Who Knew They’d Make A Luna Moth Christmas Ornament?
During this week before Christmas, I’m just happy to be actively writing again, moving right along on the seventh novel of my Other Worldly series, Aliens Watch. Because November and now December have turned out to be stress-inducing and expensive, and not for the usual holiday-related reasons. First, I spent the Sunday and Monday before […]
Nevada Fake Electors Finally Indicted
Last week on December 6 we learned that the rule of law was finally being upheld in Nevada by Attorney General Aaron Ford via a Clark County Grand Jury indictment of six fake Trump electors. Of course, it was difficult to celebrate this momentous occasion coming on the heels of another mass shooting the very […]
Tis The Season…For Wanting To Trash Technology
Have you seen that movie Office Space wherein three dudes take their despised office fax machine out into an open field and smash it to smithereens with a sledgehammer, their feet, and even their fists? That’s what I wanted to do with my home printer yesterday while spending nearly four hours with my laptop failing […]
Perfect Timing: Author Interview With Atmosphere Press
Last week my blog post addressed an author interview question I recently fielded, about potential sound tracks for my latest novel, Altogether Alien, which published this past spring. This week, I bring you the entire interview with the link attached below. For this opportunity, I was among twenty authors selected from more than six hundred […]
Disco Dancing Around Lyrics To Avoid Song Rights Infringement
Recently I fielded an author interview question, what soundtrack would you put to your novel? My first thought, albeit off-track, was do you know how tricky it is to weave song mentions and inherent themes into a book without including actual lyrics? Because to do so is a no-no, unless you manage the near impossible […]
Sci Fi (Sort of) That I Like To Read, Now That I’ve Written It
A recent question posed by a member of the writing community on Twitter made me pause, for a new and improved reason. It was about whether to write in the genre you enjoy reading, due to a presumption that one must be an avid reader of any given fiction genre in order to write successfully […]
Beware the Scary Kraken!
Were you aware that the creature we know as the octopus actually possesses alien DNA, as in extraterrestrial? It’s almost as if these aquatic entities were transported here, from some unknown spot in the vast universe, and deposited in tact within Earth’s oceans. Given that it’s Halloween, and alien DNA in all living things including […]
Falling For Mythological Creatures of the North
I’ve just returned from a fun tryst in Minnesota and Wisconsin, experiencing quintessential autumn delights. A much needed visit to reconnect with old friends, and greet new babies. Because, while I’ve been writing and publishing my Other Worldly series, my best friend from our college years in Texas twice became a grandmother. Not coincidentally, my […]
Electronic Querying Systems Demean Authors
Recently I read two online articles in one morning from Writer’s Digest, and deep down I must admit it’s because I was stalling again in progressing past chapter six of book seven in my Other Worldly series, Aliens Watch. I’ve previously blogged about this, noting it has much to do with the publishing process, and […]
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Not The Marauder Guy)
My California National Parks calendar says today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and as my Other Worldly protagonist Rowan Layne would say, boy howdy! It’s about time. Even better, President Biden issued a proclamation to observe Monday, October 9, as a day to honor Native Americans. This is the third consecutive year that this US president […]