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Cover Reveal: The Gates of Polished Horn

This is always an exciting time during the life of a book. The moment when the art is ready. I believe this work by BiblioFic…

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Career Day for Jim

A flash fiction for Talk Like a Pirate Day - young Jim is disappointed by his career prospects, until a pirate approaches him.

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Dystopic stories–why are we obsessed?

And let’s face it, we are obsessed. Our media are laden with the dystopic. Some of our most popular stories are based on horrific cultures,…

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All hail the talented editor!

One of the great joys of writing at a professional level (however you define that) is getting to work with a talented editor. I’ve been…

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From Pirates to Pellucidar

Before I ever discovered Pellucidar, I was into pirates. In fact, one of my first memories is of reading my favorite book, Look Out for…

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Why it’s not safe to snuggle with a Gila Monster, or, the life of Jim Fowler

Jim Fowler died at the age of eighty-nine, quietly, in his home in Connecticut. I only learned this sad news yesterday, though he died in…

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Pozo and Mr. Savage

They lived on the margins of society as a traveling entertainment act. A classic scary clown-and-baboon show, in the old Czech style. They had terrorized…

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Time travel is human nature

Time travel has been on been on my mind lately, and in that context, nostalgia. As someone who meditates, and who, at one point, was…

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My three favorite reads last year

This was a fun little exercise – pick your three favorite reads from the last year. It’s on a book and author discovery site called…

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If you�re not already familiar with Earth, by David Brin,...

If you�re not already familiar with Earth, by David Brin, then in a weird way, I envy you. You have got some great science fiction…

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