Monthly Archives: May 2011

Today’s Thought

If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.  ~Toni Morrison  

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I Has Cover!

VERY excited right now. My cover artist just sent over the mockup for the Kissed by Darkness cover. Here it is in all it’s glory: It’s not quite there yet, but it’s definitely headed in the right direction. I just … Continue reading

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Review: Old School SciFi

Title: Transfection Author: David Gaughran Genre: SciFi/Thriller (short story) Format: ebook B+ I recently finished reading the new short story by David Gaughran. I quite literally read it on the tube home Friday. It was fast. It was good. Read on…Molecular … Continue reading

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Sample Sunday: Kissed by Darkness Chapter 3a

Welcome once again to Sample Sunday. Free reading for all!  I’m really thrilled to share you you chapters from my upcoming urban fantasy novel Kissed by Darkness (due to be published at the end of June). If you missed my … Continue reading

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Review: Shimmer, Spells and Faerie Tales

Title: Shimmerspell Author: Kimberly Spencer Genre: YA Paranormal (Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance) Format: ebook B- Shimmerspell is a lovely paranormal YA story about a girl who discovers that neither she, nor the world around her, is exactly as it seems. There’s a … Continue reading

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Just For Fun: Women of SciFi

As promised, today’s delights are the Women of SciFi. Why? Because I’m equal opportunity. And also because strong women in science fiction had a huge impact on me not only as a child, but today, as well. Strong women in scifi are few … Continue reading

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For The Fun of It: Men of SciFi

I’ll be the first to admit I’m just a little bit of a scifi geek. No, I can’t speak Klingon or Wookie. No, I don’t go to Star Trek Conventions (Ok, so I did once. But it’s only because Kate Mulgrew was speaking and she … Continue reading

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Spotlight: Old-School SciFi, Baby!

Today’s Spotlight is the new short story by David Gaughran. It’s scifi. It’s old-school. There’s an obsessesed scientist. Also the cover is super cool.  Check it out! Molecular biologist Dr. Carl Peters is under pressure on two fronts: his research … Continue reading

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Here There Be Dragons and The Fine Art of Pampering Oneself

Yeah, I know. What on earth do dragons have to do with pampering and why do we care about pampering anyway? This is a blog about WRITING. And stuff. Well, let me tell you… Writing, by it’s very nature, is … Continue reading

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Spotlight: Haunted Gothic Mansions with Mirrors

  Today I’m spotlighting a collection of short stories called The Other Room by British authorJames Everington. Sounds creepily delicious, am I right? The Other Room is a collection of weird horror fiction, containing twelve stories of the uncanny and the surreal. … Continue reading

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