Supreme Lack of Ethics
Because a body of men, holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody. Thomas Paine said that. In my Other Worldly novels, Paine turns out to be a very erudite alien, as in extraterrestrial. Because he was too astute, or shall we say “woke,” for humans in his day. Uncanny how […]
AI Does Not Reflect Real Life, But Writing Should
Today’s blog post comes one week earlier than I’d planned due to a panel of four fancy-suited men blathering with Joe Scarborough of Morning Joe about the Hollywood writer’s strike seeking to prevent Artificial Intelligence (AI) from plowing full steam ahead despite the possibility of it obliterating writing jobs, careers, and actual talent. Steam is […]
Respecting the Imagination of Hollywood Writers
I’ve never written for television or films, but I’ve been fortunate enough to meet some who have. And I am in full solidarity with the Writer’s Guild of America strike by Hollywood writers. Yes, this walkout of important creative talent will mean production on beloved TV series will come to a sudden screeching halt, but […]
Reforestation Shouldn’t Be an Alien Concept
Today is Arbor Day and last Saturday was Earth Day, but I was too busy trying to fly home yet getting repeatedly delayed due to runway construction at the Las Vegas airport. Which only made me wish more that I was Rowan Layne in my Other Worldly novels, because she and her critters get to […]
Republican Racist Revenge: A Tantrum Over “Tone”
I was sick to my stomach watching what happened in Tennessee last Thursday. The blatant bigotry complete with racist tropes arrogantly spewed by white men for whom absolute power is not enough to compensate their overweening egos and insecurity. Their seething anger and resentment at the reality that men of color—young Black men—and even white […]
NOT SAD
I have not been sad this week. Not one iota, not one sad emoji face. The time for sadness was long ago, when all of this horrific grifting, blame-gaming and corruption started. Hence, no sad emoji will be forthcoming from me now on this subject. What I was was jubilant that the rule of law […]
Author’s Lament: For Many, Success Is Merely Money
As I face yet another birthday three weeks after launching the sixth book of my Other Worldly series, Altogether Alien, I’m feeling altogether hopeful, though I had been bordering on despair and wondering if I should give it all up. Or at least take a break from the emotional roller coaster that authoring can be. […]
Authoring an Aries Paper-Crafty Protagonist
March is Women’s History Month, which I celebrate by writing a novel series with a fierce feminist protagonist over fifty, Rowan Layne, who fashions herself as superheroine Luna Moth Woman. Plus, March marks the two-year anniversary of this Luna Moth Woman blog. So, yay for Luna Moth Woman! May she continue to shine brightly and […]
Wearing of the (Alien) Green
Did you know that only two percent of Earth’s population has green eyes? Like curly or red hair, green eyes are a recessive gene, a recurring subject in my Other Worldly novels. Along with the color green itself—and myriad things that appear as green. Including alluring green-eyed aliens. Today, March 17 and St. Patrick’s Day, […]
Altogether Alien Has Finally Launched
The sixth novel of my Other Worldly series, Altogether Alien, has finally launched at online bookstores including Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, with more to come. The paperback is available immediately, though eBooks take about a month longer. For those who favor an electronic version, it will be available sooner through the publisher, Book Locker. That link […]