Trope Tuesday: Fridge Logic, Fridge Horror, and Fridge Brilliance

You know that moment after the end of the show, when the credits are rolling and the glory of that crowning moment of awesome is just beginning to fade?  When you go to the fridge to get something to eat, and all of a sudden that gaping plot hole or internal consistency problem with the… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Fridge Logic, Fridge Horror, and Fridge Brilliance

1000 posts and counting

According to my WordPress dashboard, this is the 1,000th post on this blog.  I was going to hold off and do something big and momentous for the occasion, but then I figured it would be better to do a quick footnote and get on with the regular program. Nine hundred ninety nine blog posts ago,… Continue reading 1000 posts and counting

An apology to my iTunes readers

If you’re one of my readers on iTunes, I want to apologize because my Star Wanderers novellas will be temporarily unavailable there for the next month or so. I’ve noticed several errors with the way my books are listed there, most notably with the titles and book descriptions.  I distribute to iTunes via Smashwords, which… Continue reading An apology to my iTunes readers

SFR Brigade Presents STAR WANDERERS: OUTWORLDER

To my regular blog readers: I recently joined an online community for readers and writers of science fiction romance called Science Fiction Romance Brigade.  Since a lot of my books fall under this sub-genre, I figured it would be good to connect with that community a little better.  If you’ve enjoyed my Star Wanderers novellas,… Continue reading SFR Brigade Presents STAR WANDERERS: OUTWORLDER

Trope Tuesday: It Has Been an Honor

If there ever was a phrase that invoked manly tears, it’s this one. “It has been an honor” is pretty much the go-to catch phrase for any Heroic Sacrifice or Bolivian Army Ending.  It’s often a precursor to a Crowning Moment of Awesome, and as far as last words go, it ranks right up there… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: It Has Been an Honor

Random thoughts on creativity and a cover preview

I’ve noticed that I tend to go through at least two revisions on most of my stories.  The first one generally identifies the problems in the rough draft and eliminates them, while the second one adds anything that’s missing and smooths the story over so that it works as a whole.  They both use different… Continue reading Random thoughts on creativity and a cover preview

I will turn this time suck into a powerful new writing motivator

Last night, I caved and bought the new FTL game that all my friends have been talking about. OMIGOSH. Six hours later, I was screaming in agony as my awesome starship went down in flames.  AGAIN.  In sector eight (on the easy setting, though, so not too impressive). Seriously, this game is AMAZING.  I haven’t… Continue reading I will turn this time suck into a powerful new writing motivator

Trope Tuesday: Rebellious Princess

You know that innocent and beautiful fairy tale princess, with the tricked out dress and the power to summon woodland creatures?  The one with a tendency to get kidnapped, but who always ends up happily ever after with her prince charming? Yeah, that’s not this princess. A rebellious princess would just as soon puke if she… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Rebellious Princess

Unstuck again

For the past few weeks, I’ve been kind of stuck on chapter 3 in Star Wanderers: Benefactor.  This one is a parallel novella to Fidelity, from Jakob’s point of view.  It’s been a lot of fun to write so far–Jakob struggles with a lot of the same issues I do, like self-reliance and independence vs.… Continue reading Unstuck again