Fantasy Author & Poet
This year, I approach National Novel Writing Month as a published author. My previous NaNo years I was a writer trying to get novels written and learning how to do them well. Last week saw the publication of my novel At the End of the World which started life as a NaNo project. This year… Continue reading The Author and this Year’s NaNoWriMo
Well, I guess I shouldn't treat the release of my novel At the End of the World as a true first in publication. I've had poems published and I've published a short story. But there's something different about a novel. I decided not to post a big celebration piece on the day of publication (tomorrow,… Continue reading On the Eve of Publication
Reading in 2020 has been an up and down process for me, mostly down. Finding the mental space to simply escape has been a challenge. I'm a slow reader and lately it's taking me twice as long to complete anything. Short novels and novellas have worked best. As a writer, I'm exposed to recommendations from… Continue reading Finding Your Next Book
I'm not a reviewer but sometimes I just want to give a shout out to a book that struck me in a good way. Mem is set in an alternate 1920s Montreal where terrible (mostly) memories can be extracted from a person. But that memory becomes a living 'clone,' a Mem. This is the setup… Continue reading Book Shout: Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
I finally did some short story reading recently. The story that stood out most to me was The Hummingbird Temple, by C. C. Finlay at Beneath Ceaseless Skies. It was a nice change of pace, low fantasy. Low meaning low level of magic, which is my kind of fantasy. A lovely tale. The Virtue Retreats… Continue reading Reading Short
