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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Expectations
Written by Sanford Begley I’m reading the second book by a new author. I won’t tell you who because it doesn’t matter. I have barely started it and am already disappointed. Not because it isn’t a good book, it is so far. And not because it isn’t as well written as the first, actually I…
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Review: Kraken Mare
I read yesterday (sort of) even though I didn’t really have the time to read. I’d actually started it the night before, when I was having trouble sleeping, which was a mistake and I had to force myself to put it down after about 3 chapters. Really. I was looking for a book to put…
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Eat This While You Read That: Jason Rennie
I’ve expanded this series far beyond the traditional author roles, seeking to promote people who bring stories to readers. I’ve featured a long-form editor, Toni Weisskopf, whose efforts keep Baen Books the great place to find fun reads that it is. Now, I’m bringing you a gentleman who edits and brings you the short-form fiction…
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An Author’s Trial by Fire
I had a neat experience yesterday. I’d gotten an email from my school inviting students and staff to come see one of the instructors of English talk about writing and publishing. I was immediately curious, but wary. I did a little bit of research, which rocked me back on my heels and made me wonder.…
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Millennicon Schedule
Hey! Last minute, I know, but if anyone is local or was planning this con anyway, I’ll be there! The First Reader will be, too. You’ll know him because he’ll be near me and have the Hat. I’m going to have works in the Art Show. I’m not sure which ones, I’m dithering over what…
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Eat This While You Read That: Pat Patterson
I haven’t always done these posts for authors – there has been a webcomic artist, and an editor, and… and today I’m cooking to highlight the work of a reviewer. I’d call him a book critic except that’s a shallow description of what he is and what he does – because he doesn’t critique in…
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Eat This While You Read That: Stryder Dancewolffe
Firstly, thank you to my readers for their patience, I’m afraid that my schedule is going to remain loose for a while as I’m focusing more on school than the blog. But I have to keep cooking, so cooking with a dual purpose is good! Stryder Dancewolffe gave me a rough sketch of a recipe…
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Review Roundup
Today’s reviews are a diverse selection. No matter what your tastes, there is likely to be a pleaser in here! For a fun, flirty romantic short story, try Inappropriate Behavior. I designed the cover, and reading this wasn’t something I would have done normally, but I’m happy I took the chance. A contemporary romance with more…
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Review: Torchship
I really love a world that makes me feel like it really exists. No big info-dumps, you just slide into the story with little hints of what is around you, and you have to figure out what’s going on as you read. The story unfolds and so does a whole new universe. Through the looking-glass…
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Review: Slay Bells Ring
So this is a Christmas book, sort of, and it’s chick-lit, sort of. Or at least that’s what you might think when you first picked it up. Sure, it’s set at Christmas time. But why not read about the festive season year round? And sure, the main character is a woman. But that’s where you’d…
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Review: Tears of the Jaguar
I picked this book up on a whim through the Kindle Unlimited program. Tears of the Jaguar by AJ Hartley, an author I don’t know and a story that was readable but not satisfying. It’s ostensibly an archaeology tale, but the archaeology practiced in the book makes me wince, as it is more the hack-and-grab…
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Review: Chicken Feet and the Firebird
Anyone who has read my posts and books will probably have picked up that I have an affection for Russian Fairy Tales. This is due in no small part to the very first book I ever owned. It was given to me at birth, and it’s a collection of beautifully illustrated fairy tales. The Frog…