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City of Demons Reborn!

Steel Magnolia press has re-issued City of Demons as one of eight epic fantasy novels in a new e-bundle titled Gods and Dragons.  For all of 99 cents, you can have eight wonderful adventures.  The deal is a temporary one, … Continue reading

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City of Demon News is Coming

There will be a City of Demons announcement in a few days, but to hold you until then I present the following: file: Some of the Wards of Shirath This is a crude map of wards 5, 6, and 7 … Continue reading

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Old Projects, New Projects

I haven’t posted in a while – sorry about that – but I’ve been wrapping up some projects.  And really, just posting that your in the middle of things doesn’t bring anybody closure.  I finally finished a rejection-worthy (or maybe … Continue reading

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On Spec Story Coming Soon

I just received an e-mail from Jen Laface of On Spec Magazine, a truly great Canadian speculative fiction magazine.  She informed me that my story, “Double Vision” will be appearing in their soon-to-be-printed Winter Issue.  It was a fun story … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Final Update

I ended up short of the mark for my first attempt at National Novel Writing Month.  At 41,000 words, I was short 9,000 words.  Even if I added (sneakily) the 4,000 words of the short story that distracted me, I … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Update (again)

Up to 28000 words, which is way below my quota.  Somebody scheduled National Novel Writing Month at the same time as the Rob Ford scandal, the Senate scandal part II, and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.  Not good planning … Continue reading

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Novel Writing Update #1

Eleven thousand words so far -and in only three days!  Of course, I had one chapter and part of another already written.  However, I did have to rewrite those pieces extensively to fit the outlines I’ve been slaving over.  And … Continue reading

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National Novel Writing Month

NaNoWriMo approaches (like a freight train), and I am going to participate for the first time.  There is a comic sci-fi novel that has been tickling my brain for years.  The tentative title is “Luck”, and I hope that doesn’t … Continue reading

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Library-ed, at Last.

Thank you to the Richmond Public Library for choosing my book for their collection.  Seeing it on a library shelf took me back to when I was a kid prowling the stacks looking for an Andre Norton or Heinlein I … Continue reading

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The VCon Experience

I just finished VCon (Vancouver’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention) today, and it was an amazing experience.  I was lucky enough to be on panels with three of the guests of honour: Mur Lafferty, John Kovalic, and Dan Wells.  They … Continue reading

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