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December 21, 2013
An Interview with Misha Burnett
Reblogged from Paws4Thought: Today on Paws4Thought I present an interview with Misha Burnett. Tell us about Fauxpocalypse. It's an anthology of original stories with a common theme. I put an open call out on the internet and received submissions from a … Continue reading →
December 20, 2013
The Witching Hour by Brian D. Buckley
Unlike the compilers of some collections of poetry, who support their choices with an overarching theme or a long introduction explaining why these poems were gathered, Buckley is unafraid to choose poems on the simple rationale that he feels they … Continue reading →
December 19, 2013
The Not End of the World Is Here!
This afternoon I received confirmation from Amazon that the Kindle version ofFauxpocalypse is live. So I am now both a published author and an author-publisher. Life on Earth is predicted to end on 15 July 2015. But the oncoming megatons … Continue reading →
December 18, 2013
Typesetting – Part One: Identifying Styles.
The second Reader’s Question this year was from my friend, and award-winning author, Ankaret Wells. She asked for more details of how I typeset Fauxpocalypse, with the warning that reading my answer might make her weep. To reduce the chances … Continue reading →
December 16, 2013
Reader Questions: Where Would You Like To Go On Vacation?
Today is the inaugural post of my Reader’s Questions series, and it is fitting that the first question is from Brian D. Buckley, the blogger who inspired it. He asks: Where would you like to go on vacation? Initially, it … Continue reading →
December 13, 2013
Without Bloodshed by Matthew Graybosch
Graybosch has skilfully merged aspects of rock music, science-fiction, and ancient conspiracies, from both the West and the East, producing a novel which will be enjoyed by both lovers of classic techno-thrillers and animé fans. After the partial collapse of … Continue reading →
December 11, 2013
A Curious Mind
Most of my posts grow out of something interesting I see or read. However, preparing Fauxpocalypse for publication is taking up large portions of my day at the moment, so I thought I would borrow an idea from Brian D. … Continue reading →
December 10, 2013
Happy Read Tuesday to You (for Huge Dec. 10 Book Sale)
Reblogged from ReadTuesday: Happy Read Tuesday to you, Amazing book discounts to you, Wonderful reading to you, Happy December tenth to you. Tuesday, December 10, 2013 marks the debut of Read Tuesday, a Black Friday type of sales event just … Continue reading →
December 9, 2013
Supportive Cat is Helpful
With the final drafts of all the stories for Fauxpocalypse in, I have spent the last several days checking the manuscript for misaligned indents, typeface niggles, and (my new least favourite punctuation) anomalies in dash weight. Fortunately, Jasper has found … Continue reading →
December 6, 2013
The Maker’s Mask by Ankaret Wells
While it is easy to draw parallels between this novel and various classics of both science-fiction and Regency romance, to do so would be to give as incomplete a picture as a review of a restaurant containing a list of … Continue reading →
