Found a new urban fantasy series: Mel Todd’s Twisted Luck series. The first book is called My Luck and is about a young woman whose life is a catastrophe … literally. She has the worst luck, always. In this world, magic exists and mages must be registered, lest they go rogue. Cori must deal with…
I love NK Jemisin’s City stories and this new one is not disappointing! I’m only part-way through, but already I’m back in her world, where ordinary humans find themselves functioning as avatars for their home cities. The inter dimensional enemy is back … or rather, never fully left … and New York plus his boroughs…
It’s First Wednesday, and that means a new Insecure Writers’ Support Group post! This month’s question is: November is National Novel Writing Month. Have you ever participated? If not, why not? I have been doing NaNoWriMo since 2011 and have usually managed to “win” (you don’t get any real prizes, just satisfaction at making your…
The SCWA Conference is over (sadness) and now that I’m home, I can transcribe some of what I’ve learned for your edification and amusement. I’ll be posting a photo album over on the official website. Friday afternoon I signed up for Leigh Stein’s Tailgate Workshop “How to Pitch Your Book.” Wow, did we learn a…
The SWCA Fall Writer’s Conference starts tomorrow! I will be getting up at Oh-God-Hundred to drive back down to the beach for this. It’s a 4 and 1/2 hour drive so I’ll leave in plenty of time to take breaks and get out to stretch my legs. Also in time to get in line at…
My alter-ego JES Hays has a new story out as well, in an anthology titled Over Western Trails! Fifteen stories about stagecoach travel, with a brand new Devon Day & the Sweetwater Kid tale! Get your copy today in e-book or paperback!
We had a fantastic time at Fiction Addiction Saturday! The book launch was from 2:00 to 4:00 and we had a bunch of friends stop by and pick up copies of the new anthology Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin. In fact, at the end of the day, there was only a lone copy of…
It’s First Wednesday, so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! This month’s question is: What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre? I actually have two favorite genres: science fiction/fantasy and mystery. I think the best characteristics of sci-fi and fantasy are their creative ideas of what the future…
I’ve been working on stories to submit to various anthologies lately. Here are some of the ones I’ve sent off: Rough Cut Press is doing an anthology on the theme “Exiles,” which, of course, is perfect for a velyr story. I revamped one I’d already finished, cutting about 300 words to make it under 650…
We drove into the mountains Sunday. Here are some photos of Bald Rock & Caesar’s head: