(This wee bit of scribbling is in response to Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction Challenge: The Hotel. The inspiration was this ominous snapshot: Enjoy!) RENDEZVOUS “Meet me here,” you said, “when it all goes to hell.” When the stars started falling, … Continue reading
(Cross-posted to Seven Deadly Divas.) Okay, sure, they were announced a couple of weeks ago, but if you didn’t see the list, it’s up at the SFWA website for your viewing pleasure. The Nebula Award is given yearly by the … Continue reading
If you’ve been following bookselling news for the last few months, you’ve likely heard about Borders’ financial woes. Last week, after attempting to negotiate with publishers and work out financing plans, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If you haven’t been … Continue reading
(Cross-posted to Seven Deadly Divas) Well, sure, my to-be-read pile is twice my height, but there’s no such thing as too many books in my, um. Book. The majority of the books in the stack are fantasy and science fiction … Continue reading
(Cross-posted to Seven Deadly Divas) Last week, I asked why our heroes and heroines are all big fans of the classics, but very rarely read books that are contemporary. Shortly thereafter, I got my grimy paws on Jo Walton’s Among … Continue reading
(Cross-posted at Seven Deadly Divas) Okay, yes, I’m a couple of years late to this party. But there’s a reason for it. My junior high school had a fairly decent library up on the second floor. I’m sure the passage … Continue reading
Over at the diva-blog, I made some suggestions about resolutions. I freely admit that I’m not so great at keeping them, or at least not on a time-table, but I do like taking stock at the start of the year … Continue reading
(Cross-posted over at Seven Deadly Divas.) Okay, cats ‘n’ kittens, I know a bunch of you lot (including some of our own!) took part in NaNoWriMo this year, and are hopefully still plugging away at those books whether you hit … Continue reading
This is where I pause from squeeing to link you to the ever-awesome Podcastle, where my flash-piece “Apex” is up as a miniature right now. If you’ll pardon me, I’m going to go faint.
(Cross-posted over at Seven Deadly Divas.) Okay, the book itself isn’t a love story, though I’d argue that there are plenty of love stories within the plot. What I mean is, this is one of the first books I truly … Continue reading
