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:...