It seems every time you turn around there’s another menacing lurking threat to our health. Or is there? Chances are, if you look a little closer at the headlines, past the sensational sell-the-papers hype, and past the quacks who turn a profit by pitching woo, you’ll find that the truth is closer to… nothing wrong… Read More Myth Busting: Cell Phone Cancer
I was mugged last week by a story. It’s definitely one of mine, I knew that from the beginning. What I wasn’t sure of, at first, was where it fit into my plans. I have plans, darn-it, and… oh.. ok. The light finally dawned. This is the third book I’d planned to write in the… Read More Research and the Art of Enough
Linn’s first meeting with Manannan Mac’Lir, who is in exile from his beloved island, and plagued with problems that have arisen in his millenia-long absence. Linn is overwhelmed, caught up in the magic she firmly doesn’t believe in, and swept into a joyful celebration that is headier than any mortal wine… I rarely do this,… Read More The God’s Wolfling: Snippet 7
This is the official start of the snippeting, counting down to the release date for The God’s Wolfling. The first snippet is here. This is the second snippet, the first part of Chapter 2. The God’s Wolfling is the final book of the duology begun with Vulcan’s Kittens. It is the story of a young… Read More The God’s Wolfling: Snippet 2
Or, how to be original when everything has been done already. I was worrying out loud to Amanda and Sarah about being original, and they both teased me about it. We talked about how you can take material, and make it your own, and sometimes even better than the original. Sarah pointed out that Patricia… Read More Mangling Myths
I’ve had people comment many times on the way I blend different mythos into a unified whole, and I thought I’d ramble on about how and why I do that. First of all, let me say that I am in no way a scholar of myth. I have read a lot, and continue to do… Read More Mingling Mythology
First, this is the last day to get my story “Dwarf’s Dryad” for free. Download, share the link with your friends, and if you enjoy it, don’t forget to tip the author with a review! Also, I plan to put all my short stories on sale, in anticipation of the upcoming release of my new… Read More Free Story, and a Review of a Story Collection
I’m working on a short story today, about a boy and his dog… and the boy’s spaceship. Then Dave Freer posted this: Zamzummims, where he laments the loss of Science Fiction Giants in the world of the young. We need writers who can give our children wonder, adventure, and a solid science in their fiction.… Read More Young Science Fiction
Bes opened his eyes and looked up. “Aduro.” he whispered unseeing, then closed his eyes again. Linn started to cry. He was terribly wounded, his gut open to the moonlight. She didn’t know what an immortal could take, and his power… she focussed. Instead of a flare she could barely stand to look at, he… Read More Battle’s Aftermath