When a struggling PI gets the case of his life from a beautiful widow, he must reconcile his growing care for her with his dedication to his wheelchair-bound little brother.
Thus reads the logline for my next release: Hayes and Hayes, by Kimia Wood. I haven’t talked about it much, because I don’t have a hard release date for it yet besides “soon, very soon”. Well, “soon” is now “sooner”, so I decided to share it with you. Continue reading
Young adult juv. fic. ‘Nough said. There are other elements to this book – such as family relationships, sibling affection, paranormal visions, prophetic dreams, fantastical life-and-death struggles, romance – but in the end the teenage angst largely overshadows the more mature touches. Continue reading
And 3 Reasons It’s Less Amazing
This past winter, I moved to the country. My new town-mates regularly ask me and my family, “Why’d you move here?”
We usually smile and think something like, “If you only knew.” Continue reading
Intense Sci-Fi Adventure
Gordon Harding is supremely unlucky. After losing his parents, he discovers his health issues mean he has a life expectancy of five more years.
His one hope may be an experimental medical device, but before he can undergo treatment, he’s yanked into a dystopian world that challenges what he thought to be true.
This is a story of differences – cultural, national, lingual, ecclesiastical – and how they can be overcome. This is also a book that delves into the era at the tail end of World War II and afterward to explore the dark tendrils of war that affected an unusual time period. Continue reading
In this season of buying, selling, celebrating, advertising…I’d like to take a moment to talk about ebooks. The market of ebooks actually reveals some profound facets of our philosophy, and points to the worldview that underlies our actions.
From the prices of ebooks (for which I’ll direct you to Jordan Smith) to DRM (which I’ll explain in detail), how authors and readers interact matters – both to how readers view writers and their works, and to how writers are compensated for the toil and tears they put into creating their book.
An average gradeschooler is literally sucked out of his house into a magical kingdom where he becomes an honored guest – and their only hope for reversing a centuries-old curse. Adventures and gimmicks ensue.
After chapter 2, this kid fantasy picks up, making it enjoyable, if not extraordinary.
UPDATE: I understand from the author that a revised edition of this book has been published. Continue reading
If you’ve been curious about my recent blog silence, it’s because I’ve been furiously typing away for National Novel Writer’s Month – 50,000 words in 30 days. (I’ve also been moving across states, transferring to a new job, and adjusting to the related changes, but I digress.)
I’m happy to announce that, as of yesterday, I had 50,000 words laboriously typed out within the month of November, and together they make a more-or-less complete first draft of this year’s novel: [uh, still don’t have a stellar title for it]. Continue reading
What’s A Life Worth Living?
Photo credit: IrishExaminer.com
I tend to dislike (perhaps unjustly) the “social justice” advocates – you know, the squeaky little soap-box dancers who seem to think just getting people to know about something will solve the problem (and so propound their lessons ad nauseum). (Or a hashtag. Seriously?! You think Boko Haram reads hashtags? They’re too busy running Nigerian Prince scams.)
As I said, this is likely an unjust characterization of many, who genuinely have a passionate cause close to their heart and want to share it honestly and faithfully. Continue reading
