by Christie Meierz | May 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m just a wee bit too tired to censor myself. So here I am in Denver. I’m supposed to be in Missoula, Montana, mind you. I’m in Denver because my plane out of Pittsburgh was 3 hours late, and I missed my connecting flight. Did I mention that I...
by Christie Meierz | May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
So I just posted this status update on Facebook: “At irregular intervals, Word decides that every word I’ve told it to ignore is suddenly a gross violation of the order of the universe and underlines them all in red again. At that point, I must go to each...
by Christie Meierz | May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last month, I got a little excited because I discovered Tolar wasn’t possible where it was. Its orbital period – 2.03 Earth years – was too long to be in the habitable zone of its star, Beta Hydri. Turns out I had mis-copied the equation. I was using...
by Christie Meierz | May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
So, here’s the thing: the Tolari split off from us around the time we invented the wheel. They were taken, genetically engineered, plopped onto a planet something on the order of 150 trillion miles away from Earth, and left to develop as they would. Before the...
by Christie Meierz | May 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Late last night, I got an email from the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Special Interest Chapter of RWA that started out like this: Hello Christie,Congratulations! I’m pleased to inform you that your entry, The Marann is a finalist in the Futuristic...
by Christie Meierz | May 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
I feel like I’m back in the saddle after the pre- and post-release insanity surrounding Daughters of Suralia. (The print edition is available on Amazon, by the way.) The next project I’m going to complete (book 3) is going along nicely; the first few...
by Christie Meierz | May 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
I think I’ve settled on what project I’m going to stick to:The Fall. (Working title.) Laura and the Paran’s story. All is not perfect in paradise — er, Parania, that is — and Laura’s happily-ever-after isn’t as trouble-free as...
by Christie Meierz | Apr 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Right. So, after convincing me that setting up a pattern of romance-adventure-romance-adventure would be a good idea, my husband comes up to me this morning and tries to convince me to abandon Stranded and go back to working on The Fall. “Why,” I ask,...
by Christie Meierz | Apr 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Someone giggled. I stretched, feeling every one of my sixty years, and opened my eyes to see Marianne standing over me, almost doubled over trying to stifle herself. The Sural stood next to her,...
by Christie Meierz | Apr 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Phew! The ebook editions of Daughters of Suralia are live on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords Premium (the last means it will eventually propagate to Kobo, Sony, Apple, Diesel, Page Foundry, Baker & Taylor, and Library Direct). I’m still working on...
