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November 15, 2016
Cover Reveal: The Fisherman's Widow
I'm very excited to reveal the cover of a new release, coming December 2016 to Amazon Kindle. The Fisherman's Widowis a horror erotica novella set in the fictional town of Calburgh in the Pacific Northwest.
For the exact release date and a buy link, you can check back here on my site, or follow me on Facebook or Twitter, or sign up for my newsletter at the bottom of any page.
February 10, 2016
Envisioning the (Near) Future
I’d like to talk a little bit about The Future and what we think The Future looks like.
When you think of The Future—be it thirty years from now or three hundred—what is your mental picture? Electric cars replacing gas-driven cars? Driverless cars replacing drivers? Flying cars? Holograms? Putting a tiny pizza into a magical Hydrator that makes it ready to eat in five seconds? Interconnected displays for all your social media needs in every room of the house? Holographic displays, because thos...
October 23, 2015
Behind the Scenes: Tech, Feminism, and Sexual Submission in “Eidolon”
Lily is the lady protagonist of Eidolon, and unlike me, she grew up with a very clear picture of how the tech industry, the Internet, and its denizens marginalize women. Especially women in technology or some other space erroneously identified as being straight, white, cis men-only.
Computers have been around a long time. While you might think of computing as a male-dominated industry today, which it is, women were the original pioneers in programming while their male counterparts were “more i...
October 2, 2015
Behind the Scenes: Robotics in “Eidolon”
One of the advancements I postulated in the near-future setting of Eidolon is a marked expansion and adoption of human-like robots, which are manufactured and programmed by a large (fictional) tech company named SystemOne. The name of their bots? Eidolons.
A lot of how I imagined Eidolons is based on the speed of advancement of existing tech, on how current tech is (or isn’t) adopted, and on the various pitfalls and ethical questions current tech has faced.
Let’s talk hardware first. Scientists...
October 1, 2015
HALLOWPALOOZA Scavenger Hunt
Hello readers,No need to ask "trick or treat". As one of the sponsors of the Night Owl Reviews' HALLOWPALOOZA Scavenger Hunt, I'm here to help you find some great books to read on those stormy nights when you're all alone at home. During your hunt for new reads (maybe a prize!), make sure you check out my featured title, Eidolon.
The HALLOWPALOOZA grand prize is a $100 Amazon Gift Card. The total prize pool is $1,000 with 113 winners.
Enter now over at Night Owl Reviews!Image courtesy of dig...
July 13, 2015
Pre-order Today
It's official!Eidolonwill hit virtualshelves on October 2nd, 2015.Visit its pagefor pre-order links, an excerpt, and more!You can even read the first 15%byvisiting SmashWords.And don't forget toaddEidolonto your GoodReads shelf.
I'm also excited to announce a series of GoodReads giveaways starting on September 25thfor a chance at the print edition. I'll be giving away several copies in Sep/Oct, so be sure to sign up for my newsletter at the bottom of any page so that you don't miss your chance...
April 21, 2015
New Website and Eidolon Cover Reveal
Welcome to the new site! Took me a little while to get the hang of playing around with a new template, but it was worth it. This site is cleaner, far easier to read, and far easier for me to edit!
I'm also very excited to reveal the cover of my first self-published novel, Eidolon, releasing Fall 2015. To receiveupdates on the exact release date, when andwhere it will be available for pre-order, and links to the giveaways I'll be running, check back here, orfollow me on Facebook or Twitter, o...
New Website and "Eidolon" Cover Reveal
Welcome to the new site! Took me a little while to get the hang of playing around with a new template, but it was worth it. This site is cleaner, far easier to read, and far easier for me to edit!
I'm also very excited to reveal the cover of my first self-published novel, Eidolon, releasing Fall 2015. To receiveupdates on the exact release date, when andwhere it will be available for pre-order, and links to the giveaways I'll be running, check back here, orfollow me on Facebook or Twitter, o...
