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Surrey International Writers’ Conference 2016
Got back last night. Fantastic this year! It was good to see everyone, and the sessions were helpful. My Blue Pencil with Diana Gabaldon was spectacular. She critiqued Chapter 1 from Iron Broderick. Her words: “Tom, this is really good. Professional Quality.” Boo-YA, y’all!
Book Review: Running with the Pack
Edited by Ekaterina Sedia I picked this collection of werewolf short stories up at a used bookstore for $7.50. What a steal. Over 300 pages spanning 22 stories, the vast majority of which were five-star. Even the lowest rated one clocked in at three. If you are looking for a fantastic collection of werewolf stories, … Continue reading Book Review: Running with the Pack
Howlers: Lupus Rex Available on Kobo
I had a Canadian customer ask for Howlers on Kobo. As I aim to please, it's now published. I'm not happy with how the section break image rendered on this platform. It's pixelated.
Book Review: Open Source
Book Review: Open Source by Anna L. Davis. I met Anna L Davis at the DFW Writer’s Conference in April 2016. I was her wrangler on behalf of the DFW Writers’ Workshop, the ones who put the conference on every year. I’m ashamed to admit it, but the opinion I formed of her does not fit … Continue reading Book Review: Open Source
Book Review: Wild Blood
Book Review: Wild Blood by Nancy A. Collins There is an updated ebook version the author prefers. Too Late! Already read this one. Skinner Cade finds out he’s a werewolf the hard way . . . by doing hard time in a south Arizona prison. After eating a goodly portion of the inmate population (and … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Blood
Book Review: The Ark
Book Review: The Ark by Patrick S. Tomlinson A black hole was soon to swallow Earth, so mankind build a generation ship, The Ark, and set out for the stars. Bryan Benson is chief constable for over half the Ark's population. When a body goes missing, he goes into action. His meager detecting skills are … Continue reading Book Review: The Ark
Channillo Post: Chapter 5—Venor
Chapter 5 of Howlers: Lupus Rex is posted on Channillo. Howlers makes use of Latin in quite a few different areas. You don't have to speak it, but I didn't want to leave you wondering how the different words were pronounced. To assist the you, I included an appendix containing a listing of the English … Continue reading Channillo Post: Chapter 5—Venor
NASA’s Old
My wife and I, along with some friends, took of a tour of the Houston Space Center. I was not impressed. NASA is supposed to be America's pinnacle of technological achievement, and the campus looked like something from an old Cold War movie about the Soviet Space Program. The buildings looked old and decrepit, the … Continue reading NASA’s Old
Men, We Can’t Repel Emotions of that Magnitude!
A writer has a singular responsibility . . . to elicit an emotional response from a reader with words only . . . and not at the writing, but because of what the writer is saying. That emotional response can be anything from laughter to sorrow, happiness to anger, or anything in between or combined. … Continue reading Men, We Can’t Repel Emotions of that Magnitude!
Tom Bont's Silver Key 