Book Review – The Land Beyond The Waste
Here’s my book review of Peterson’s The Land Beyond the Waste. It’s her debut novel – high fantasy full of political intrigue, magic, human-elf conflict, and, of course, dragons. These aren’t your ordinary flying, fire-breathing dragons that do as they’re told. These dragons are telepathic magic users with wills of their own who only pitch…Read More
Back to the Future of ComicPalooza
Aside from hurricanes and tornadoes, one of the things that can generate 1.21 gigawatts of enthusiasm in Texas is ComicPalooza. This year there are more celebrities than ever, a bigger cosplay crowd, and a pretty cool NASA/STEM tie-in. With the tornado in the past and most of the lights being back on, I can finally…Read More
10 Questions with Liz Bullard
Liz is the author of the Prophecy trilogy. I was honored to be on her excellent eReads podcast and wanted to turn the table around because it was such a pleasure to chat with her. Here are my 10 Questions: 1. I want to hear about Preston, your Corgi. What’s his story? Any pics? Were…Read More
There in Spirit?
Recently I had a bad cough. I suffered long enough to be told that I needed to find somewhere else to sleep. The neighbors declined, so I moved upstairs and called the doc. I got scheduled for an appointment the next day. A teledoc visit. Really? How do they know if I have bronchitis? Pneumonia?…Read More
If I Grow Up
I used to say “when I grow up.” At this point in my life, that is no longer inevitable. “If” is more appropriate than “when.” So, if I grow up, I’d like to be an author like Terry Brooks. I first read The Sword of Shanarra long ago in a galaxy far, far away. His tales are…Read More
William Shatner and I will be at ComicPalooza this weekend
I’ve been a fan of the original Captain Kirk for a long time. A few years back, I got to have dinner with him at a Bombardier Safety Standdown. I gave a presentation that day, and he had the dinner speech. Dinner was fun. Ardith got to sit next to him and charm him. I…Read More
The Elephant in the Book
Thank you, J.Z. York! I just finished York’s debut novel, Pulse. I’ll do a full review later. Bottom line: good book, worth reading. But that’s not the topic of this post. I’m thanking York for addressing the elephant in the book. An Elephant in a Book is a situation (tech, weapon, disease, technological advance, social…Read More
Copperfield’s Books in Houston
I first went to Copperfield’s in 1998 and loved it. Tons of books. Well organized. Cozy. Coffee bar. It smells of books. Most of my sales are ebooks. I get it. Probably half of my reading time is with ebooks. The convenience is unsurpassed – at least until books can be projected on my Args….Read More
Book Review: Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Kowal won a Hugo for this novel, and it was well deserved. When I read the blurb, I thought of Hidden Figures – the true story of women who worked, unseen, in the space program. Unseen because of both their race and their sex. There are similarities, but Kowal’s work is original and unique, and…Read More
Upping My Game
It’s publicity time for the new book, Fire. My former publisher had me connected with a publicist who was good at getting me on podcasts that had seven views. Seriously. He booked me onto an 8 minute podcast with a 15-year-old girl who ate potato chips and griped about her little brother. (Thankfully, it never…Read More