blog – A Mad Pursuit

With a whirlwind trip to California (that included the worst airline experience to date, thanks United Airlines!) and the snowpocalypse in NC, I totally forgot to share this bit! I met Lawrence at Illogicon last year, and through the magic of Tsu (really, this isn’t a joke) he asked me to write for his blog... / READ MORE /

May 27, 2013

blog, fantasy, fiction, watcher of the skies, WIP, writing

friendship, hobbits, karen gadient, keats, sensation, writing

O For a Life of Sensations

Indeed, I’ve been busy. I started the new job a month ago, and it’s been honestly quite awesome. There hasn’t been much in the way of writing, but I’m okay with that. I’ve found that it’s best to be realistic about these things. I had a brief moment of insanity where I thought that it... / READ MORE /

April 24, 2013

blog, review

review, SFSignal, superheroes

Meld With Me: I’m on SFSignal’s Mind Meld, Talking About Superhero Movies

By nature, I pick everything apart. And while that proves true for almost every media stream out there, for some reason when it comes to superhero movies it isn’t a problem. I had a blast going on about some of my most anticipated. I share my thoughts at SFSignal today. Check it out!

December 4, 2012

blog, editing, fantasy, fiction, Rock Revival, watcher of the skies

beer, cherie priest, employment, flyleaf books, hillsborough, old town cemetery, the inexplicables, winter, writing

Welcoming Winter, Gravely

It was in the 70s today here in North Carolina. After a few weeks of absolutely amazing weather–chilly and in the 50s during the day, scooping down into the 20s at night–we’re in a bit of a mini heatwave. The flannel sheets seem rather preemptive. But I guess that makes sense. This week has been... / READ MORE /

from Flaxman's Iliad - 1792. Public Domain.

November 14, 2012

blog, editing, fantasy, fiction, nanowrimo, pilgrim of the sky, poetry, watcher of the skies, WIP, writing

friends, Joss Raddick, karen gadient, life, nanowrimo, poetry, progress, Romanticism, writing

Watcher of the Skies and Thoughts on NaNoWriMo

So, my last post really did make it sound like I wasn’t doing NaNoWriMo, mostly likely. And apparently that’s the thing that got me going. Or something. I’m not going to try and explain it in too much details, but it goes something like this. I screwed up my back. I had to take medicine.... / READ MORE /

September 16, 2012

blog, convention, fiction, Rock Revival, WIP, writing

bull spec, conventions, england, kent, lamberhurst, priorities, setting, the thekla

Escapism of all stripes

It’s been a busy weekend here in our household, with my husband away at the Escapist Expo most of the time, and me wrangling the babies. I did have a panel there yesterday on geek parenting, and it went rather well–a great audience and, as usual, more questions than we had time to answer. The... / READ MORE /

Image by FEMA - public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

September 6, 2012

aldersgate cycle, blog, Rock Revival, WIP, writing

Aldersgate, novella, the wind through the wheat, writing, writing process

Burning down the house. Again.

If you’ve been following this blog for any amount of time, you may notice that I occasionally redecorate. Well, I did it again. The last template was okay, but I wanted something cleaner that had a similar look without the clutter. I’m happy where it is, now! It’s not finished completely, as I’m working on... / READ MORE /

August 3, 2012

blog, fiction, music, social media, television, writing

feminism, rock 'n' roll, rock music, rock revival, women in rock

On Feminism and Women Who Rock

The Spark I was sitting in the bleacher seats in one of the music classrooms at UMass, and sort of staring top-down at the Music 101 professor. She walked around the podium and said, “Now, some of you have been asking why we’re not covering the sections of women composers, the ones listed in the book.... / READ MORE /

July 31, 2012

blog, editing, fiction, publication, social media, WIP, writing

manifesto, secrets to writing, tips for new writers, twitter, writing, writing manifesto

The Middle Eight Manifesto or; Behold! The Secret to Writing!

Well, I’ve reached the middle eight. Almost. At least, I’m cruising just about to the 30K mark, a little more than a third of the way through Rock Revival. Musically speaking that might be where I put a bridge. Or a pre-chorus. Or something interesting. Certainly we’ve established the verse and chorus, and now we’re shaking... / READ MORE /

March 4, 2012

aldersgate cycle, blog, fantasy, geek, pilgrim of the sky, podcast, publication, social media, steampunk, writing

game vortex, geekdad, litstack, pilgrim of the sky reviews, podcast appearances, podcasts, reviews, scifi diner, steampunk canada, the functional nerds

More Pilgrim of the Sky Reviews!

I’ve been very behind in providing reviews for Pilgrim of the Sky — mostly due to being insanely busy and preparing to bring the new little creature into the world (9 weeks to go, for those who are counting). However, I am grateful and thrilled that so many people have connected with the book, and offer... / READ MORE /