Trying again on Chapter One… (This would come before the the scene with Victoria in the woods.) Chapter One: The Dreamers Whose Dreams Come True             “The evil magician won’t help us. We have to save the world by ourselves,” Bernard announced. He breathed in the stew-laden air and rubbed his hands together. “But first…let’s…

Here’s an article from USA Today, of all places, on how Old Farmer’s Almanac, using the same methods they’ve always used (which are often reliable) are predicting cooling over the next 50 years. So, my question is this: assuming this should turn out to be true, can we use all these methods that everyone insists make the…

Here’s one: This edgy postmodern Secret History straddles urban fantasy and slipstream while effortlessly ringing the changes on classic SF tropes.  Lamplighter is a writer to watch. –James Mallory This second one, from Wen Spencer, author of Tinker and A Brother’s Keeper came a while ago, but I didn’t post it: Lamplighter weaves a rich…

"An elegantly-written blend of Shakespearean delights, urban fantasy, and original mythology, with a dash of romance, too! L. Jagi Lamplight weaves a colorful tapestry of magic and adventure featuring an intelligent, resourceful heroine."–Laura Resnick, author of The White Dragon and The Destroyer Goddess

John wrote: My wife wrote this book. You should buy it so I can put shoes on my children.   Okay, no. He actually wrote: If you want to read about a missing master-wizard, a virgin sorceress of unagingbeauty, an ethereal spirit who yearns for freedom, a gumshoe in a trench coatwhose trusty lead pipe is…

And another: Readers of both traditional and urban fantasy–as well as fans of Shakespeare and film noir–will find much to savor in Lamplighter’s charming debut.  She’s created a world so nuanced and believable, I half-expect to see barghest hounds on my next trip to the mall.  An ensemble cast of delightful and distinctive characters take…

New quotes for Prospero Lost in today! Misty Massey  — author of Mad Kestrel:"Prospero Lost is a delicious treat of a novel!  A beautifully original handling of a classic tale, Miranda’s enthralling quest to find and save her father, the renowned wizard Prospero, is fraught with danger and surprises, taking her to the ends of…

A man in Holland has built a to scale model of the Ark. (It is to scale, but 1/5 of the size of the original.) He is sailing it in the canals and talking to children about the Bible. He said: “I had a dream that Holland will become flooded. The next day, I found a book…

Wow…who would have believe it…Robot flute player: http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/10568096

Okay…my experience is, when putting a story together, that the best way to get a "three dimensional" effect is to have a chart. Charts — overlaps of ideas — do for writing what shading does for art.   So, I’ve taken the Boy Scout virtues and put under them related concepts that people here or…