Dominica Malcolm's Blog, page 8
April 12, 2013
Race in Media and Diversity in Children’s Television
As a mother of two young children (aged two and six), a lot of the television I encounter these days tends to appear on Disney Junior — which I watch on Malaysia’s PayTV network, Astro. I imagine there is an equivalent in most countries, considering there was a special Playhouse Disney (what Disney Junior used … Continue reading »
April 11, 2013
Down to the final two days of crowdfunding for Fae Fatales
This will probably be my last update on Fae Fatales: A Fantasy Noir Anthology before the campaign comes to a close. As I write this, the page on Indiegogo says there are 48 hours left. For the final stretch, Jax has announced two more artists, and hopefully at least two more will follow, as we … Continue reading »
April 10, 2013
Divine Intervention
There was a warm glow emanating around the very Holy room. Ten angels were standing in a semi-circle when God entered, His presence filling the room. He knew not why He had been summoned, just that He had. The fact the all-knowing God did not know the purpose of the meeting should have been a … Continue reading »
April 5, 2013
Inside Baseball
This story previously appeared in Idol Meanderings, published by Fey Publishing in December 2011. Doctor F. Alex Spencer held the abdominal x-ray up to the light and just shook his head, then turned to his patient, Patricia Baker. “That baseball is lodged in pretty tight. What on Earth possessed you to stick it up your … Continue reading »
April 3, 2013
An update on Fae Fatales
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter then you may be aware that Fae Fatales: A Fantasy Noir Anthology already reached its primary funding goal. This means the book is definitely happening, and everyone who has contributed through the Indiegogo campaign will get their copy of the book. It reached the goal less than … Continue reading »
March 26, 2013
Crowdfunding Promotion and Tips
I’m going to try combining a couple of posts I want to make here, since they’re both about crowdfunding. Don’t worry, I’ll save you from most of the spiel about the one I’m part of at the moment because I already have two posts about that one. Instead, I want to draw your attention to … Continue reading »
March 25, 2013
My Involvement with Fae Fatales: A Fantasy Noir Anthology
Over the past 11 days, Fae Fatales: A Fantasy Noir Anthology has been up on Indiegogo, doing nicely with contributions from people who want to see the book in print. As I write this, it is at 80% funded, with 19 days to go. We’d really love to see it fully funded early so we … Continue reading »
My Involvement with Fae Fatale: A Fantasy Noir Anthology
Over the past 11 days, Fae Fatale: A Fantasy Noir Anthology has been up on Indiegogo, doing nicely with contributions from people who want to see the book in print. As I write this, it is at 80% funded, with 19 days to go. We’d really love to see it fully funded early so we … Continue reading »
March 23, 2013
Thoughts on Motherhood
I’m in the midst of the most tumultuous time of year for me. March 4th (my mum’s birthday) to May 3rd (the anniversary of her death) sees me reacting to things with a lot more sensitivity than the rest of the year. I mention this because it’s going to affect what I have to say. … Continue reading »
March 13, 2013
Crowdfunding Fantasy Noir!
My friend and fellow writer Jax Goss just launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first book to be released by Solarwyrm Press. I’m going to tell you a bit about it now, or you can jump ahead and check it out on Indiegogo. This is a project that’s been in the works for about a … Continue reading »
