Category: books


  • A year ago I bid in the Brenda Novak charity auction on what I thought was a really interesting prize to raise money for Diabetes research. Jason Hough (pronounced Huff not Hugh) made available the opportunity to name a character or company/vehicle/whatnot. Fending off a last-minute challenger, I made sure the Selby Systems LTD (previously…

  • If you know anything about me, you know that my favorite author is Lois McMaster Bujold. And guess what? She has a new book out! There are four categories of Bujold books: Vorkosigan saga, Challion tetralogy, the Sharing Knife, and the Spirit Ring. The Spirit Ring is the first fantasy book she ever wrote. It…

  • Once upon a time I was a podcaster. In addition to the weekly audio recordings, it also afforded me a place to act like a more professional blogger. I could review books (and in fact, reviewed a Tad Williams book that I had been keen to receive). I no longer podcast (or I should say,…

  • Here’s a little tradecraft for you. Copyediting and Proofreading are not the same thing. Copyediting often includes proofreading, but it’s not its primary goal. It’s the icing on the cake that makes your story better. Proofreading does not include copyediting (though occasionally a proofreader will attempt to do so and it usually means a lot…

  • I don’t only read fantasy and science fiction. I think that’s a good thing, to read outside of one’s preferred genre. Keeps things fresh. Keeps things interesting. You get a view of how things are done elsewhere (setting doesn’t matter as much in some genres as it does in sff where many call it another…