of…