I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books as a kid. I devised a system of numbered bookmarks that I inserted every time I had to make a choice, to make sure I ended up reading through every path. (Although the first time through I always tried to make the “right” choices.) Can […]
Author Archive: Christine
Can I Change My Mind?
Yesterday, I picked up a book I read before. I didn’t realize until partway through that I had read it before, and when I did, I went to goodreads to see what I originally thought. One star. Unfinished. I lambasted the thing. And the thing is, I can’t disagree with anything I said in that […]
Book Review: Warrior’s Woman
I normally include cover art with my reviews, but I find that as embarrassed as I am that I even read this book, I would manage to be more embarrassed still were I to share the cover art. I read this book on audio (through the library for the blind), so I didn’t see the […]
Should I Chnage my Blog Theme?
Be honest! I chose the “messy desk” when I was preparing to launch The Immortality Virus because I couldn’t decide if I was a scifi writer or a fantasy writer, but I know my desk is always messy. The real trouble I have with the messy desk theme is the cup of coffee off to […]
Interview: Luc Reid, Author of Family Skulls
I recently had the chance to interview Luc Reid, author of Family Skulls, which I recently reviewed here. I’ve “known” Luc Reid since shortly after the boot camp I attended with Orson Scott Card in 2003. Luc was an alumni from a previous year, and he organized the lot of us into a still-thriving community […]
Book Review: Queen City Jazz
It took me a long time to figure out what I thought about this book. Even after finishing it, I can’t be quite sure what I just read. It was all very surreal and dreamlike, and main character Verity seemed more like a reporter than an actor. In the end, I’d say this book was […]
Tips for Writers: The Cliffhanger
Series are very much the thing these days. Readers love to stay with their favorite authors and characters book after book, and publishers love to keep selling the stories! Authors often love the chance to tell a longer, fuller, or more involved story as well. Yet there are very few rules, or even guidelines, for […]
Cassie Scot Update
The publication of the first Cassie Scot novel is still a year off, but I am pleased to say that I have recently turned in my second manuscript in the series, tentatively entitled “Secrets and Lies.” The third book, “Mind Games,” is in final revisions, and I expect it to be finished soon. What does […]
Book Review: Dancing with Werewolves
Delilah Street is an orphan, supposedly named after the street on which she was abandoned. She lives in a world where magic is “out” and weather witches don’t just alter the weather — they report it. Delilah is a reporter at a station where “Dead Ted” — a vampire — anchors the news. Delilah’s life […]
Book Review: In Too Deep
This tenth volume in the Arcane Society series finally gets us up close and personal with Fallon Jones, head of the J&J investigative agency. Fallon is a chaos theory talent — he sees order in chaos, connections where none seem to exist, and some think that makes him a bit of a conspiracy nut. But […]