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October 17, 2016
Monday Night Gaming: Terraria
Terraria is one of those games that people either like or dislike, and I’m going to do my best to not fall into the “OMG Minecraft ripoff!” camp of reviews. Many of its fans love to remind folks that the came is older, that it works hard to keep updating, and that like many games, paved the way for the games that came after it, which is all true.
Up until this past weekend, I’d never played Terraria, though I’ve been a Minecraft gamer since alpha...
October 13, 2016
Untethered Authors Speculate on the Next Big Thing In Portable Tech
Greetings! This is the first stop in the Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology Blog Tour!
What might be the future of portable technology? In honor of the book release for Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology, six authors speculate.
Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology is a fictional collection of twenty stories about the intersection of magic and tech, so these six authors have given the matter some thought. Have they given it enough? You decide.
Jonathon Burgess: Endless low-yield marketing con...
October 12, 2016
GeekGirlCon Wrap-Up
This past weekend was GeekGirlCon 2016, which was my 4th GGC and probably the best so far. Over 11,500 attendees came out this year, which is really awesome. I love seeing what began as a small convention grow to a decent size!
We arrived early Saturday morning since parking is always an issue downtown, picked up our badges, and chilled while we dug through our swag bags.
I always love the scurry of activity just before the doors open to the public, when the con staff (or agents in the case of...
October 11, 2016
Grim Tidings Podcast Mental Health Episode
Shortly after the suicide of SFF author Logan L. Masterson, Grim Tidings Podcaster Rob Matheny reached out to me with interest in doing a podcast panel/episode on mental health & the arts.
In light of the year we’ve had in fandom, it seemed right to talk about mental health and the struggles of creative types. For reasons outside of Rob’s control, the podcast we recorded was delayed a bit, but Rob worked diligently to get this episode out there.
It’s a great episode that talks about the importa...
October 7, 2016
GeekGirlCon!
Just a reminder that I’m at GeekGirlCon 2016 this weekend! I’ve got three panels and an autographing time. Schedule is below:
Science fiction romance has a strong core audience, with authors like Linnea Sinclair and Angela Knight creating vivid, exciting love stories. Princess Leia, Rey, and Katniss Everdeen fire up the imaginations of readers and authors and provide strong role models for...
September 20, 2016
Villains We Love & Heroes We Hate
As part of author Andy Peloquin‘s book birthday & release of Lament of the Fallen, I was on an online panel with Chasity Nicole Dougherty on Villains We Love & Heroes We Hate.
You can view it on YouTube or here:
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September 19, 2016
GeekGirlCon 2016 Schedule
Science fiction romance has a strong core audience, with authors like Linnea Sinclair and Angela Knight creating vivid, exciting love stories. Princess Leia, Rey, and Katniss Everdeen fire up the imaginations of readers and authors and provide strong role mod...
Monday Night Gaming: Between Two Cities
Publisher: Stonemaier Games
# of Players: 1-7 Players
Best with: 5-6 Players
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes (first play may be closer to 30-40 minutes)
General Mechanics: This game is a city building game, much like 7 Wonders but with a twist. Rather than focusing on building your own city yourself, you cooperatively build two cities, one each with the person on your right and your left. It’s partnership driven in such a way that your score a...
September 14, 2016
Author Interview
Got an author interview for you!
The awesome Alesha Escobar has me as a guest on her site, Fantasy, Mash-Ups, & Mayhem, today (along with several other fine authors for the upcoming Magic Unveiled: An Anthology release).
Hop on over and check out her interview with me and others!
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September 8, 2016
Surgery Update
I am WAY overdue on a surgery update–mostly because I spent the first week after surgery in a drug-induced state of alternating sleep and daze–but I figured now was a good time to update you!
Surgery to remove my gallbladder went well, though I am still recovering. Five incisions (about 2″ each in length) are glued together, and I have to be careful not to twist, bend, or lift anything (at least nothing heavier than a milk carton) to ensure that everything heals and neither the glue or the int...
