Thoughts on Writer’s Block | Bradley P. Beaulieu

About the Author Bradley P. Beaulieu is the author of The Winds of Khalakovo the first of three planned books in The Lays of Anuskaya series. In addition to being an L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award winner, Brad’s stories have appeared in various other publications, including Realms of Fantasy Magazine, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Writers…

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Announcing | Writer’s Block

The other day I hit a wall when I was trying to write a review. This was incredibly annoying to me. I’ve never really had that problem before and it was rather hard for me to clear my mind, forget the frustration and find a new angle to write what I was trying to write….

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Ironskin – Tina Connolly

About the book Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin. When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a “delicate situation”—a child born during the Great…

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Cancer Version 2.0 and a gigantic THANK YOU

On Monday I went for a routine cancer scan. I didn’t expect them to find anything but, as it turns out, the doctor saw one nodule that is assuredly cancerous and two more that are “showing signs of being cancerous.” I guess he saw all this on my last scan in May but decided not to…

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Re-Review | Prince of Thorns – Mark Lawrence

About the book When he was nine, he watched as his mother and brother were killed before him. At thirteen, he led a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king… It’s time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what’s rightfully…

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Author Interview | Tad Williams

When Tad’s lovely and wonderful wife Deborah approached me about reviewing The Dirty Streets of Heaven, I was thrilled. Then, I decided I better grow a pair and ask if I could interview the man himself. A year ago I never would have done that. Never. Tad Williams is one of my all time favorite…

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Beyond the Sun – Project Update

I was going to post a review today, but I decided to let it percolate a little and put it up tomorrow instead, when I’m hopefully a little less frazzled than I am today. It will be a review of The Rapture of the Nerds by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross. In the meantime, I’m…

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Re-Review | The Worker Prince – Bryan Thomas Schmidt

About the book What if everything you thought you knew about yourself and the world turned out to be wrong? For Davi Rhii, Prince of the Boralian people, that nightmare has become a reality. Freshly graduated from the prestigious Borali Military Academy, now he’s discovered a secret that calls into question everything he knew about…

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Beyond the Sun – Anthology Project

I have an exciting bit of news to share with you, dear readers. A few months ago I was bemoaning my fate to a few people who were willing to listen to me gripe. You see, I’d love to get some editing experience under my belt, but it’s hard to take that plunge when you…

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