Emblazon is a new group of authors who write for readers aged 11 to 14 has just launched a new blog dedicated to the art and science of writing for this special audience. “Some call them upper middle grade; others call them low young adult. They’re somewhere in the middle and can lean either way. […]
I have a major problem with Scott Morgan’s writing. There isn’t enough of it, especially fiction. I understand Morgan’s dilemma. He has a day job, and a blog and a Twitter feed and a life with a family; he has also published writer’s guides, Character Development from the Inside Out and How To Be A Whiny Beeyotch: 71 […]
On US Independence Day, in the spirit of promoting democracy, pluralism, minority rights and other values the USA says it stands for, I’m re-blogging a post from the caustic but clear Eclipse News. The following essay originally appeared on Eclipse News on June 11. By Evan Zenobia ANCIENT ROME—It looks as if the Québec Soccer Federation […]
Coming July 15: The third instalment in Bruce Blake’s best-selling Icarus Fell urban fantasy series: SECRETS OF THE HANGED MAN. What’s it about? Icarus Fell thought the afterlife couldn’t get any worse…until Hell came looking for him.When you are the orphaned child of a disgraced nun, and you’re saddled with a ridiculous name like Icarus […]