by Christie Meierz | Feb 18, 2025 | Writer's Life, Writing
Well, actually, she’s been writing book 7 of the Tales of Tolari Space, The Song of Lynadria. You’ll get to meet a few new characters, hang out with some old ones, and learn a little about the ancient history of Tolar. The next book, for which I’m...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 18, 2025 | Books Read, Writer's Life
1 Outcaste, by Christie Meierz (administrative reread) 2 Diviner’s Bow e-ARC, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 3 Splinter Universe Presents: Might-have-beens and first thoughts from the Liaden Universe®, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 4 Write Your Own Cake, A...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 31, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
At the beginning of the year, I was finishing up a full reread of Lee & Miller’s Liaden Universe® novels after getting Outcaste, Book 6 of the Tales of Tolari Space, in shape for my publisher. Toward the end, I was reading much longer works (Sanderson,...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 1, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
A family member encouraged me to pick up the Sanderson again, and this time I finished it. It’s a doorstop, though, and took me the month. 52 Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson 53 Edgedancer, by Brandon Sanderson
by Christie Meierz | Nov 2, 2024 | Writer's Life
One of the hazards of researching for a novel — at least for me — is that the subject I’m researching can, under certain conditions, become an obsession. The story behind this particular obsession is complicated. I don’t know why my father, a...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 1, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
46 Daughter of Fire, by Sofia Robleda 47 The Magpie Lord, by KJ Charles (reread) 48 China in Ten Words, by Yu Hua 49 A Case of Possession, by KJ Charles (reread) I may pick up Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson again and give it another try — after I finish...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 5, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
Yes, just one novel in September. (sigh) I spent most of my time working on Tolari Space #7, The Song of Lynadria. I spent my reading time trying to get through Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, but I took a strong dislike to one of the characters and...
by Christie Meierz | Sep 2, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
Okay, yes. Only 3 books this month. But do note that the second title below is a 1,137 page Brandon Sanderson novel that took me 3 weeks to read. I want to read the next book in that series, but I’m hesitating because it’s only 100pp or so shorter. 42 The...
by Christie Meierz | Aug 2, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
37 Tuyo, by Rachel Neumeier 38 A Glimpse of Redemption, by Rachel White 39 Dust Up at the Crater School, by Chaz Brenchley 40 Mary Ellen, Craterian! by Chaz Brenchley 41 Rowany Goes to Summer School, by Chaz Brenchley (novella)
by Christie Meierz | Jul 25, 2024 | Review
Like private schools back on Earth, the Crater School is primarily the preserve of the upper and middle classes. But the hinterlands of Mars are very rural. Farming the Red Planet is hard, and families rely on their children to help with the work. What, then, is a...
