by Christie Meierz | Nov 7, 2022 | SF Conventions
Listening to readings at a science fiction convention is a great way to find new-to-you authors and books. There are people who make a practice of hanging out in the reading rooms for that very reason. Because of this, and because I am (it must be admitted) not...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 6, 2022 | Snippet Sunday
Just got back from Astronomicon 13 (more on that later), so here is a snippet from Rembrandt’s Station, the next Tolari novel, which comes out on January 5, 2023. What follows takes place just an hour or two after the end of Food Fight. Bertie frowned to himself...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 30, 2022 | Snippet Sunday
Here’s one more snippet from Food Fight. It’s free! It’s a short story! Go read it! Something in Aafreen’s tone raised the hairs on the back of his neck. He composed his face into what he hoped was a bland expression and dropped his hand. “Yes?”...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 23, 2022 | Snippet Sunday
It’s been a while! Here is a snippet from Food Fight, the free teaser for the forthcoming Rembrandt’s Station. The human who served as judge on Tolar Trade Station, the one called Bertie and stationmaster, was emitting many forms of distress as Two-Five...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 6, 2022 | Writer's Life
Life is complicated, but after seven-ish years of major life events, all of which put writing on the back-burner, I am back. After moving across country twice, I now live in Rochester, NY, where the trees are green in the summer and the winter air hurts this desert...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 8, 2015 | Snippet Sunday
I’m taking a break from Tolari Space and writing a straight-up first contact story. Here’s a taste from the first draft: “Jeth,” Ull said. “Water.” He loosened the tie on the waterskin and poured a little onto his hand to show her what it was, and then...
by Christie Meierz | Nov 1, 2015 | Snippet Sunday
Has it already been a week? It has! Here’s a bit from the Kepler story: “I surrender to you,” he said, carefully, because those little ears did not look any better than the tiny eyes did. Still, they had seen him, so they were not like the plains stalkers, which...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 25, 2015 | Snippet Sunday, Writing
Gosh, it’s been a while since I posted a snippet from a work in progress! Astute readers of Farryn’s War may have noticed that there seemed to be one more human on Tolar than could be accounted for. Here is a bit of her story, which takes place in...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 22, 2015 | Guest Post
Today we have another treat: USA Today Bestselling author Cynthia Sax, who writes contemporary, SF and paranormal erotic romances. Her stories have been featured in Star Magazine, Real Time With Bill Maher, and numerous best of erotic romance top ten lists. Why I Love...
by Christie Meierz | Oct 5, 2015 | Writer's Life, Writing
This weekend, I had to smile when I saw a new review on Amazon for my latest science fiction novel, Farryn’s War: I normally read a lot of science fiction and not much romance, so I was a bit concerned we’d be all heaving bosoms and whatnot. Pleasantly...
