This week’s Monday Night Gaming: RIP Iwata-San. The first video game I ever played was Super Mario Bros. I played it on my very first game console, the NES–a toaster sized gray box that required players to blow into it Read More…
This week’s Flashback Friday: Franchise Novels. I’m happy to have author April Daniels here for a guest post on how franchise novels influenced her as a writer and taught her to never be ashamed of her interests and passions! So, Read More…
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. What I Love about This Cover: Again, the simplicity of the cover. There is so much being said in it, yet there are only two scenes. The color usage is also Read More…
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: Legendary, a Marvel Deck-Building Game. Publisher: Upper Deck Entertainment # of Players: 1-5 players Best with: 3-4 players Playing Time: 1st time through, 1 hour. After that, 40-60 minutes depending upon cards used. # of Read More…
For this week’s Flashforward Friday: Neurology and the new strides science has made. Scientists have built artificial neurons that fully mimic human brain cells. Let that sink in for a moment. As someone who has neurological issues, I wanted to Read More…
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Mathemagics by Margaret Ball. What I Love about This Cover: “A Chicks in Chainmail Novel”–when I was in middle & high school, stuff like this was right up my alley. Cheesy + cheesy covers = Read More…
This past weekend was the Locus Awards and the Locus Writers’ Workshop, hosted by sci-fi Grand Master Connie Willis and author Daryl Gregory. It was my second year attending, which included dragging my husband along (he complains until he’s there, Read More…
If you’ve been waiting to snag a copy of my new bestselling novella Class-M Exile, you’ve got the opportunity to win a copy from the fabulous folks at the Sci-Fi Diner Podcast. They interviewed me in late June (you’ll be Read More…
Amidst a sea of con crud and chaos, Class-M Exile launched. I didn’t see what it’s best ranking was (I was too busy fighting a nasty fever), but it remained in the Top 100 Bestsellers in Space Opera on Amazon Read More…
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: Fallout Shelter, the mobile game. Developer: Bethesda Game Studios # of Players: Single Player System: Mobile Devices Genre: Simulation / Resource Management Cost: Free-to-Play, with the usual pay add-ons If there is anything I love Read More…
