Just my ramblings.
Some of you may know that I am writing a book. Currently, I am editing the entire novel by cutting it in half and rewriting from almost scratch. It’s a fun process, and I like to think I’ve improved immensely over the past four years. I’ve actually done a lot of thinking these past six…
Well, it’s been exactly one month since my blog’s first birthday, so I thought I would celebrate by commemorating the day as the placeholder for the Acerbic Awards. You may be wondering what they are. I’m going to get to that. First, thank you all for such a great year, both readers and writers. I…
Well, y’know, it’s near the holidays. And for all you 70 some odd followers of this blog, I know the perfect gift. It’s a book, of course. I don’t do fancy electronic promotions. No, I promote books. All of you know one of my favorite authors is Andrez Bergen. Sometimes I think people see me…
So, I’ve got exciting news. First cover reveal. And I’m chuffed to say it’s for an awesome friend of mine, Andrez Bergen. You all know how much I rave about his work, so I thought it was time to help his (and the artist’s) career out a little more. Hype is never a bad thing,…
Once again, something new and fun for genre lovers. It’s Spotlight Sunday, where I showcase an interesting book of the week. (I’ll try hard not to review it that week. And to continue with the alliteration.) So, the first Spotlight Sunday is dedicated to Joe Abercrombie’s The Heroes, which is coincidentally a Kindle Daily Deal.…
So, um, today is my blog’s first birthday. (I think.) Kinda forgot about it, considering Texas is freezing over and Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary is today. Takes precedence over some things, but y’know. I’d love to throw around some stats, state my views or number of reviews, but that’s just numbers. I did receive my…
Yes. I have a new theme. Maybe I won’t change it in the next six months. Maybe. Until then, enjoy a picture of a chinchilla.
So the past weeks has been riddled with this problem that authors shouldn’t jump into reviews. I personally find this ridiculous. Yes, there’s the whole respect idea, but as a writer who’s had my work critiqued anonymously, I understand that some reviewers can be complete idiots and miss the point. If they need to be…
As many people know, the genre of speculative fiction is predominately inhabited by the political group called left-wingers. Being on the other side of the fence, I sometimes come at odds with many of the outcries and dealings within the genre. Recently, there has been much “debate” over sexism in the genre, to which I…
A term that many times fascinates readers is the idea of darkness. It dances in the shadows, plays with our fears. We find it comforting that we can stand up to the presumed evil in books, simply by reading about them. But this is not a dissertation dealing with subconscious findings of all things dark…
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