What’s the Author Been Doing?

Well, actually, she’s been writing book 7 of the Tales of Tolari Space, The Song of Lynadria. You’ll get to meet a few new characters, hang out with some old ones, and learn a little about the ancient history of Tolar. The next book, for which I’m...

Books Read in Jan 2025

1 Outcaste, by Christie Meierz (administrative reread) 2 Diviner’s Bow e-ARC, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 3 Splinter Universe Presents: Might-have-beens and first thoughts from the Liaden Universe®, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller 4 Write Your Own Cake, A...

Books Read in 2024

At the beginning of the year, I was finishing up a full reread of Lee & Miller’s Liaden Universe®​​ novels after getting Outcaste, Book 6 of the Tales of Tolari Space, in shape for my publisher. Toward the end, I was reading much longer works (Sanderson,...

Books Read in Nov 2024

A family member encouraged me to pick up the Sanderson again, and this time I finished it. It’s a doorstop, though, and took me the month. 52 Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson 53 Edgedancer, by Brandon Sanderson
Research Turns

Research Turns

One of the hazards of researching for a novel — at least for me — is that the subject I’m researching can, under certain conditions, become an obsession. The story behind this particular obsession is complicated. I don’t know why my father, a...

Books Read in Oct 2024

46 Daughter of Fire, by Sofia Robleda 47 The Magpie Lord, by KJ Charles (reread) 48 China in Ten Words, by Yu Hua 49 A Case of Possession, by KJ Charles (reread) I may pick up Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson again and give it another try — after I finish...