Book Review: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I have mixed emotions upon discovering an author like Adrian Tchaikovsky. First comes the excitement and delight of finding a great read from an author who has multiple books available. Next comes remorse. I could have started reading Tchaikovsky years ago. Children of Time was a surprise, and it’s a bit difficult to review without…Read More
Book Review: Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson and Susy Flory
The book is subtitled, The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust. I remember where I was on 9/11. Most people who were alive at the time do. I was driving to work and had stopped at an ATM for some cash. A guy in line told me…Read More
Book Review: Mutual Rescue by Carol Novello and Ginny Graves
I’ve got a soft spot for animals, particularly dogs. I married a woman whose motto is “Love me, love my cat.” It’s always been a bargain in my favor, even when Tom, the orange-striped tabby cat she brought into our marriage, would try to sleep on my head. We have four rescues in our house…Read More
Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Always read the afterword. John Scalzi has written a another fun book. It almost didn’t happen. It wasn’t on his radar. Rather, he intended to write a more serious, literary, brooding novel. Then, well, 2020. He put that book on hold, perhaps indefinitely, and wrote something fun. Sometimes you don’t want Beethoven’s Fifth, you just…Read More
Copperfield Books Indie Author Fair
On Saturday, May 21st, I’ll be at Copperfield Books, in Spring, Texas, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM for book sales and signing. Even though I’m not an indie author, they’re giving my publisher, Inklings, some space. Yes, this is the same great Copperfield Books that’s been on the corner of Louetta and Champion Forest…Read More
10 Questions with Fern Brady
Fern Brady operates at full throttle. She is the CEO and Owner of Inklings Publishing (my publisher). She is a polymath with careers in teaching and real estate. Oh, yeah, she’s also an author, and is the head of the Houston Writer’s Guild. Full. Throttle. Her debut novel, United Vidden, came out in 2020 and…Read More
10 Questions with Alex Perry
I was privileged enough to be connected with Alex Perry’s writing/critique group through Houston Writer’s Guild a few years ago. Although we’ve never met in person, I’m a huge fan of her work and her honesty. She was the first person willing to give me honest feedback – “It’s boring. It’s like watching someone watch…Read More
10 Questions with Mack Little
I met Mack about four years ago through the Houston Writer’s Guild and promptly fell in love with her prose. I’ve reviewed her Daughter of Hades book on this blog. We both worked at Inkling Publishing’s table during Comicpalooza last year and I witnessed something I never expected. A young woman, I’m guessing 23, came…Read More
Called Out!
A few days ago, I introduced my new interview series, “Ten questions with….” That post was about my interview with Joseph D. Newcomer and generated a lot of response. Recently, I’ve begun pushing blog notices out through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. That has also generated some response. I introduced the series by saying this: “I’ve…Read More
Submitted!
Late last night, I clicked “send” on the manuscript for Book 2 in the SPARK series: Fire. It’s now in the publisher’s inbox waiting to be assigned to one of the two developmental editors Inklings has hired recently. I have mixed feelings about it. I was so confident about the first book, that I was…Read More