by Christie Meierz | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Coming Wednesday, December 19, 2012: Into Tolari Space ~ The First Contact Stories First Contact Earth’s Ambassador to Tolar, Smithton Adler Russell, gets a call in the middle of the night. Field Work The ruler of Monralar is ambitious, ruthless, and out to...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s Spoiler Sunday in Tolari space! Here’s a little something to whet your appetite for the stories being released this week: “The sensor net shows nothing, high one.” The engineer twitched his brown robe, looking confused. ...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Matt 2:18 NIV For the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Blessed repose and eternal memory....
by Christie Meierz | Dec 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
I spent the afternoon today on the last scene of the last chapter of Daughters of Suralia. It’s almost done. It’s almost there. I can almost taste that wonderful feeling I get when I finish something. And I’ll give you a hint: the topic of Tolari...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the short stories I will be releasing soon is almost ready to roll. Nevertheless, I’m nervous. I had a very unexpected critique. Having never read The Marann, and unaware of a lot of things about Tolari culture which I all-too-often take for granted, the...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Speaking of winter, do you think we’ll get sleepy and distracted this winter like Tolari do?” “Good question,” she said. “Heck if I know. The Paran thinks I might not because my metabolism runs so high. You’re more normal though.” She shrugged. “I’ve watched them...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
And so does every humanoid race in the galaxy. Warning: anatomically-correct language ahead. You have been warned. I get it. I really do. To judge by the sales rankings of such books on Amazon, apparently a lot of people (women?) like to read books in which the...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Some of you know I’m rewriting the last part of Daughters of Suralia, the sequel to The Marann. I was never happy with the original ending, but a few nights ago, inspiration struck. I deleted the last chapter, cut the penultimate chapter in half, and sat up...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Can you get the engines back online?” Wallingsby asked. The captain shook his head. “Critical systems are just … missing. All that’s left is dust.” He gave an involuntary shudder. “Could just as easily have been the hull. Whatever and whoever did this has one...
by Christie Meierz | Dec 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
to an online bookseller near you… First Contact Earth’s Ambassador to Tolar, Smithton Adler Russell, gets a call in the middle of the night. Field Work The ruler of Monralar is ambitious, ruthless, and out to unseat the Sural. Can the Sural put a...