Travis Heermann’s new book Sword of the Ronin launched last weekend. I backed Travis’ Kickstarter for this and ended up proofreading the book as well. This is what I posted about the … Read More
“The Only Indication of Time”
Wow. It’s been almost two months since my last real post. Doesn’t time fly. What have I done during that time? Well, let’s see. Besides neglecting my blog, I have (in … Read More
Actual Real Books
I’ve switched almost entirely to ebooks these days but sometimes I make an exception… [Actual Real Books by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary Mindset on 22nd June, 2013]
The Big Five-Oh
Despite Google Drive‘s best efforts, I wrapped up my fiftieth story on Wednesday – the Lovecraftian story I started on Valentine’s Day – The Ordeal (Season One, Episode Thirteen). I’m really … Read More
Buenos Dias
On Wednesday, we got back from a holiday at the Hacienda Cerritos near Todos Santos, in Mexico. It’s the first time we’ve been to Mexico and we had a fantastic time. … Read More
In Defense of eBook Pricing
This is the latest in a series of Meaty Monday posts – longer posts where I ramble on about writing related topics. You can find the first Meaty Monday post here. Authors are almost legally … Read More
Back From The Dead
Time flies when you’re living in a self-imposed creative wasteland. It’s been three months since my last real update and since then I’ve been to several plays including two musicals, seen … Read More
On Caitlin R Kiernan
Caitlin R Kiernan is one of a handful of authors whose books I always buy but never give away (Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Clive Barker, China Mieville, Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto being … Read More
Book – Attic Clowns by Jeremy C Shipp
This weekend, I finished reading my first book of 2012 – Jeremy C Shipp‘s Attic Clowns: Horror Stories. As the name suggests, all 13 stories in this book contain clowns and attics … Read More
Playing with the Queen
Finally, a successful writing day. Yesterday I wrapped up the first draft of the story I started on Monday. It came in at 1,032 words and now has a title … Read More