characterization

I had the idea for this blog post bouncing around for a while, and then Tuesday happened. I’m not going to spend time on politics here for various reasons, but let’s just say that I have been very tired this week, and a lot of my computer time was spent zoning out to mindless stuff. […]

In between working on promotion stuff for Out of Orbit (watch out for cool stuff in August!), I’m slowly but surely plugging away on Seductive Suspect. It’s still too early for a really good estimate, but if I had to guess, said estimate would be I’m somewhere between a quarter and a third done. Probably […]

Here we are at the final installment (for now!) of this name-related discussion. It was delayed slightly by a nasty eye infection I’ve been battling for two weeks (boo!) and the first round of edits for Out of Orbit (yay!), but I’m back and in blogging action. But I will blame any typos on my […]

It’s that time. My writing fingers are getting itchy and I think I’m ready to start a new project. It’s an exciting moment – opening up MS Word, seeing that beautiful blank page, and going to “Save As”. But am I really ready? I don’t have a formal checklist of tasks I need to complete […]

The book tour for The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions kicks off today! I’ll be commenting and tweeting and sharing and whatnot, but here’s the schedule so you can follow along as well for some new excerpts and fun interviews. (Don’t be shy about showing some love to the generous tour hosts!) September 14th: Starter […]

Last one! And my favorite, of course! (from The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions) Name: Ro Bernard Role: The Leader Country of Origin: Palavia Known associates/affiliations: Former member of The Midnight Scorpions Greatest accomplishment: Winning a training tournament with other new recruits at the time of her initiation, despite being younger and smaller than most […]

(from The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions) Name: Reggie Quinn Role: The Muscle Country of Origin: Charytar Known associates/affiliations: Occasional patient of Dr. Cassels; cousin to Ted Quinn Greatest accomplishment: Leaving home and becoming completely self-sufficient at age 15 Biggest fear: Dying alone Additional information: There are a number of allusions (some made by Reggie […]

(from The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions) Name: Zara Thorne Role: The Comm. Specialist Country of Origin: Tektan Known associates/affiliations: Graduate of Coral City University Greatest accomplishment: Building devices and pioneering technology that (most of) her friends can’t even understand Biggest fear: Humiliation Additional information: It’s not specified in the book exactly what sort of […]

(from The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions) Name: Mielle Markham Role: The Explosives Expert Country of Origin: Tektan Known associates/affiliations: Previously served with the Tektani military Greatest accomplishment: Received a perfect score on all her final exams during her military-based education Biggest fear: Boredom Additional information: Mielle and Zara (up next!) have been best friends […]

From The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions: Name: Ted Quinn Role: The Hacker Country of Origin: Charytar Known associates/affiliations: Cousin to Reggie Quinn Greatest accomplishment: Hacking into one of the Charytaran military’s networks without getting caught, just to see if he could Biggest fear: RejectionAdditional information: Ted feels much more comfortable dealing with computers and […]

Ready for some fun? My good buddy Boobulon has made me some nifty book-related artwork again to celebrate The Fall of the Midnight Scorpions. Now that the book is finally out, I’m ready to present them in profiles of the six main characters. I’ll include some backstory that didn’t make it into the final book, […]

Dragon Age: Inquisition arrived at my house almost two weeks ago, and I’ve been playing it non-stop since then. (The game is MASSIVE, and I know I still have a ways to go. At least I’m getting my money’s worth! Writing can wait.) I’ll reserve my final judgment for when I finish my first playthrough, […]