A Boy, a Girl and a Baby Cthulhu
Visitors of this blog may remember that today is our anniversary. We went on our first date on October 3rd, 1992, and she's been suffering life with me ever since. This year we have something special to celebrate. For once, our latest project doesn't involve books and...
Author Feature: Ali Isaac
Ali Isaac needs no introduction. Still, I'm going to give her one, as I'm terribly fond of this remarkable author, with a silver tongue and a hand to match. She recently launched Legends of Ireland; her third book in her Conor Kelly YA fantasy series. Or, as she...
An Audiobook Experience: “The Wolf’s Moon” by Patrick Jones
Audiobook sales increased 12% from 2008 to 2013, reaching 1.6 billion dollars in sales in 2013 alone. No wonder, then, that Abigail Young's guest post on audiobooks proved to be quite a big hit with you. In the comments, my author friend Patrick Jones mentioned that...
New Book Fanfare – Midnight Owl by Viv Drewa
Viv Drewa, a wonderful lady and friend, is releasing her latest paranormal crime (if that's not a subgenre, it should be) novel.
#eNovAaW Women of Words
This post is part of the #eNovAaW Women of Words Multi-Author Book Blitz ~ September 23 - 27 blog tour. I am hosting two books written by two extraordinary authors - Dale Furse and Phoebe Matthews. During the tour, you can get Dale's book for free and Phoebe's one...
Still More Awkward Book Titles
Following the great titles in my previous posts, Awkward Moments in Children's Books and More Awkward Moments in Children’s Books, here are some more... erm... unusual book titles, courtesy of the Bored Panda. Naturally, cats are the very first subject to come to...
My Sordid Past: Philippa Rees Interviews Me
Author Philippa Rees has interviewed me for her fascinating blog, Careless Talk- the blog of things related to her book, Involution-An Odyssey. Unusually enough, she was interested not in my writing, but in the life that lies behind it. The interview was great fun, so...
Of Bitter Orange Behinds and Swedish Beards
I was chatting with Ali Isaac and I joked that the Greeks (notorious for their ogling) probably have as many words for behinds, as the Inuit have for snow. Ti prove my point, I mentioned that Homer uses the word καλλίπυγος (kallipygos) to describe Venus' beautiful...
Cover Reveal: Pearseus, Vigil
Continuing the redesign of my book covers, it is now Vigil's turn to benefit from Alexios Saskalidis' treatment. You may have already noticed the updated book cover on the right for Pearseus: Vigil, the third book in my epic fantasy series, Pearseus. Well, here it is...
More Awkward Moments in Children’s Books
Seeing how much you loved my post, Awkward Moments in Children's Books, I now present to you More Awkward Moments in Children's Books, courtesy of Patrick Smith of Buzzfeed. As always, you have me to blame for the silly comments. Do it, you fool! I COMMAND YOU! Photo:...
Short Story Bonanza: Infinite Waters, Power of Six & Nonlocal SF Magazine
As you may have noticed from the header banner, today is the first day of my Short Story Bonanza. Until Monday, 21st, you can read Infinite Waters: 9+1 Speculative Fiction Short Stories for free. But wait- there's more! You can also buy The Power of Six: 6+1 Science...
Three Days, Three Quotes Challenge (Day 3)
I close the the Three Days, Three Quotes Challenge with these little gems: Yes, I know it's not really a quote, but I just couldn't choose (thank you for the hour wasted, Quotery). In case you missed it, I nominate any and all of the bloggers mentioned in my Awards...