Long time no post It’s been since June I last posted any updates or information, mostly reviews. May through October are months busy with gardening and harvesting, so there’s little oomph left in the old girl to actually apply myself to writing a blog post and keeping followers apprised of what I’m up to, what I’m writing (or not), what I’m painting (or not). You get the picture. So, here I am at the end…
So very pleased to be part of this amazing anthology of freezing horror. Featured authors are: Beth Cato Renee Cronley EC Dorgan Charlotte E. English Chadwick Ginther Beth Goder J.D. Harlock Sam Hicks Catlyn Ladd Konn Lavery Adria Laycraft Bryan Miller Brent Nichols Varian Ross Alex T. Singer Lorina Stephens Jacob Strunk J.M. Turner Laura VAnarendonk Baugh Sarah Van Goethen Kevin Weir Nicole M. Wolverton The anthology Wild storms, the sound of ice skates cutting…
I am pleased to be an editor and reviewer at OnSpec Magazine, a quarterly journal of Fantastika fiction, featuring Canadian and International authors. The journal consistently wins genre literary awards, pays professional rates, and generally is a high-quality publication. Like many publications, periodically cash flow becomes difficult, not through mismanagement, but because of rising costs of production and distribution. It’s always a struggle. Yet despite that, OnSpec continues to hold to very high standards. At…
Let’s talk about AI There are some among my creative colleagues who view AI as simply a tool, nothing about which to be concerned. I cannot begin to express my disbelief, little say outrage, regarding this blind, uninformed view. AI is a huge genie released into the world, now rampaging through not only the creative sphere, but the business and academic world, and to think for a moment it isn’t going to affect every aspect…
It’s about time Only took me until my 69th year to gather the wherewithal to apply and be accepted to two professional publishing-related associations. But as they say, better late than never. The Writers’ Union of Canada The first is an association with which I’ve long wanted to be part of, and never could justify the cost of membership until now, The Writers’ Union of Canada. It was, for me, mostly a question of economics….