Another Review on Fantasy-Faction
This month, I reviewed Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal for Fantasy-Faction. It’s an alternate history mystery/spy story set in World War I France, and it’s a very good read. Head on over to...
View ArticleOne Sentence at a Time
So in my day job, I spend my time doing lots of writing and editing. When I write, it’s really not a big deal for me to produce a rough draft and then work to improve it. I know this … Continue reading...
View ArticlePregnancies and Productivity
This weekend, my sister-in-law gave birth to her second child. Therefore, my wife and I watched her first child, hosted our in-laws, and kept busy with other familial duties. While it wasn’t the...
View ArticleGingerbread Characters
I have a confession: I’ve made very little progress on my novel. Why? Crappy characters. I’ve spent a lot of time world building (the curse of many genre writers), and I’ve crafted a decent plot....
View ArticleA City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky
If you are looking for an urban fantasy unlike the rest of the market, A City Dreaming is the book for you. And if you want to fall in love with New York City, despite all the hipsters, then this …...
View ArticleTHE RISE OF IO by Wesley Chu–a Review
The Rise of Io by Wesley Chu is a summer blockbuster of a book. It’s fun, action-packed, tells a good story, and makes me eager for a sequel. And for those who haven’t read Chu’s Tao books, don’t...
View ArticleMy Latest Review on Fantasy-Faction
I have another review up on Fantasy-Faction. This month, I reviewed Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente. This novella is absolutely stunning, and I can’t recommend it enough. It’s not a...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo and Me
Today is November 1, which means it is the beginning of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month of November. That breaks down to 1,667 words per...
View ArticleAFTER ATLAS by Emma Newman–a Review
My regular readers will have realized that my blog has been quiet lately. This has been caused by a couple of factors. The first is a personal thing that I will likely blog about within a few days. The...
View ArticleTHE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden–a Review
I feel terrible that it has taken me so long to write this review. It’s certainly not because I didn’t like The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Quite the opposite. I loved this book. In...
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