I’ve got a couple of local events I wanted to share: July 19, 7 pm. Writer’s League of Texas Third Thursday Series BookPeople Past Tense: The Art of Crafting Historical Fiction Panelists include Carol Dawson, Kathleen Y’Barbo, and Lynette Sowell Come on out for a discussion on research and writing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 27-29, ArmadilloCon, Austin, Texas Renaissance Hotel, Austin I’m looking forward to both events. Hope to see you there!
I like a ripping yarn. In fact, I love a ripping yarn. This is what Heroic Fantasy Quarterly aims to provide. HFQ is, like Black Gate, dedicated to the old-fashioned sword-and-sorcery, epic, Conanesque-but-not-a-pastiche, fantasy. There aren’t many magazines that offer this kind of fantasy. I love fantasy in the real world as much as the next girl, but it doesn’t offer the same sense of wonder that those books gave me when I was a Read more…
Sometimes I feel like I should start every blog post the way Jim Anchower does: (“Ola, amigos, it’s been a while since I rapped at ya…”) True fact: my former cow-orker had a photo of Jim Anchower in a picture frame on his desk; the very same picture frame that his five-year company award certificate came in. Anyway. I allowed myself to get sidetracked by a lot of things this month. In particular, marketing The Read more…