Why Exiles of the Drift?

by | Sep 9, 2015 | Writer's Life

Astute readers may have noticed that the Amazon page for my forthcoming novel Farryn’s War has it listed not as Tales of Tolari Space Book 4, but as Exiles of the Drift. What (you might ask) is up with that? In my Tolari stories, the Drift is a dangerous region...

WorldCon

by | Aug 25, 2015 | WorldCon

Sasquan was not my first WorldCon — that honor goes to Constellation, which took place in Baltimore in 1983, and where I met my husband. Our first date was cruising the art show, and discovering we liked all the same pieces of art. So, 30 years later, we went to...

First Impressions of Windows 10

by | Aug 6, 2015 | Writer's Life

Windows 10 finally came to my machine this morning, a little late in the game, to be sure. At first, the promised jump lists did not function. For Word, for example, a little arrow appeared beside its entry on the start menu, but neither mousing over it nor clicking...

Guest Post: Betsy Dornbusch

by | Jul 28, 2015 | Guest Post

Authors talk about worldbuilding, but have you stopped to think about the why of it? SF&F author Betsy Dornbusch tackles that question. Writing in Secondary Worlds Betsy Dornbusch  I write all my current work in secondary worlds, short fiction and novel length. My...

Knitting a Story

by | Jul 22, 2015 | Writer's Life

I have, at various points in my life, been a knitter of some small skill. I learned the art while I was expecting my third child, and took to it like a house-afire, knitting sweater after sweater for those I love, some of which are still in use. They say that when you...

Jael Wye on Aliens

by | Jul 15, 2015 | Guest Post

How do you make an alien alien enough without making them too alien? SFR author Jael Wye has some thoughts on that topic in our second guest post. Edit: I apologize for any delay in approving comments; I have a family member in the hospital and I’m spending the...

Confluence!

by | Jul 14, 2015 | SF Conventions

Confluence is Pittsburgh’s local science fiction convention, so of course I’m going! Here’s my schedule: Friday, July 24 9pm Confluence for Introverts Mars KT Pinto (moderator), Mike McPhail, Christie Meierz, Brea Ludwigson Convention-going advice...

A Beginning is a Very Delicate Time

by | Jun 28, 2015 | Uncategorized

You may have noticed the new look. This blog has moved to WordPress, where it can be attached to my official website. This will take some getting used to on my part; I spent an embarrassing 5 minutes figuring out how to log in with sufficient privilege to post....