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My Schedule at Arisia

I’ll be heading into Boston tomorrow for the Arisia convention. I hope to meet up with a few of you while I’m there, so here’s the events I hope to attend:   SAT – 10am  Writing the Other — Writing, Panel — 1hr 15min — Burroughs (3E) How do you write characters whose lives are […]

Writing Wednesday Update

Just starting a short story this week. It’s for an interesting anthology on archaeology stories with a woman of color as the lead character. I let the idea stew for quite sometime. Then some decisions happened. The first thing I decided, was the MC would be old, elderly by our standards. Then she became a […]

A Little Late, but Setting Some Writing Goals

So I’m a week late on the goal setting for ROW80, but better late than never! I read an article last week where a writer talked about his goal of writing every day. I’ve been thinking about that effort, and what it could result in (loads more writing). So I decided to give it a […]

This and That Thursday – Books From My TBR Pile

Playing along this week with Terri Bruce’s blog meme, here are the latest two additions to my to-be-read pile. First off, I trolled through the Gaylactic Spectrum awards short list for some new books to read. I pulled off most of the list, but the two here are the ones I’m most interested in starting. […]

2013 Year in Review

Like every year, this one had its ups and downs. But since I’m in a PollyAnna mood, I’ll pick out the good highlights! Blood of a Traitor was released, along with the rerelease of Face of the Enemy, and Lavender Secrets. signed back up for Broad Universe, a group dedicated to raising the visibility of […]

Recommendation: Ascension

Read this book a few weeks back and thought it was an enjoyable science fiction story with strong black woman as the lead character. She’s also not your typical main character. She has a disability that affects her and the story in general. Thumbs up for a story that isn’t all white, perfect people! Ascension: […]

The Books are Here!

Yes I now have in my hot little hands, the print versions of Face of the Enemy and Blood of a Traitor. I think they make a nice pair, don’t you? Not much else at the moment as we are living in the House of Plague with colds and the flu. Bluck.Filed under: Uncategorized

Did OUAT Cast Rapunzel Based On Ancient Story Origins?

There’s been quite a stir in some places based on the recent casting by the US TV Show Once Upon a Time for their new Rapunzel. For those unfamiliar, this show has a long history of taking fairytales and giving them a good hard twist (like plopping them all in a modern-day town called Storybrooke […]

The time of year for the Trans-Siberian Orcestra.

This time of year, I fall in love again with the music of the Trans Siberian Orchestra They have such powerful instrumentals. While I can’t say it makes me feel in the holiday spirit, I can listen to select songs over and over again! This year though, I am finally going to listen to their […]

If Kay had a Wishlist…

So, it being after Thanksgiving and time to gear up for the inevitable holiday wish lists, I thought it might be worthwhile creating one for my current favorite character, Kay, from Blood of a Traitor Top on her list – a good exoskeleton: She also wouldn’t say no to one of these : And lest […]