Well, adding to the underlying excitement that is the release of Thorn of Dentonhill, I’ll be attending Boskone, February 13th-15th. I’m quite excited- first of all to attend a con […]
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Professional Daydreaming
When I was a kid, I was often lost in thought. I’ll admit, there were more than a few times where, say, I had absolutely no idea that homework or […]
Read moreChristmas Reading and Rustic Simplicity
This Christmas, as usual, I received a bunch of books– including history books and cook books and other goodies. One of them was Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir Blood, Bones and Butter, […]
Read moreTHORN OF DENTONHILL and Representation of Female Characters
So, I’ve been holding off writing this post for a while, but with this article recently making the rounds, it’s probably high time I talked about this. I don’t know […]
Read moreEngaging Things I Read In 2014
First, confession time: I don’t read anywhere near as much as I should. Part of that is because I tend to be a slow reader, unless I really get to […]
Read moreThe Cost of Art and the Calculus of Value
I tend not to use the word “artist” to describe myself. Not that I think it doesn’t apply, but sometimes I feel its a title I haven’t earned yet. […]
Read moreFive Things I’m Following
I have to admit, I’m still figuring out social media, especially Twitter. I don’t think I’ll ever become a “Twitter personality”, in part because I focus a lot of what […]
Read moreOh Captain, My Captain
I’ve been spending the past few days re-watching choice scenes from Dead Poet Society. I’ve never been a person who spends much time dwelling on celebrity deaths, and for the […]
Read moreThe 21st Century Epistolary, and the Importance of Correspondence
My weekly schedule has recently shifted around a bit, and it actually makes posting the Thursday blog a bit easier, as I now spend my Thursday mornings in a lovely […]
Read moreFuture Worldbuilding: Pop Culture and the Fourth Estate
For the last bit of Future Worldbuilding, lets talk about culture. Specifically, Pop Culture. This is a hard thing to do at all, let alone get right: predict where music, […]
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