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July 7, 2017
Equus Blog Tour
Can you hear the thundering of hooves? That’s because Equus is coming in just 12 short days!
Now that the Battle Royale is almost complete (vote in the final round here!), some of the contributing authors are having a blog tour. Check out posts on where we found our inspiration, fun facts about our story worlds, our own history with equines, and more!
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Equus Blog Tour ScheduleJuly 7 – Sarena Ulibarri is hosting me!
July 8 – Stephanie A. Cain will host Chadwick Ginther
July 9 – I will host Mi...
June 20, 2017
Story Mad Libs: Lightless (2)
Aaaaand here it is, in all its silly glory! Thanks to those who contributed words!
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“What exactly do you think you’re doing?”
He leapt and collided with Sona—he knew that voice, as well as the unnaturally serendipitous LEGO approaching down the aisle. Road apples shot through him, then a gargantuan image of himself lightless, then worse road apples.
“Sneeze!” he hissed at Phaios, urging Sona toward the spaghetti without a single idea what they’d do when they leapfrogged it or why they were b...
June 13, 2017
Story Mad Libs: Lightless
Equus is coming, and you know what that means? It means July, which means even HOTTER temperatures than we already have, which means people doing crazy, heat-induced things!
In anticipation of Equus’ release, I thought we could turn the crazy toward my story, Lightless—by Mad Lib-ing it. I’ve got a 200-word excerpt of the story ready to be rendered hopelessly silly, so here’s what I need from you:
7 nouns 3 adjectives 1 transitive verb 4 intransitive verbs 1 locationLeave your (PG-rated) w...
May 15, 2017
Battle…not so much
Weeeeelll, we lost. Rather pathetically, I might say, and I do, because I write too many prince characters and then I drop things like “rather pathetically” into everyday conversation.
Anyway.
The upside to losing is that you get to see an excerpt from Lightless! Head on over to Rhonda’s blog… or just keep reading.
Already Fulsa was halfway across the room, nerves coursing around his stomach while he unbuttoned his shirt and tossed it on a nearby chair. Immediately the room grew lighter, and...
May 9, 2017
Battle… START!
It’s here! Sona from my story Lightless is facing Pat Flewwelling’s kelpie from The Boys from Witless Bay over on Rhonda Parrish’s blog!
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Want to read the opening paragraph of Lightless before the story’s released? Vote for Sona and if she wins this round, I’ll share it on the blog!
Meanwhile, stop by tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday for updates to this post as I roll a d20 each day to try and steal votes from Pat. Guess I should go open that box of dice and warm them up a bit. Or shall I wait...
April 28, 2017
Battle Mode!
The Equus anthology launches in July, and you know what that means? Two and a half(ish) months of waiting for 19 awesomely horsey stories. And you know what that means? Well, obviously it means that in the meantime, we’re going to have a BATTLE ROYALE!
Beginning next week on May 2nd, horses from various stories in the anthology will be going up against each other in dramatic, action-packed, all-in-your-mind-because-we-don’t-have-an-animation-team showdowns. Each author has written a D&D-style...
March 29, 2017
Stampede!
Hello, readers! I’m not sure there’s anyone here who doesn’t follow me on Twitter and hasn’t seen this news already, but just in case, I’m super excited to announce that my short story, Lightless, will appear this July in EQUUS, the next (and final) installment of Rhonda Parrish’s Magical Menageries anthology series.
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The anthology contains 19 horse-themed stories–what more could you want?
Okay, yes, 20 horse-themed stories would have been better, but they can only fit so many pages in the bo...
February 11, 2017
Who wants to date a different character?
And we’re back! (What, no I’m not avoiding writing my novels! Why would you even suggest that?)
Anyway, after Alahir was featured, Navarion got jealous and–
Nav: I don’t recall claiming to be jea–
Hush.
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Today’s Perfect Date is Crown Prince Navarion, also from Daystar. Say hello, Nav!
Nav: Hello! Very pleased to meet you.
(Alahir, are you taking notes?)
[image error] 1. What’s he look like? Eyes, hair, any tattoos or scars? What’s his style?^ Like that. Nav’s known for his green eyes and beautiful smile,...
February 10, 2017
Who wants to date a character?
Two posts in a week! I know, I’m setting really high standards for myself, but hey, speaking of high standards! My Twitter writing group is hosting a series of Valentine’s Day blog events, including the famous Date Auction. Because what good is writing male characters if we cannot swoon over them and invite you to do the same?
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Today’s Perfect Date is Alahir Khiyamat, from my fantasy maybe-a-trilogy-who-knows Daystar. Say hi, Alahir!
Al: She bribed me with tea, that’s the only reason I’m here...
February 7, 2017
Training Cats for Fun and Profit
Note: this story was originally submitted to Chicken Soup for the Soul. Given that it’s been two years since then and I’ve not heard back, I assume they don’t want it, so here’s a silly story for your rainy Tuesday!
[image error]Or “I was eleven, please don’t call PETA on me”
You have to understand, I was about eleven years old at the time, and right then teaching my cat to do tricks seemed like the best idea ever.
Most people associate SeaWorld with marine life, but when my family visited, we also saw a...
