John often writes a short story for the holidays. This one is based on an opening that he wrote at a writing seminar once. I thought it was a great opening! It was not the being dead that I minded, it was the hours. No one ever calls me up during the day, and…
I will be teaching another online writing class next Wednesday, April 30th at Savvy Writer. These classes are FREE. You just have to register. For some reason, they have me listed as Rachel Griffin. LOL Breathing Three-Dimensional Life Into Your Characters Hosted by Author Rachel Griffin April 30, 2014…
Recently, I picked up a YA novel set in a fictional version of the real city Fairy, Texas (how cool is that as a place to live?) and was amused to see that the heroine's name was Laney (which is basically what the L. in L. Jagi Lamplighter stands for. Actually, it stands for Lane,…
New review from the Centrel Rappahannock Regioinal Library: At home in England, she’s Lady Rachel and waited on by servants whilst living at the ancient family manor. She loves nearly everything about Gryphon Park—except being alone. But all of that is about to change. As the youngest child in a family of powerful magicians, Rachel…
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Lots of good ones, but the winner is: "PEEP" subtitles – Look out that big scaly monster is coming to eat us and look he already got Uncle Peepers! – subtitles Special mention to: Midway through his rampage, Godzilla remembered that Peeps are disgusting. :)
This is just so cool! Nothing John or I have written previously ever made it onto the top 100 of any list on Amazon. AWAKE IN THE NIGHTLAND is still #2 on Hot New Dark Fantasy Horror and #5 in all Dark Fantasy. Latest review: 5.0 out of 5 stars jack, April 17, 2014 ……
Mab here, Prospero Inc. company gumshoe. As part of my campaign to protect you woefully-uninformed humans from your own folly—in hopes of saving even one of you from an elf-induced death, or worse—here is some of my gathered wisdom concerning the supernatural world. Read. Pay attention. And maybe you’ll live. For those of you who…
This one…from a comment on the Publisher's blog…made me laugh: Just a warning: If you read this book, be prepared to have a positive feeling about life in general. Also watch out for a feeling of love and brotherhood and hope. I was not ready for this, expecting a miserable depressing nihilistic lovecratian trip…
5.0 out of 5 stars One story by itself is worth the price April 11, 2014 By Adam G. Verified Purchase "The Last of All Suns" may be the best SF novella I have ever read. I am not kidding. Four independent stories, but each story subtly builds on what has come before. They…