Just started a new science fiction novel by Andy Weir – Project: Hail Mary. A man wakes up without his memory in a windowless hospital-like room with 2 other beds, both of whom hold long-dead corpses. He eventually realizes he is in a spaceship hurtling away from Earth, but can he solve the extinction-level disaster…
A friend recommended this book to me. The author is Matt Haig and I would classify it as almost science-fiction or fantasy. We start our story with a miserable heroine who has failed at almost literally everything she has attempted. At the beginning of the book, she loses her dead-end job at a not-very-thriving music…
It’s First Wednesday so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! Here’s what we’re thinking about in the month of April: April 5 question – Do you remember writing your first book? What were your thoughts about a career path on writing? Where are you now and how is it working out for you?…
I recently discovered that the Japanese have turned one of my favorite Robert Heinlein stories into a movie. The Door Into Summer, if you haven’t read it, is a classic hard-scifi story with robots, time travel, cold sleep, romance, betrayal… and a cat. The hero, Daniel Boone Davis (in the movie he’s Soichiro Takakura), is…
I’ve recently subscribed to a “TV” streaming service (it has a lot of well-known channels like Hallmark, INSP, METV, etc) and have found a channel that shows old Star Trek episodes (TOS is The Original Series for you non-Trekkers out there!). Of course, as you’d expect from a show from nearly 60 years ago, the…
First Wednesday again – time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! March 1 question – Have you ever read a line in novel or a clever plot twist that caused you to have author envy? I have author envy all the time! Sometimes I have to stop and reread a line or two just…
I’ll be giving my little class next week: a behind-the-scenes look at a mystery story. I’ll also be selling copies of Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin. Here’s what I have so far: I’m going to toss in a little behind-the-scenes information about how I personally write my stories, but this will be the gist…
Time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post! February 1 question – If you are an Indie author, do you make your own covers or purchase them? If you publish trad, how much input do you have about what goes on your cover? I’m pretty much traditionally published, but with small presses. My publisher ran…
It’s First Wednesday, so it’s time for another of our IWSG posts! January 4 question – Do you have a word of the year? Is there one word that sums up what you need to work on or change in the coming year? For instance, in 2021 my word of the year was Finish. I…
Happy Holidays! If you still haven’t found that perfect gift for your reader or writer, here are some ideas for you: Who could resist a pair of Library Socks from Out of Print? Keep your writer’s feet warm in style with these socks, printed to resemble a library book’s check-out page. They come in a variety of…