Well, I had big plans for the past weekend but Helene changed all that. Friday morning she swerved and hit Greenville head on. Reminded me of Hugo but with milder winds. You could tell when the eye came over, then the winds started coming from the opposite direction. Our power went out almost at once,…
DetailsI’ll be headed for Columbia, SC this Friday for the South Carolina Writers Association Storyfest Conference. Friday will be “Masterclass” Day, with extra material from some of the guest speakers (costs extra, as well). I’ll also have a manuscript critique with an agent, which is always fun. Saturday will be filled with classes and networking.…
DetailsMatt Haig (of The Midnight Library fame) has a new one out. Retired maths teacher Grace Winters is left a cottage on a Spanish island by a former colleague. Grace cannot imagine why her former friend would do such a thing, but with her life at a dead end, she flies to Ibiza with a…
DetailsThis is the first in a new series by Renee Jagger and Michael Anderle. The book is about a dwarf named Val Stonehold who is hired to be the bodyguard for the princess. Her trouble is, she needs to learn about the world outside the Iron Hills to be effective as that bodyguard. I’ve just…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! This one’s about your English class… September 4 question – Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Sometimes I miss the old school days…nothing to…
DetailsThis is billed as “A Crystals and CuriosiTEAS Mystery” so you know there’s New Age stuff in there somewhere. A gemologist moves from her New Mexico home to the small coastal town she grew up in. She has inherited a tea and psychic shop — and maybe attracted the attention of a killer. I just…
DetailsThis is an anthology of science-fiction/fantasy stories by authors like Jim Butcher and Kelley Armstrong. They’re a little darker than what I usually read, but well written.
Yes, I do seem to be stuck on the magical cozy mystery stories lately. Not sure what that’s about. This series, by Angela M. Sanders, is about the librarian in a small Northwestern town (with quirky town residents, of course). Midway through the first book, she learns that she is a hereditary witch with literary…
DetailsIt’s First Wednesday so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post! Today’s question is: August 7 question – Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio? I am not a big fan of so-called…
DetailsEvery now and then, I like to read something fluffy that takes little to no thought to understand. Yes…I do read the occasional romance novel! When I do read a romance, I like something either sci-fi-related or with an exotic location somewhere. I also have (only a few) favorite authors, so I tend to stick…
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