Category Archives: Stellarnet Series
An excerpt in “honor” of the NSA
In the wake of revelations about the NSA, here’s an excerpt from my book Stellarnet Prince, published in November 2012 by Carina Press. For those who haven’t read the series, a little context: The year is 2062, Duin and Belloc … Continue reading
SF, SFR, SFWA and SEX
SFWA (the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) appears to have some issues of sexism within its ranks. (More links here.) Then Stuart Sharp set off a bit of brouhaha when he disparaged the SFR genre. The blogosphere’s been … Continue reading
No heroic women?
Today I want to talk about heroes. Because today I saw this in a store: It was the flipside to this: Clearly intended to be a “boys side” and a “girls side” of one display. Of course, boys and girls … Continue reading
A valentine to my editor
This short story is a special valentine for my Stellarnet Series editor, Alison Dasho. You can read other tales written for her by my fellow Carina Press authors Diane Dooley, Veronica Scott, Darcy Daniel, R.L. Naquin and Shawna Thomas. All … Continue reading
Stellarnet Rebel nominated for another sci-fi award
I just found out that the review staff from Love Romances & More Reviews nominated Stellarnet Rebel for Best Sci-Fi/Futuristic/Dystopian Book of the year. Voting is going on now, and voters are all of the members of LR Cafe. LR … Continue reading
One-year anniversary of Stellarnet Rebel
Carina Press published my first novel, Stellarnet Rebel, one year ago today, and changed my life. FWIW I will forever be a professional sci-fi author. But the achievement is bittersweet. My writing skills improved more than I ever thought possible … Continue reading
Stellarnet Tarot
Another bizarre fact about me, besides my well-known crush on Cardassians and my ability to tie a cherry stem in a knot using only my mouth, is that I’m a Tarot card reader. I also like to play with GIMP. … Continue reading
STELLARNET PRINCE release month madness
Free ebooks, recipes, character interviews, cool jewelry, Stellarnet tarot cards and all the goodies! Here’s my blog tour schedule and most of it revolves around the release of Stellarnet Prince, book two in the Stellarnet Series, available from AMAZON U.S. … Continue reading
Why don’t men like sci-fi and sex?
I know men who like sci-fi and I know men who like sex, but men don’t seem to like sci-fi WITH sex. After writing about the wrinkle-nose reaction to the cover of Stellarnet Prince because “It looks like a chick … Continue reading
Pixels and pitches at the Escapist Expo
As much as I love my Stellarnet Series, by 4pm on day two of the Escapist Expo (estimated attendance between five-thousand and six-kajillion) I grew tired of giving the spiel. “It’s about an interstellar news blogger who meets an alien … Continue reading
