Nov 4, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
You may remember the charming Celine Jeanjean from my recent post, A Perfect Blurb. Having read Pearseus: Rise of the Prince, Celine interviewed me, asking some great questions about the true story of the Grecopersian wars; my inspiration behind Pearseus. We ended up...
Nov 2, 2015 | Entertainment
Nina Mohan of BuzzFeed has produces a series of brilliant graphs that perfectly sum up life as a writer. You can read my favorite ones below, or visit the page for all eleven of them. Nina Mohan for BuzzFeed Nina Mohan for BuzzFeed Nina Mohan for BuzzFeed Nina Mohan...
Oct 31, 2015 | Entertainment, Free Stuff, My Publications
A short story to celebrate Halloween. Happy Hallow’s Eve, everyone! Best Halloween Ever! Ding dong! Is that the door? I spit out a curse and pry my eyelids open. It takes more effort than it should. Then again, my head is pounding and my thoughts are as blurry...
Oct 30, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs
I recently read The River – a short novella by Patrick Jones – and was amazed by the quality of his writing. His style is strangely reminiscent of Stephen King’s, I thought, and I’m curious to see if others thought the same. As Chris the...
Oct 29, 2015 | Other, Random Musings
Hello everyone, This is to let you know that, after a lot of deliberation, I’ve decided to move to a self-hosted solution. I apologize in advance if this causes a temporary inconvenience to any of you. Normal service will resume on the 31st, with my Halloween...
Oct 26, 2015 | My Publications
When I asked you for your help in choosing Musiville’s cover last week, I had no idea you would all be so generous with your feedback. I’m grateful to everyone who voted or commented – thank you! You really are the best 🙂 Continuing the Musiville...
Oct 25, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Writing
I came across this inspirational infograph by Essaymama on Shannon A. Thompson’s blog. We get to see where our favorite writers started, and how long it took them before they found success in the form of a bestseller. Some authors started out as young as 13 and...
Oct 23, 2015 | Entertainment
Raymond’s snooty (but hilarious)… As you know, I love science fiction, especially its early gems. I lament the fact that most readers are unaware of the classics, especially when it comes to short stories. Ray Bradbury’s Illustrated Man, for example,...
Oct 22, 2015 | My Publications
When I revealed Musiville’s book cover the other day, you were all so sweet about it and seemed to enjoy it. However, John Howell’s comment about how he liked Pandiano made me think. You see, that problem I’m having is that Maraceros, the...