Winter/Spring Reading

This is going to have to be quick impressions, since I read these books around school months ago, and I’m sure I don’t remember anything fully. I’ll start with what I’m enthusiastic about and then progress toward the merely interesting.…

Summer Reading

Once again, I learn that it’s really best for everyone (or at least the quality all spheres of my life) if I take off the day after DragonCon, which I again did not. What I did do was a lot…

Non-Horror Sci-fi Movie Recs

I’m a scifi fan first and a writer second. I like movies, so here’s my thoughts on a few: Stargate: Origins – Don’t think too hard, but if you ever wished that the Stargate franchise could cross with Indiana Jones…

The Twist of Silence Fallen

But Silence Fallen comes with caution tape. The real warning I needed the first time through this book was the completely unexpected character twist at the end. Somehow, I never saw it coming. This time, i gleefully read through, picking out every detail along the way.

Hiding the Worldbuilding Iceberg

“I want to elaborate on this tonight after work,” I told Twitter, as I QT’d @PaulJessup sharing Lincoln Michel’s article “Worldbuilding Doesn’t Need to Build Everything.” After my book came out, I learned that worldbuilding is one of my strengths.…