Friday Promo: Excerpt from “Circle Unbroken”

I plan on publishing this novel in August, so I thought I'd give you a little excerpt today. The novel is science fiction, with a good dose of ritual magic tossed in. Here's the blurb: Kaili left her home world five years ago to take part in telepathic communications experiments in hyperspace. The people of … Continue reading Friday Promo: Excerpt from “Circle Unbroken”

Monday Musings: Finished? Now, What?, Even More Snow, and Books

I called The End on the novel revision about a week ago. It's a tough thing, at least for me. I mean, you can always make it better, right? Up to a point, yes. And, then, you have to realize that you have done all that you can, at least at that point. When I … Continue reading Monday Musings: Finished? Now, What?, Even More Snow, and Books

Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi

Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi My rating: 3 of 5 stars A nicely plotted first book in a new series, Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi is the story of VIncent Graves. Or, at least, that is what he is called now. Vincent is dead, and has no memory of who or what he was before … Continue reading Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi

Monday Musings: Puppy Update, You Can All Decorate for Christmas Now, and Writing Progress

I think it's time for a puppy update. 🙂 We took him with us when we went to our daughter's in MA last weekend. We had our big Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, as that was the best day for everyone's schedule. It gets harder every year to work around those things! The BaldMan's family came … Continue reading Monday Musings: Puppy Update, You Can All Decorate for Christmas Now, and Writing Progress

Friday Review: Mainspring by Jay Lake

My rating: 3 of 5 stars The story is interesting. It revolves around Hethor, apprentice to a New Haven CT clockmaker in an alternate Earth steampunk society. The Earth here rotates around the sun on a gigantic brass gear system. Hethor is visited by an entity claiming to be the Angel Gabriel and is told … Continue reading Friday Review: Mainspring by Jay Lake