Working On
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
February 3, 2026
“So, what are you working on?” I get asked that question by family members, friends, fellow writers … my conscience. Today I had a stranger
Author : Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Writes science fiction and fantasy as the result of a horrible childhood trauma involving a robot named Gort.
Lost in Translation: A Game of Telephone
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
October 29, 2025
Remember that old game we used to play in grade school—”Telephone”? The teacher lines the students up and whispers a sentence into the ear of
BVC Presents Cover Stories: THE MERI
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
October 1, 2025
THE MERI Greetings, genre fiction fans. Welcome to The Cover Story in which an author shares a book, what’s on its cover, a hint of
BVC Presents Cover Stories: The TIME MACHINE GENE
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
September 10, 2025
Greetings, genre fiction fans. Welcome to Cover Stories in which an author shares a book, what’s on its cover, a hint of what’s inside and
Dabbling in Magic Part 3: You Just Make Stuff Up, Right?
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
July 23, 2025
A question I get asked fairly often is: Do you just make up the magic you use in your stories? The answer is: I never
Dabbling in Magic Part 2: Keeping It Real and Under Control
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
July 9, 2025
Occasionally, I read a story in which the writer has lost control of the magic, often by creating unforeseen complications arising out of giving a
Dabbling in Magic Part 1: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
June 25, 2025
Practical Magic or Tech? Arthur C. Clarke posited long ago that any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I’d like to turn that aphorism
Putting into Words What Cannot Be Put into Words
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
June 11, 2025
The late and beloved Ursula Le Guin once wrote that the writer’s job is to “put into words what cannot be put into words.” Writers
BVC Presents Cover Stories: A SEA OF STARS and TROUBLE
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
June 4, 2025
Book View Café presents: Cover Stories Greetings, genre fiction fans. Welcome to Cover Stories, in which an author shares a book, what’s on its cover,
BVC Presents Cover Stories: A PRINCESS OF PASSYUNK
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
May 21, 2025
Greetings, genre fiction fans. Welcome to Cover Stories, in which an author shares a book, what’s on its cover, a hint of what’s inside and
BVC Presents Cover Stories: CHICKPEA DEL & THE FABLED TREE OF DESTINY
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
February 26, 2025
Greetings, genre fiction fans. Welcome to Cover Stories, in which an author shares a book, what’s on its cover, a hint of what’s inside and
Authors in the Headlights Interviews Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
February 19, 2025
I was recently interviewed for a podcast hosted by delightful gentleman and fellow-writer Strider Klusman. Strider is also the founder of Duramen Publishing (duramenpublishing.com). His
Working Collaboratively: Writers’ Critique Groups
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
January 22, 2025
Collaborative relationships in writing come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You might have a writing partner that you work collaboratively with, as I