Today’s question required me to think about a genre novel I read that I feel is underrated. While there are many original stories that haven’t gotten as much acclaim as others, I feel that many tie-in novels get overlooked simply because they are tie-in novels. So, my vote for an underrated genre novel is one […]
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My Favorite Genre Character
Okay, so I thought today’s part of the 30 Day Genre Meme hit a little too close to home. For those of you who are familiar with gaming, this is the part where I tell you about my character. My favorite character that is. The only trouble is, I found it was really hard to […]
[Recommended Link] On Failure
There’s a great post written by author J.M. McDermott (Last Dragon) about failure on the Apex Book Company blog about failure. He talks about how failure is a natural occurrence and then touches on how people perceive successful authors: People perceive authors with book deals — multiple book deals — and awards-nominations, if not awards, […]
The First Genre Novel I Read Is…
On Paul Jessup‘s website today, I read about how he’s going to participate in a 30 days meme for genre books. It sounded like a lot of fun, so I thought I’d chime in. Today’s the first day and I’m talking about my first genre novel. Okay, so even though this is part of the […]
WisCon 2011 Panels
Hi everyone, Wanted to drop in and provide you my panels for WisCon 2011. This year the guest of honor is Nisi Shawl, a fine author who often gives workshops on writing the other. She also likes to smile. A lot. What’s not to like? Attendance is capped at 1,000 people, so if you’re thinking […]