I finished reading Empire of Silence a little over a year ago, but it was one of those books that I enjoyed so much, my only reaction at the time was *excited pterodactyl noises.* (Admittedly, I don’t actually know what an excited pterodactyl sounds like, nor what sort of noise it would make after discovering […]
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Giveaway – Five Books, Five Authors!
It’s time for another signed book giveaway! 😀 This time, we’ve teamed up with #AuthorBuds Rob Avery, Les Johnson, D.J. Butler, and Steve Ruskin to bring you an eclectic bunch of books including mysteries, thrillers, an interstellar fiction and nonfiction anthology, and our very own steampunk comedy adventure The Wizard’s Way! If you’d like to […]
Adventures in Dirt
Recently I was at my local Chick-fil-A, on my way to grab some sweet, holy writing protein, when I saw a dirt pile from the drive-thru line. This was not just any dirt pile. This was a grand 30-foot-tall mountain of sedimentary glory, and as I stared at it, an absolutely Pavlovian burst of happiness […]
Giveaway – Steam + Powers
Looking for some steampunk with a bit of magic thrown in? If so, we’ve got a giveaway for you! 😀 We’ve teamed up with five of our #AuthorBuds to give away signed copies of Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings by Lydia Sherrer, Gizmos: Dreams of Steam, Volume 4 edited by Kimberly Richardson, Fey West […]
Authors Just Talk About Gardening – Virtual Panel
Coming up on Thursday, March 11th @ 8pm, y’all! 😀 William Joseph Roberts, Cedar Sanderson, Christopher Woods and I will be ringing in Spring by chatting gardening! 🌿 Sign up here to watch via Zoom, or as always, you can also watch on Facebook Live. See you next week! 😀 *** UPDATE: Here’s the YouTube archive (though you […]
Giveaway – Mechs & Misfits & Explosions, Oh My!
If you’re on this blog, chances are you’re a fan of giant robots and space adventure and general explosive mayhem, so here’s a giveaway just for you! 😀 We’ve teamed up with five of our #AuthorBuds to give away signed copies of The Messenger by J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert, The Heaven’s Boxer by R.H. […]
Authors Just Talk About Travel – Virtual Panel
Authors Just Talk About is back, y’all! On Thursday, February 25th @ 8pm EST, I’ll be chatting all things travel with authors Les Johnson, Kacey Ezell, and Jason Cordova! Sign up here to watch via Zoom, or as always, you can also watch on Facebook Live. See you next week! 😀 *** UPDATE: Here’s the […]
Men Hunting Things – Book Review
I picked up David Drake’s Men Hunting Things anthology for its amusingly frank title and, as has been a trend as of late, ended up finding a new favorite anthology. 😀 Its straightforward title belies a book of unexpected variety and complexity. While some of the stories are simple and hilarious (Wilson Tucker’s “Gentlemen, The […]
Discarded – Book Review
Never underestimate the power of a good title, y’all. I read this entirely because its series name was Dumpstermancer – and ended up finding a surprise favorite. In Discarded (Dumpstermancer #1) by Michael J. Allen, talented spell architect Elias Graham has just been released from a hellish magical prison, having served a sentence of 100 […]
H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – Anime Music Mashups
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 Anime music mashups have become one of my favorite YouTube subgenres as of late, and here are two of my favorites: “Durarara […]
H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – “I’m a Bee”
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 This one randomly popped up on my YouTube feed one day, and given that I love puns, bees, adorable things, and bops, […]
H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – “Welcome to the Christmas Parade”
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 My YouTube algorithm is finding me some top-notch listening material this season, y’all. Bask in its glory. 🤣