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February 11, 2016
Ireland Is For Writers #3: Ashford Castle & Cong
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Writing in IrelandShare on TumblrWe went on to Ashford Castle, which you’ve probably seen without knowing it. Ashford was founded in 1228 as the principle stronghold for the de Burgo family, and throughout the centuries the new owners (Bingham, Browne, … Continue reading
February 10, 2016
Truth is Stranger than Science Fiction
Share on TumblrSo a while back I was browsing for something — I don’t know what, because I instantly forgot it when I found this instead. First of all, somebody’s made a robotic Philip K. Dick. (If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s a major science fiction author whose … Continue reading
February 8, 2016
Ireland Is For Writers #2: Headford & Stone Circle
This entry is part of 2 in the series Writing in IrelandShare on Tumblr(I’m talking about my writing week with Ireland Writer Tours in August 2015. Catch up with part #1.) We arrived at the village of Headford and settled at the Angler’s Rest, which secretly pleased me because The … Continue reading
February 4, 2016
Ireland is for Writers #1: Galway
Last August I took aweek in Ireland at a writers’ retreat of sorts. It wasn’t just a writing retreat, though I did do some writing. It was also a mini-workshop, with writing classes led by authors Susan Spann (The Shinobi Mysteries) and Heather Webb (Becoming Josephine, Rodin’s Lover). And it … Continue reading
January 26, 2016
Mythic Indy is Coming!
It’s here! The Mythic Indy anthology is releasing! That’s a photo of the print version there on the left. Isn’t it pretty? You can join us if you like for the official release party, in the hip space at Well Done Marketing in the heart of historic Fountain Square in … Continue reading
January 21, 2016
Cover Reveal! C is for Chimera
Today we unveil the cover for C is for Chimera, the next installment in the Alphabet Anthologies and my first appearance there. Are you ready? (That’s me, just there above the red superimposed C.) The Alphabet Anthologies (edited by Rhonda Parrish) provide each author with a single-word theme (in this … Continue reading
January 12, 2016
Why We Train, a sort of guest post
Today’s post is shared frommy training and behavior blog. It references a previous post here — I love it when my jobs work together — and so I thought I’d share it here. We’ve posted several times on training for when life catches you off-guard, like when you forget to … Continue reading
January 8, 2016
Miyazaki & Story
I’m not a huge Hiyao Miyazaki fan — okay, I haven’t even seen all the standards! — but I really like some of what he says here about story in general and about stories for children. And what he says about stories of fantasy and monsters requiring the realism of … Continue reading
January 4, 2016
Thanks, Tangent! (A Brag)
Is it okay to start the new year with a brag? Is that okay? I might do it anyway. I just got an email pointing me to Tangent‘s 2015 Recommended Reading List and I’m on it. Twice. Both stories with three stars (in their 0-3 star system). The stories are … Continue reading
December 31, 2015
Old Notes & Plots, New Year
So while I was cleaning the house — I do that everyepoch or two, believe it or not — I found some index cards with plot notes. I’m not actuallyan index card plotter, but I did some detective work and determined, based on the debris strata and corresponding artifacts, that … Continue reading
