The sun’s sliding down the sky towards the horizon and the dying husk of the city lies quiet around me. Only the sound of my horse’s hooves on the grass of Victory Park breaks the silence. I’m not worried about the noise. They only come out if they hear humans, and they don’t stir much […]
International Women’s Day
It seems only fitting that today should be the day that my paperback copy of Short Stack dropped through the door! Today is International Women’s Day, and Short Stack features ten pulp stories by lady writers, including yours truly. I blogged about it here, but it’s always nice to show off your work! It’s currently […]
Photo Prompt 75
New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! If you […]
[Guest Post] Tony Noland on Ideas
Last week, I threw open the doors of the Blunt Pencil (sounds like a pirate tavern, doesn’t it?) and invited Beth Trissel to talk about the importance of research. Today, I’m pleased to welcome my very good friend Tony Noland. I’ve been kicking around the concept of a series of posts intended to explore the […]
Word counts can be your friend
I was talking to Helen Howell, Adam Byatt and Larry Kollar last night about word counts, particularly since I was pleased I’d managed to put in 1800 words on my sequel to The Guns of Retribution. It sounds like a lot, but I’ve been working on a schedule of 500 words per day. It’s a […]
Photo Prompt 74
New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! If you […]
