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September 12, 2013
GUEST POST: Author Tony Healey
Hey folks, a treat for you today. Tony Healey, author of the bestselling Far From Home series, the upcoming Nightfall Trilogy, and editor of Edge of Oblivion – the upcoming indie anthology in which yours truly will be featured – … Continue reading →
September 10, 2013
~Nerd Updates~
Busy times, busy times! I hope that you’re all doing well. Things are pretty active over here at Castle Sheanenstein, what with continuing preparations going on for Geek Girl Con and A Universe of Equals going on – still locking … Continue reading →
August 27, 2013
About Fandom.
So I have a confession to make – I don’t grok fandom. The Elusive Thing. I understand that shows and books and such are awesome, and people really love them and follow them and discuss them and all is great. … Continue reading →
August 26, 2013
Music To End The World By: A Wonderland Playlist.
Hey folks. I thought I’d just post some of the songs that had me going when I wrote Bone Wires and the books of the Wonderland Cycle; music is a huge creative force for me, and nothing gets me going … Continue reading →
August 23, 2013
Blogcast! August 22, 2013
I WARNED YOU IT WOULD HAPPEN! Another blogcast, this time longer and oh god do I ramble. Tonight I talk about the NSA probes, Bradley (now Courtney!) Manning, horrible horrible writer’s block, the Wonderland Cycle as a Gnostic parable, another … Continue reading →
August 22, 2013
We Are All Big Brother.
Disclaimer: In today’s post, I am going to sound like a completely suspicious, cynical grayfaced bastard. I will also pontificate about government. I may even get preachy. I have these moments, and I hope you will bear with me. So … Continue reading →
August 20, 2013
How To Deal With Reviews.
Seriously it’s that simple. Every now and again, people ask me, ‘Dude, how you deal with reviews?’ Well, the truth is that bad reviews are going to happen, whatever you do. So you might as well not worry about it, … Continue reading →
August 14, 2013
Unedited Working Manuscript Theatre
It’s a slow news day, so today I’m going to present you with a (rough, unedited!) teaser-ish bit from the earliest part of the final book of the Wonderland Cycle. It still doesn’t have a working title because I am … Continue reading →
August 12, 2013
Aaron Stack Was Right.
Yes he does, Mr. Stack. Yes he does. So I read Abraham Reisman’s piece on Mark Millar over at the New Republic. Millar, who’s become famous in the comics world for his incredibly imaginative takes on things as well as … Continue reading →
August 10, 2013
The Damsel In Distress.
Anita Sarkeesian and two very cool reworks of Princesses Zelda and Peach. So as it happens, over the last six months or so I’ve been following Anita Sarkeesian’s commentaries on what she considers anti-feminist tropes in gaming. The first trope … Continue reading →
