[Spotlight Post] For All Those Who Served
Monday is November 11th. In the US, that’s Veteran’s Day. And though it’s still a few days away, today I’m going to spotlight them. I have had – and still have – so many family, friends, and colleagues who’ve made the sacrifice to serve in the military in their country of origin. I have a […]
[Spotlight Post] International Fountain Pen Day
I’m a bad blogger… I didn’t even know November 1st is International Fountain Pen Day. Not until the fine folks at Pen Heaven told me about it. They even asked if I would share some information from their blog with you. Since last night was Halloween, I hope you all had a fun and safe […]
[Spotlight Post] Mark Finn – Birthday Reprise
Hello, spotlight post day… there’s been a lot going on this week. Mostly housekeeping writing work, there’s a novel that’s in process but is still mostly handwritten (because I love pen and ink) that I’ve been typing up. That’s coming along nicely (I hope). So, there’s been some distraction – but a good distraction. And […]
[Spotlight Post] Reign vs. Renaissance Festivals
So, this is supposed to be a spotlight post – where I focus on something or someone good. But in a way it’s going to be part rant, and I apologize for that, but I’m going to get this off my chest. I watched Reign last night on the CW. I should’ve heeded warnings and […]
[Spotlight Post] Songwriting With:Soldiers – via AJ Merrifield
This week’s Spotlight comes from someone I got to know through Rachel Caine and FenCon. AJ Merrifield is an amazing and charming person who came to FenCon to help Rachel Caine and Cat Conrad to staff the Morganville Fan Table. We’ve met him before at a signing, but this weekend, Jimmy and I got to […]
[Spotlight Post] Tom Clancy Remembered
Well, crap. This wasn’t how I planned on starting October Spotlight posts. But here we are. On Tuesday night, October 1st, Tom Clancy passed away. An Icon of military thrillers is no more, and I am saddened by this loss. He was only 66. Details were not forthcoming. My condolences to his family, friends, and […]
[Spotlight Post] FenCon’s Meredith Hines
This week’s spotlight post is an unsung hero in a lot of ways and a really cool person. Today, I give you someone you may not know, even if you’re in the DFW area – Meredith Hines. Meredith is a burgeoning writer, lover of owls, chocolate and all around SWELL PERSON. When she gets her […]
[Spotlight Post] Humans in Space Youth Art Competition
Happy Friday! It’s a seriously gray and gloomy day here with rain as far as the eye can see – which we desperately need. Very grateful for the rain, but it’s not helping me decide what to write for a spotlight. This seems to be one of those “Deep Breath†weeks. There hasn’t been quite […]
[Spotlight Post] FAIL
I got busy at work yesterday, and basically said, “Oh, I’ll just write my spotlight post when I get home.” Yeah, obviously THAT didn’t happen. Why? On one of the busiest (and newly, mostly completed major construction) of my evening commute, my car’s AC started blowing hot and then I noticed my engine temp gauge. […]
[Spotlight Post] Ann “AC” Crispin – Boldly Gone
Seriously, I’m getting tired of writing these posts. Good people need to stop dying already. Today we learned of Ann (A.C.) Crispin’s passing. She knew it was coming. She’s been battling cancer and earlier this week she said her farewells to the world at large. She was deteriorating. She felt her time was short, but […]