By Jessica Lourey When my husband died unexpectedly in 2001, I’d never heard of expressive writing. And you know what? It wouldn’t have mattered if I had. Three months pregnant, raising a three-year-old, and suddenly a widow, the last thing I wanted to do was spend even one sharp second journaling about how I felt. […]
Read More The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing a NovelI finally accepted the wisdom of those with more experience than myself, and despite deploring spam, I have gotten an email newsletter service. Which means, of course, that you *know* I’m not going to send you worthless garbage or pester you daily! If you subscribe I will let you know about my projects and new […]
Read More Well, I Finally Did It . . . Sign Up for My Newsletter!Some of you may know about my Spelljammer fanfiction the Toy Soldier Saga. For those who don’t, it has a special place in my heart for many reasons. The first is that I love the Spelljammer D&D campaign setting. I think it’s an amazing amount of fun! A few characters that I played in that […]
Read More Pity You Can’t Publish It*ALL TIMES ARE IN PDT! FOR EDT, ADD 3 HOURS! FOR LONDON TIME, ADD 8 HOURS!* Sarah Buhrman, Rebekah Dodson, Kayla Kirby, and Diane Morrison invite you to join them and many other amazing indie authors to celebrate their new May releases! In addition, many of these authors are participating in the Kindle Storyteller competition, […]
Read More The Storytellers: Celebrating May New Releases!Well, I suppose I’m nothing if not amazing under pressure! After last night’s blog post, I promptly took a nap because I was exhausted (one of the reasons I figured I was not going to make my deadline; that and the expanded story). Then, as many writers do, I woke up at eleven-thirty at night […]
Read More Ha! I Made My Deadline After All!If I have one big flaw as a writer (indeed, as a participant in life!) it’s that I’m terrible for deadlines. I’m the one who streaks in to work at the bell (and sometimes a couple of minutes after the bell). I’m the one who always did my homework the night before it was due […]
Read More Not Making My DeadlineWorld Book Day[1] or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on April 23rd, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to promote reading, publishing and copyright. In the United Kingdom, the day is recognized on the […]
Read More Happy World Book Day!Image: Photo of C.J. Cherryh in the plane she pilots. Elizabeth Moon’s new novel Cold Welcome is a sci-fi thriller about a space fleet commander unexpectedly thrown into a life-or-death situation with an untested crew. It’s the first space opera that Moon has written since her Serrano’s Legacy novels wrapped up about a decade ago. […]
Read More 5 Women Writers Who Have Made Space Opera Their OwnShort Horrors for Occult Fans by Sarah Buhrman Blurb Three thrilling tales to bring you shivers… and nightmares. A chemical spill may have effected the residents of a small town when their dreams become reality. A pair of mirrors turns a late night at a museum into a bloodbath. A night security guard teaches a […]
Read More My Friend’s Book Release: Short Horrors for Occult Fans
