Uncounted [webcomic nudge]

The Doctor and Mistral are both characters in Salvaged, and I have to admit, the work of this prequel has changed my mind about some stuff in the novel.  I actually adjusted a few scenes to better line up with what happens here. I'd like a reader to be able to go seamlessly from the pages …

More information about “Salvaged”

In honor of today's #AdPit, I'm adding a longer pitch and some more information about Salvaged. Salvaged is a 95,000-word adult science fiction dystopia that skips "the big virus" and focuses on the social aftermath following the population crash.  The government is reduced to a single combined military Corps, whose goal is "To Preserve Life and …

Trusting Readers With Subtlety

Over the weekend, my husband and I sat down and read comic books together. He wanted me to read the 36 short issues of Injustice: Gods Among Us. I've been trying to get him to read most of the series of comics on my shelf for a while. He doesn't like the big trade paperbacks. …

Glimpse of Crash World – Uncounted!

My favorite thing about today's Uncounted is that you get to see a glimpse of the Crash. So much of this webcomic has been focused on one person, and in his little veterinary clinic. It's hard to see what's going on in the rest of the world.  Hopefully, today's will give a little context. Things …

Research vs. Networking

Science fiction isn't the easiest genre to write. Because, science. While sci fi authors don't have to data-dump all of a world's wacky rules and wobbly physics into each book, the author has to at least know how it works.  In my definition, science fiction needs to have a scientific reasoning behind extraordinary events (as …

What Dreams May Come [CARTOON]

  I have some crazy nightmares. Often I write them out to try to make sense of them, and to make them less scary and haunting. The act of writing them out helps, but what's even better is the fact that they are usually the seeds of stories. Sometimes the image from the dream that …

Pitching “Salvaged”

In honor of today's #PitMad, I'm adding a longer pitch and some more information about Salvaged. Salvaged is an adult science fiction dystopia that skips "the big virus" and focuses on the social aftermath following the population crash.  The One-liner: Hoping to redeem herself for her violent past, Careen has to get her home remedy into …

Madness, I tell you

Today's "On the Shelf" post has been postponed til next week in honor of something entirely different I'm doing today. There are two similarly-named speed-dating contests that try to hook up agents with writers. The big one is called "Pitch Madness" - the concept is that you write a blog post summarizing your story's pitch, …

Naming Science Fiction Characters Is Not Rocket Science

I see so many conversations about character names on Twitter, I thought I'd wrap up all of my thoughts in one post. Make it pronounceable Follow the rules of the world you're writing Every name does not have to be a creative masterpiece Pronunciation = Remembering As a reader, I like to think about the …

Words with Many-legged Fears

We get some pretty impressive arachnids here in Georgia.  This beauty to the left is a Black and Yellow Garden Spider. She's considered a beneficial, and will only bite "if harassed".  Considering her body measures about 1.25" long, not including those legs of hers, I figure anyone who harasses her gets what they've got coming. …