Monthly Archives: April 2012

Chosen by a Cat

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Chosen by a Cat (Annals of Pard: II) by Ursula K. Le Guin Pard sitting in his favorite chair   In the four months since I wrote about his arrival, Little Pard has grown up. He is now Not Large … Continue reading →


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Cross Gender Writing Revisited

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

            A few days ago, Linda Nagata talked about gender and writing. I thought I’d carry on the discussion, though I know sometimes such discussions can hang up as soon as someone says, “Women don’t … Continue reading →


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How To End a Drought

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Some of you may remember that, barely one month ago, Western Europe was on the brink of collapse. Not the economy this time but drought – the worst since 1976. Reservoirs were less than half full, rivers were drying up, … Continue reading →


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Beyond Grimm Goes to the Movies: Shooting Princess Dancer

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

by Sue Lange I survived the shoot and I had fun, but I have to say I’m glad it’s over. I’m exhausted, drained, worn out, bereft, and confused. I mean that in a good way, of course. To be honest, … Continue reading →


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Writing in the Digital Age: Hard Data, Numbers and Mark Coker of Smashwords

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

I have my indie backlist books distributed to Sony, iBooks, Kobo, etc. through Smashwords.com. So I keep up with what Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords, has to say about the marketplace. Today, I’m sharing some VID (very important data).


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Blogging the Magna Carta #11

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

by Phyllis Irene Radford This episode deals with loose threads and nit picking.  But they are issues that crop up frequently today. Now we come to what we would call infrastructure, roads and bridges and such.  These vital improvements keep … Continue reading →


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I Heard It at the Icehouse: Why Are We Here?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

(I’m sharing some posts my father did when he blogged for a couple of years. His blog was called “I Heard It at the Icehouse.” In the introduction, he explained than an icehouse “had a bar, served beer, and had … Continue reading →


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Faith in Fiction 1: Writing Belief Systems

Posted on April 25, 2012 by
rainbow religious symbols

I deal with religion, magic, faith, or some sort of spiritual belief system in most of my books and quite a few of my short stories. If not the main thread, these form at least a subtle part of the … Continue reading →


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Books By Gender

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

(A slightly different version of this post originally appeared at Hahví.net) I like to read adventure novels. Science fiction, fantasy, historical: I enjoy them all. The important thing for me is a good, meaningful story, which by definition requires well-drawn, … Continue reading →


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Release Day! ETERNAL out today from BVC

Posted on April 24, 2012 by
Eternal

Even after fifteen years of writing novels, having a new book come out gives me butterflies in the stomach.  Eternal is a young adult fantasy, a sequel to Immortal which came out about a year ago from BVC.  It was … Continue reading →


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