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Stargate “Four Dragons” – New Cover Art, Sneak Preview, and Release Date!

diana — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:23:42 +0000

We have a release date! Stargate SG-1: Four Dragons is at the printers and will be available for purchase from Fandemonium Press on August 20th. A few days after that, the books will ship. By the end of the month, Four Dragons should be in bookstores (and in the hands of all the folks who [...]

SG-1 Four Dragons: Getting Ready

diana — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:31:13 +0000

Apparently, a half dozen chocolate-covered strawberries works as well as a stiff cup of coffee so tonight’s post is brought to you courtesy of a slight dose of food induced insomnia. Sweet artwork, huh? Lindsey Allen of Fandemonium hit the nail on the head with her cover for my upcoming Stargate SG-1 novel. There’s a good [...]

The Electric Kool-Aid E-Book Test

diana — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:24:50 +0000

Like pretty much every techno-readaholic on the planet, I’ve been ‘in the market’ for an eBook reader for quite some time. Not because I can instantly get books (versus an almost 2 hour drive RT). Not because I can carry dozens of books around on one lightweight device, but because I’m sick and tired of [...]

You Should Be Reading: CC Finlay’s ‘The Patriot Witch’

diana — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:35:12 +0000

If you’re like me, you don’t get to read as much as you’d like, or rather, what you read isn’t exactly “for pleasure.” Therefore, when you do have the opportunity to read what you want, you get picky. In my case, that means turning to the works of a rare dozen or so authors who [...]

Creating the Creative Habit

diana — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:48:09 +0000

Ms. Tharp's brutally honest and insightful book gives excellent advice about how to find your own methods of madness to do so, from physical actions such as creating a literal box for each project, to developing the objectivity you need to not beat yourself up when your work is less that perfect.

Characters: Flat, Round and Hanging By A Thread

diana — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:59:58 +0000

I’ve spoken lately at a variety of workshops and discussion groups about trends in Science Fiction (both on the screen and the printed page). In doing so, I remembered a piece I wrote in my old writing blog a few years back that I undug, reread, and decided was worth bringing into the light of [...]

Favorite Female Fictional Characters

diana — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:13:49 +0000

I was drifting around the web yesterday and came across a great list of favorite fictional characters. I say great because I’d agreed with most if not all of the choices. I love Tony Stark (aka Iron Man). I’m a nut for Josh Lyman, of course. Thomas Covenant is by far my favorite Fantasy literature [...]