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Category Archives: literature
a new look at “old man’s war”
In 2005, Tor Books published John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War, and almost overnight, Scalzi went from prominent blogger to bestselling author. Though he had been writing professionally for many years (and earlier had self-published Agent to the Stars, an unrelated … Continue reading
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Tagged john scalzi, old man's war, sci-fi, science fiction, whatever
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“lost dogs” on “papa’s world”
Queen Anne’s County TV, the local cable show where I live (in Scenic, Convenient-to-Nowhere, MD) has launched a new show, “Papa’s World,” (a reference to “Papa” Ernest Hemingway). Every episode will feature an Eastern Shore writer, and I was chosen … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, dragontamer's daughters, kent island, literature, lost dogs, our wild place, personal, writing
Tagged books, dragontamer's daughters, fantasy, J.R. Salamanca, James Arnold, kent island, lost dogs, our wild place, publishing, queen anne's county, sci-fi, science fiction, television, writing
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book review: “faithless”
Katie Thedley investigates and photographs abandoned places, posting what she finds on her urban exploration blog. But nothing and nowhere she’s ever experienced before can prepare her for what—or rather, whom—she finds in St. Michael’s and All Angels church in … Continue reading
Posted in literature, religion
Tagged faithless, gareth topping
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a quick review of “the fault in our stars”
Because I write young adult science fiction and fantasy, my reviews of movies and books almost always stay within those sub-genres. This time, I’m going to go 0% SF/F and 100% YA as I tell you why the film version … Continue reading
Posted in literature, movies
Tagged john green, the fault in our stars
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our wild place
I wrote Our Wild Place in 2006 as a proposed picture book, back when I was contemplating doing children’s literature instead of young adult fiction. Perhaps some time in the future, I’ll get together with my artist friend James Arnold … Continue reading
tales of a doggy apocalypse
I am entering the home stretch of drafting Lost Dogs, my young adult novel about the apocalypse as experienced by two dogs living on Kent Island, MD. I was inspired to write the story after seeing a segment of the … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, literature, lost dogs
Tagged Last Dogs, Life After People, lost dogs, Rover Red Charlie, Survivors
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book review: “locksmith’s closet”
Lachlan (pronounced “lock-lan”) Smith is your typical tween boy in present-day America, and his circumstances are easy for kids his age to relate to. He’s just moved to a new town, he’s starting a new grade at a new school, … Continue reading
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Tagged Locksmith's Closet, Paul Briggs, science fiction, young adult
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interview on jan bowman’s blog
Author Jan Bowman was kind enough to interview me about Dragontamer’s Daughters, the Navajo Water Project, writing and publishing indie-style, and who I like to read. Drop by Jan’s blog and check it out.
Posted in dragontamer's daughters, literature, websites, writing
Tagged dragontamer's daughters, fantasy, J.R. Salamanca, Jan Bowman, Navajo, publishing, sci-fi, writing
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bay to ocean conference 2014
This past Saturday (February 22, 2014), I attended the 17th annual Bay to Ocean writers’ conference, held at Chesapeake College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The weather was surprisingly spring-like (I rode the Black Widowmaker to and fro), there were a … Continue reading
Posted in kent island, literature, writing
Tagged Bay to Ocean, books, ESWA, J.R. Salamanca, kent island, publishing, writing
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this week’s sci-fi food fight
Sigh. You know, I was going to blog about another of the big influences on my writing, but once again, current events in the speculative fiction realm have reared their ugly heads. [warning: socio/political stuff ahead] The Science … Continue reading
Posted in literature, writing
Tagged books, Jim C Hines, Larry Correia, publishing, sci-fi, SFWA, Tor
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