From a friend’s list of 15 favorite authors. 1. Moon 2. Zelazny 3. Simmons 4. Pratchett 5. Brust 6. Clark 7. Rand 8. Tolkien 9. Lee 10. Adams 11. Yoshikawa 12. Lamplighter 13. Wright 14. Twain 15. Lewis Wow!!! What an honor. comments
Juss and I went camping with the Cub Scouts this weekend. It was a truly delightful event with much joy and Scout cheer, but two things in particular amused me. I have heard from Juss’s teachers that he has trouble deciding what to write. I find this odd, as he’s clearly a good storyteller, but…
John and I will be at Capclave this Saturday. Capclave is a short story convention in the Greater Washington DC area. Connie Willis is the Guest of Honor. If you have not heard her speak in public, you’re missing something. Last time I heard her, I laughted so hard I could not breath. Ann…
Danielle Ackley-McPhail features a guest post by award-winning author Elaine Corvidae. Elaine is the author of thirteen novels and contributor to five anthologies. She tells us a little something about each of her contributions and follows up with some very good advice. Those familiar with her Shadow Fae series will recognize some characters and landmarks…
Professor Crazy, a very kind and gracious gentleman, interviewed me at BSC, a website that reviews books, movies, etc. It was a really delightful interview, because he asked the kinds of questions I always wish people would ask, questions about the story, the writing process, etc. If anyone is interested, it is here. Also, for…
Theophrastus Prospero firing his staff. This week is a short one, and I do not have time to do justice to the next installment of Good vs. Evil, which is on writing about villains. So that will be next week. This week, I thought I would write a bit about being a writer. One…
It never ceases to amaze me how clothes just look better on the Cherubim. I almost never look at the boys and think “what a nice outfit” or “how well that looks”. But the Cherubim comes downstairs sometimes and exactly those lines go through my head. “Hey, how well that white and maroon striped shirt…
Well…it finally happened. Only a month and a half after I had planned it, but hey… Chores have been assigned! I’ve always wanted the kids to have chores, but for years it did not work out. Last winter, I started them with chores, but they were simple, simple chores. Meanwhile, the house was not getting…
A month or so back, I asked for financial help getting the Huffman family to China to adopt their daughter before she turned 14 on September 19th. SUCCESS! The Huffman’s have been to China, picked up their daughter Sophie, and are home! They are so home that their daughter is now on QQ talking to…
This week, I thought I would discuss the characters mentioned in last week’s post in more detail. Some readers did not recognize the characters. Others did not see some of the characters in the same light and left scratching their head and wondering who could admire such a monstrosity. So, here is a…