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September 29, 2019
Book Review: Tentacles and Teeth by Ariele Sieling
A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Ariele Sieling at GalacticCon, where I snagged a copy of Tentacles and Teeth. The next book in the series, City of Dod, released last week, and I realized I never shared my thoughts on the first one.
Book Review: Tentacles and Teeth (Land of Szornyek Book 1) by Ariele Sieling
My rating: ★★★★★
Askari is a young warrior in a
Book Review: Tentacles and Teeth (Land of Szornyek Book 1) by Ariele Sieling
My rating: ★★★★★
Askari is a young warrior in a
September 9, 2019
Announcing my Next Book: Trapped in the Bookstore
When I launched my first Puzzling Escapes book, I was surprised how well it did right from the start. It’s been popular both on Amazon and at my last few events. Since it’s been so well received, I decided to bump up the production of the next Puzzling Escapes installment and am excited to announce that Puzzling Escapes: Trapped in the Bookstore will release on November 6th, 2019!
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August 22, 2019
How to be a Writer
This past week I had the pleasure of hosting a writing workshop with fellow writer, Rebecca Toro. I’m pleased with how well the event went. And since we gathered a ton of really great information for the workshop, I thought I’d share it here with you.
Start Your Writing Career Today!
A brief guide by Beth Martin & Rebecca Toro
What is a writer?
A writer is simply someone who writes. As
Start Your Writing Career Today!
A brief guide by Beth Martin & Rebecca Toro
What is a writer?
A writer is simply someone who writes. As
July 21, 2019
I Now Have A Patron
I have wanted to do this for a while and kept putting it off, but I’m excited to finally announce that I’ve set up a Patreon. If you enjoy my content and are able to help support my writing, please consider pledging!
Become a patron
All the money I receive from Patreon will go directly to table fees and travel costs for upcoming events. I really enjoy meeting fans in person and getting to
Become a patron
All the money I receive from Patreon will go directly to table fees and travel costs for upcoming events. I really enjoy meeting fans in person and getting to
July 7, 2019
Book Review: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonMy rating: ★★★☆☆Aiden Bishop wakes up with no memories, no idea where he is, and no idea how he ended up in Blackheath. In fact, he doesn't even know he's Aiden Biship. Instead, he's trapped inside of the body of a doctor and when the day is done, he's thrown into another person and another. The common thread is that all these people are at
June 30, 2019
New Events
I’ve added two new events to my calendar this year:
Fairfax Comic Con
August 24-25, 2019
The Dukes Expo, Chantilly, VA
Fairfax Comic Con is a new annual comic convention brought to you by Tidewater Comicon and the diehard comic fans of Fairfax County, Virginia. Our first year (2018) we plan on a smaller show with a strong focus on comic book creators and a few surprise guests. We want to
Fairfax Comic Con
August 24-25, 2019
The Dukes Expo, Chantilly, VA
Fairfax Comic Con is a new annual comic convention brought to you by Tidewater Comicon and the diehard comic fans of Fairfax County, Virginia. Our first year (2018) we plan on a smaller show with a strong focus on comic book creators and a few surprise guests. We want to
June 23, 2019
Why I'm Mad at the Library
While my in-laws were visiting from out of town, we decided to go to the public library. Our local library has been recently renovated and has tons of sitting areas, excellent AC, not much noise, and a fun children’s section complete with a playroom. Basically, everything needed to appease a crowd of all ages. As soon as we entered, my father-in-law asked, “Do they have your books here?”
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June 16, 2019
Some Things I Learned from Galactic Con
I had a really fun time on Saturday at Galactic Con. The event went pretty well, although I think there are some simple changes which could make the next one even better. But even though there wasn’t the turnout I’d hoped for, overall, the event was a pretty big success.
If you saw my Instagram story with the photo of my suitcase, you know I brought an obscene number of books—way more than I
If you saw my Instagram story with the photo of my suitcase, you know I brought an obscene number of books—way more than I
June 11, 2019
Release Day for my First Puzzle Book: Mystery of the Spaceship and the Missing Crew
As always, I’ve piled too many things into too small a time frame. I’m doing the big launch of my first Puzzling Escapes book at Galactic-Con on Saturday, June 15th, but I didn’t want to roll both the book launch and my post-mortem of the con into one mega post. And since I had to make my puzzle book available in advance in order to stock up copies for the convention this weekend, I thought I’d
May 26, 2019
Detroit: Become Human and the Future of Androids
I recently finished my first
playthrough of Detroit: Becoming Human. Another writer recommended I check out the game when I told him the
book I was working on had androids. However, the robots in my books
are very different than the ones in Detroit. I really enjoyed the
gameplay, and since David Cage created the game, the focus is on the ideas and story.
From the title alone, you get the
playthrough of Detroit: Becoming Human. Another writer recommended I check out the game when I told him the
book I was working on had androids. However, the robots in my books
are very different than the ones in Detroit. I really enjoyed the
gameplay, and since David Cage created the game, the focus is on the ideas and story.
From the title alone, you get the
