by Christie Meierz | 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...
by Christie Meierz | 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...
by Christie Meierz | 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...
by Christie Meierz | 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...
by Christie Meierz | Jul 7, 2015 | Guest Post
Starting this month, I’m hosting guest articles! To start us off, my first guest is author and Geek Mom Corrina Lawson, on how to create balance when you’re writing powerful characters. Balance. Readers always need it in fiction. A protagonist has to be...
by Christie Meierz | 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....
by Christie Meierz | Apr 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a typical year here in Pittsburgh, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This year, the “out like a lamb” memo seems to have been waylaid. April, however, which also came in like a lion, might have stolen the memo; the weather beans call...
by Christie Meierz | Mar 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here in Tolari Space, things have been rather quiet, which has resulted in an absence of posts to this blog. This time, I’m not going to apologize for being such an extreme introvert that even a daily tweet required more energy than I was left with after the...
by Christie Meierz | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have spotlights and guest posts going live in the coming week in the following places (I will try to update the links to be more specific as I get them): Monday: Romance Junkies The Reading Frenzy Tuesday: Smart Girls Love Scifi Wednesday: Heroes and...
by Christie Meierz | Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Or maybe a set of ebooks? Click on Rafflecopter link over there on the right, or go to my website, to enter the contest. One person will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card and all three Tales of Tolari Space ebooks. One person will win an ebook copy of each of the three Tales...
