by Christie Meierz | Jan 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Time was, I had a reading plan. Ha. Ha ha. Not anymore. Not since I got my first Kindle for Christmas 2011 (now I have three). Recently, for example, reading has gone something like this: Read all the Deadwood mysteries. Read the Mayhem in Mayfair books by Grace...
by Christie Meierz | Jan 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been a little quiet lately. That’s because in the shower one morning recently, I discovered a lump. Since my mother died of breast cancer, I proceeded to completely freak out. After a week of diagnostic testing, my doctors have decided the lump is...
by Christie Meierz | Jan 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Vidar frowned at console. A human ship had made an abrupt change of course and was heading toward Tolar. He shook his head and tapped into their communications, then ran the long range sensor...
by Christie Meierz | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The F-bomb, that is. I read a lot of romance novels. At a rough guess, I’d say I read at least 20 or 25 a month. The vast majority of them are written by women. The vast majority of those feature a female protagonist. The vast majority of those refrain from...
by Christie Meierz | Jan 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I don’t have writer’s block (or is that writers’ block?). Far from it But Daughters of Suralia may never see the light of day. Why? Well, there’s just too much wrong with it. I may have to change the timeline. There are parts of it I’m...
by Christie Meierz | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Somewhere between Tau Ceti station and Kekrax Main, the diplomatic liner Ptolemy is about to get into big trouble… The ship’s alarm klaxon sounded right over her head. Alexia’s heart gave a...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
This little scene occurs during Marianne’s first few days on Tolar. It’s not in the book. All those Christmas presents, Marianne thought. And she hadn’t been allowed to bring a single...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m doing my New Year’s Eve reflections on the past year a little early. Honestly, when I released The Marann, I expected it to fail. I thought, My friends and relatives will buy this, I’ll sell maybe a couple dozen copies, and it will sink without a...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Marianne looked around at the other passengers gathering in the seating compartment. The ship was rather a lot like a high-class passenger train in space, with sections fitted together as need arose:...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Since Marianne leaves for Beta Hydri on Christmas morning, here’s a little something in tune with the season: The big underground mall in Des Moines was packed with Christmas shoppers. Marianne...
