Generally speaking, the classic Anglo/Francan/Germanic knight doesn’t exist in Druthal or Maradaine. It’s a trope that doesn’t fit with the worldbuilding I’ve done, despite it’s longstanding place in the genre. […]
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A less binary look at Genre Fiction Quality
Earlier this week, Strange Horizons reviewed Michael J. Sullivan’s Thief of Swords, in which the reviewer finds the book quite wanting. Her review is pointed and barbed, though entertainingly so. […]
Read moreFantasy Tropes: The Gentleman Thief
Right now my fiction-reading* is Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick, which I had heard from several sources as being the best fantasy book from a debut author in 2011. So […]
Read moreWhatever you prefix to the -punk
My good friend Dan Fawcett has started up his own blog, kicking things off with a conversation about the various subgenres in SF/F that get called (prefix)punk. Dan, being much […]
Read moreJanuary is not the Month of Doom, for once
Last year at this time, I was sinus-deep in misery, thanks to Austin Cedar allergies. It was pretty awful, much like it was in 2010 and 2009. It actually had […]
Read moreCrazy Shakespeare Ideas
Every once in a while, that germ of an idea plants itself in my head, and I like to let it play out a little bit, even if I know […]
Read moreDigging through the archives
I’m trying to figure out, going through my old files, exactly what happened on September 18th, 2005. I say this because it appears to be a significant date, as of […]
Read morePlans for 2012
I did accomplish a lot of things in 2011, but on some level I always feel like I could have done more. So here are my Unrealistic Goals for 2012: […]
Read more2011 in Review
This has been a good year for me, in terms of growing as a writer. Honestly, I think every year since 2007 (which is probably the year I knocked the […]
Read moreIt’s Thursday already?
Since 2011 is almost over, time for an update on State of the Writer. From my last update: Thorn of Dentonhill (Book 1 of Veranix series): Shopping. I know it’s at […]
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