More than a decade ago someone posed a question about fictional characters – how they make you respond. She asked for characters that you-the-reader “absolutely loathed… really loved… empathized with…brought…Continue readingWhich characters do you love or loath?
I have two new books out. Or more precisely, Crossroad press has just released one brand-new collection of short stories, “Untranslatable“, and is republishing my novel “Midnight at Spanish Gardens.”…Continue readingCan you translate the untranslatable?
Empress – The rest of the story “However it occurred…[their meeting] appears to have been a love-at-first-sight thunderbolt. It is worth remembering that among the tons of invective poured over…Continue readingGreatest Love Story Ever Told
There is science fiction and there is fantasy, and never the twain shall meet. At least, that is the silly notion adopted by so many SF writers, readers and reviewers.…Continue readingFantasy or SF? You decide
A book-oriented email I get regularly features “The Writer’s Life”, interviews with authors which includes a Q&A. I think the standardized Q’s are interesting and for a lark decided to…Continue readingMy A’s to an interview Q’s
I was astonished and utterly delighted to discover that my nearly-20-year-old novel “The Secrets of Jin-Shei” still has wings – it has been picked as the read-along book by Matthew,…Continue readingA well-loved book
Moments n fiction and in life A life is made of moments. It is stitched together from the things you remember most vividly — the peaks and the valleys, the…Continue readingMoments
At warp speed When I wrote the novel “Spellspam“, the second in my Worldweavers series, I was sure that the playful term which I had invented to describe spam which…Continue readingInvented any words lately?
There are times my subconscious almost scares me. Waking into a new day, I linger for a moment on the shores of the dream sea before I come back to…Continue readingHardhat Zone: Novel in Progress