I got interviewed by fantasy author Rob Howell. We both have stories in the Four Horsemen Universe, and soon Rob will have a full novel there as well. Go check out the interview here and then stay to look at some of his books.
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Random Thoughts
On the transitory nature of things: So I’ve mentioned Project Wonderful on here a couple of times. Well, after over a decade of great adverts at low prices, they’re closing their doors. It’s like going in to check on a great restaurant you used to frequent…only to find that they’ve been closed for several weeks. […]
Get out and vote!
No, no, I’m not talking about in elections (although you might want to consider that too). I mean vote for what universe a free short story should be set in! Details here!
Strategic Bombing Historiographical Paper (2006)
So remember when I said I had reading list? Well, I can do even better than that–I have an entire historiographical paper about the Allied Bombing Campaign in World War II. It’s a bit dated (I wrote it back in 2006), but the end notes and bibliography have more than enough things to get a […]
On Being a Shaman, Part II
I was surfing YouTube Tannerite videos. (Don’t ask.) In one of them, some farmers were using Tannerite to thin the local wild boar herd. That got me thinking… “Y’all keep laying with that Tannerite, you’re going to cause some messed up stuff! You better quit it!” “What the hell are you talking about? We’re taking […]
Sergeant Pepper Bombs Mr. Adolph–The Strategic Bombing Campaign I
So, remember way back when I said I was going to do fighter history and bombing history separate? Yeah, I refreshed my memory on bombing during World War I. *insert yawn here* I mean, it happened. There were even a few times it was effective in the “we made a big mess” kind of way. […]
A Little Gallows Humor
So there was a discussion of World War II on a friend’s FB page. Specifically, we were discussing the Red Army’s rampage through Eastern Germany in mid-1945. This, of course, got me thinking about how history has…evolved when discussing certain events. Perhaps a sliding scale is in order: Young’s Ascending Levels of War Crime Severity […]
Rogue Angels' Interview
So I’m in the midst of doing a blog tour through Goddess Fish. I intend to do a rundown of things, but I thought I’d catch everyone up with what blogs I’ve been doing. This post was done for Rogue Angels in support of On Seas So Crimson: What or who inspired you to start writing? […]
FB, Promo, and the Etiquette Dance
This blog was inspired by a recent column on FB and author posts. I’ll be honest–I thought the author was a little too self-reverential at times, but the basic underpinnings were sound. In this blog post I’ll amplify some of his points: Word count and editing: I don’t think this is a hard full stop […]
Writing Tips: Lines and Characters
I got asked to do a guest blog by Cedar Sanderson for her website. After reading it, she decided to promote this to The Mad Genius Club, where it is now crossposted. So, without further ado: Lines of Departure This blog post actually got started in a conversation about wasp spray. Yes, that’s right, […]
Random Confessions: 25 Things
S0 on FB there’s always these “lists” that are bouncing around. Given I did one of them, I thought it’d be funny to go back and see how the answers changed and provide a little commentary. 1.) I was a German citizen for over 17 years. Still true. I was born in what was then […]
Castle Takes Wayne
My muses are annoying. They like to do things like wait until I’m sleeping, then prod me: “Hey! Hey! We know you want to go to sleep, but we just came up with this neat idea!” “Freakin” Muses! What?!” “What if Batman and Punisher suddenly ended up switching places through some crazy cross continuum magic […]