I’ve always been embarrassed by even the thought of “celebrating” my own writing. A couple of years ago I was in a writing group where a guy busted my chops because he’d found out from someone else that I’d been a finalist in the Colorado Gold contest… eight months after we’d met. I’d just never really […]
My First Real Book Signing… Read More »
June promises to be the biggest, bestest, most sparkly month of my writing career… to date, at least. I’ve posted bits and pieces for the past couple of months, but I wanted to highlight today what I have going on. June 11th marks the release of two titles I’m very proud of. The first is Out
New QJA Titles in June! Read More »
On the 19th I wrote mentioned that I had a new story out in Steampunk Trails’ inaugural edition. Well, there’s a review up and I get a mention and some kudos. I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t enjoy getting props for my work. If you haven’t had a chance to read Steampunk
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I’m pleased and proud to announce that my story “Family Heirlooms” is now available in the inaugural issue of Steampunk Trails magazine. Mucho thanks to David B. Riley (Publisher) and Julie Campbell (Editor) for being gracious enough to include my story. And props to M. Wayne Miller who did the cover art as well as Marge
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I’ve had some requests of late to blog on other sites, and it really has been a lot of fun. I’ve enjoyed writing essays since probably middle school, and to have peers ask me to share some of my thoughts on their websites is both an honor and a privilege. I wanted to thank the folks
A Consolidation of Blogs… Read More »
There have been countless words written in recent weeks regarding the gender crisis surrounding SFWA Bulletins 200, 201, and 202, and the two sides seem to be preparing for armed combat. Similarly, those very same camps have dug trenches along the Microsoft “no female protagonist in their games” SNAFU, and that battle is raging as
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The time has come for me to start working to get the word out. I’ve accumulated a fair body of work, and enough of it is steampunk for me to justifiably begin wheedling my way into the blogs and sites and media that are devoted in part of full to the steampunk sub-genre and movement.
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I just received a most enjoyable email from someone who attended a panel I was involved with at MileHiCon. There are times when I have at least a little doubt about the path I’ve chosen, but then little rays of sunshine pop up and keep me on the trail with a smile on my face. Here’s
A Sort of Validation…. Read More »
