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Nellie Bly Intrepid Women in Victorian Ads Wednesday Whimsy

I’ve been saving up a set of Victorian trade cards I think of as “Intrepid Women”. Actually, some of them remind me quite forcibly of ��Amelia Peabody, the heroine in the wonderful Elizabeth Peters’ series about a Victorian archaeologist who’s a force of nature and has the most wonderful adventures…I highly recommend the entire series (but of course I love anything that touches on ancient Egypt, archaeology, mystery, romance…)….ok, enough digressing!

At any rate, there seems to have been an en...

Keeper of the Globes Weekend Writing Warriors

Here���s the link to the��Weekend Writing Warriors��central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today���A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!

We���re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who���s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anything��goes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like L...

Where Are The Crew? SFR Brigade Showcase

On the first weekend of every month, the SFR Brigade Showcase is a chance for the authors to showcase excerpts from their latest releases, snippets from a work-in-progress, a new cover for their book or just have fun. Here���s the link for the Showcase hub, so you can find all the offerings!

Wreck of the Nebula Dream, my “Titanic in space” scifi novel, recently got an overall favorable review from the Dear Author site, which was wonderful, so I’ll excerpt a bit of the book for this month’s sho...

Pigs Parrots & More Wednesday Whimsy

I’m finishing up this run of Victorian trade cards and pictures featuring animals depicted as people…hope you’ve been enjoying the series!

P. T. Barnum brought Jumbo the elephant to the USA in 1882, against much outrage in England, where he’d been domiciled previously. Queen Victoria herself was asked to intervene to keep the elephant in England. Her response (if any) is not known but the Great Showman got what he wanted, one way or the other, and Jumbo arrived here, setting off “Jumbomania.”...

This Chance Comes But Once Weekend Writing Warriors

Here���s the link to the��Weekend Writing Warriors��central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today���A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!

We���re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who���s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anything��goes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like L...

Writer Interview: Veronica Scott (Romance & Adventure from the Ancient Nile to the Deeps of Space!)

veronicascott:

Such fun to be interviewed by E. P.! Part of it was a google chat in real time so some of my answers may seem a bit terse – sorry~

Originally posted on E. P. Beaumont:

Veronica Scott���s work ranges from paranormal romances set in ancient Egypt to action-adventure space operas (Mission to Mahjundar, Wreck of the Nebula Dream, Escape from Zulaire). I first met her on Six Sentence Sunday; we have continued our acquaintance on Weekend Writing Warriors.

Her romantic leads are capable...

Cats As Victorian Era People for Wednesday Whimsy

Last week I did a post on Victorian trade cards featuring dogs as people so it’s only fair that this week we look at the cats. This demure lady to the left could be in a Jane Austen novel, I think – love her hat.

���The smallest feline is a masterpiece.��� ��� Leonardo da Vinci

���The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.��� ��� Elizabeth Peters, The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (I love her books, by the way!)

But I am a...

Dear Author’s Take on WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM

Got up yesterday, had a leisurely breakfast, was drinking my tea and perusing the social media and favorite websites and…..OMG, Jayne of Dear Author reviewed��Wreck of the Nebula Dream��(my “Titanic in space” scifi adventure novel)!!!! I was thrilled and SO excited that she enjoyed the book overall. ��Made my whole day :-)

Here are a few extracts from the review and please go over to the Dear Author website to read the entire review, which received a B rating, about which I’m also ecstatic.

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Outside Their Existence Weekend Writing Warriors

Here���s the link to the��Weekend Writing Warriors��central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today���A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!

We���re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who���s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anything��goes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like L...

SciFi Romance #AuthorTag Continues

Having been tagged earlier this week by the wonderful Pauline Baird Jones, who also writes science fiction romance, I thought I’d continue the SFR theme and tag three more authors, whose books I’ve enjoyed.

First would have to be Rachel Bach – I totally love Devi Morris, the heroine in the PARADOX Series and regularly tell people this kickass mercenary is the toughest science fiction heroine I’ve seen since Ripley. (Or maybe Aeryn Sun in��Farscape.) ��Here’s her webpage:��http://www.rachelaaro...