Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and happiest of holidays to all! As a little treat, I wrote a quick Christmas scene from the Allie Beckstrom novels. This is literally hot off the keyboard, which means it is also typo-tastic. Please excuse my rough edges. This scene happened somewhere between MAGIC IN THE SHADOWS (book 3) and MAGIC ON [...]
And Then There Was Shame
What a fun weekend! A big thank you to OryCon, and to everyone who came to panels, attended the Endeavour Award ceremonies, and shared in the love of science fiction, fantasy, and horror via costumes, music, writing, reading, art, films and crafts. My short story collection: A CUP OF NORMAL was a finalist for the [...]
Flashing For Fun
Every month over on the Deadline Dames, we hold a Readers on Deadline flash fiction contest. The wonderful Dame Rinda Elliot posts a picture, and readers write a 250 word flash fiction using the photo as inspiration. The best entry wins free books, ARCs, gift certificates and more! Last Thursday we switched it up. [...]
Endeavour Awards
I received some really good news! My short story collection, A CUP OF NORMAL is a finalist for the Endeavour Awards. Here’s a little bit about the award: The Endeavour Award for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year. The award [...]
Mythopoeic Award Finalist
I woke up today to this surprise: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven (Roc) Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo (Small Beer Press) Patricia A. McKillip, The Bards of Bone Plain (Ace) Devon Monk, A Cup of Normal (Fairwood Press) Sharon Shinn, Troubled Waters (Ace) Yes, A CUP OF NORMAL is a finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. I [...]
