I am pleased to announce Turtleduck Press‘s newest anthology, Under Her Protection, being released on August 1. Under Her Protection is the longest anthology TDP has ever produced, and contains stories about men in danger and the women who rescue
The Hidden Layers of Stories
As both a reader and a writer, I’m always interested in what doesn’t make it into a story. The fact is that, in order to give your story depth and realism, you need to know a lot more about your
Foundation Trilogy Readalong: Second Foundation
I know we’re a bit late on this one–Japan in the middle was a bit distracting–but to be perfectly honest I felt my attention wandering pretty bad on this one. Like Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation consists of two parts, the first taking place a
Is it Worth it to Know About Sub-genres?
If you’ve been around here for awhile, Squiders, you remember we spent about a year going through different science fiction and fantasy subgenres. As might be expected from going through such an activity, I sometimes find myself being really particular
Twitter Book Clubs
So, a week or so ago, I was talking to Siri, and she mentioned that she and some people she’d been talking to on Twitter were going to read a book I had expressed interest in, and she invited me
The Foundation Trilogy Readalong: Foundation and Empire
Moving on in our Foundation readalong, today we’re going to discuss the second book, Foundation and Empire. Last time, with Foundation, I speculated about how Asimov had written the book, and the answer was given to me in a forward
Happy Release Day for The Shadow Prince!
Hey, squiders! I’m pleased to help celebrate the release of Stacey O’Neale’s new book, The Shadow Prince. Not only does it sound like fantasy after my own heart, but you can read it for FREE. So have at it! Available
Smashwords’ Read an eBook Week and Free eBooks (and a ROW80 check-in)
So, last week, Smashwords sent out an email to all its minions to let them know that this week was going to be Read an eBook week, and that we could discount our books and join in if we wanted
Foundation Trilogy Readalong: Foundation
First of all, I’m sorry this is a little later than I said it would be. From here on out, we should be good with a book a month. (Especially because the books are a nice, reasonable length, and fairly
Adaptations, Expansions, and Twists
Just FYI, I’m delaying the discussion on the first Foundation Trilogy book a week, so we’ll discuss on Feb 25 instead of the 18th. So, over at Turtleduck Press this week, I posted about a conversation with my mother and
