Let's talk about structure. This is the time of year when I start putting together material for my after school writing club, and I think about structuring that, and structuring lessons and structuring stories and... you get the picture. With 6th graders, I have to start with the most basic structure. What makes a story … Continue reading More Like Scaffolding
RELEASE DAY: BRAVE NEW GIRLS 4
Good news for young readers and fans of science fiction, gadgets, and girls being generally awesome! Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals and Gizmos is out today! From the editors: Venture into realms of sci-fi marvels. Come explore a world of teen makers and innovators. From interstellar escapades to near-future locales, this volume of sci-fi … Continue reading RELEASE DAY: BRAVE NEW GIRLS 4
Cover Reveal: GRIMM, GRIT, AND GASOLINE
It's cover reveal day! My story "Evening Chorus" is in the Grimm, Grit, and Gasoline anthology coming from World Weaver Press this fall. Check out the GORGEOUS cover! From World Weaver Press: Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of (roughly) the WWI and WWII eras: tales with the grit of roaring bombers and rumbling … Continue reading Cover Reveal: GRIMM, GRIT, AND GASOLINE
Quick Update
Hello friends! It's been awhile, because I am terrible at updating a blog. Also, I've been super busy. Just two quick things before I'm off and running again: 1) You can now pre-order the ebook version of BRAVE NEW GIRLS Vol. 4, which contains my story Earthquake Machine. The link to that is right HERE. … Continue reading Quick Update
Review: Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
This stunning little gem of a novel will likely end up on my best-of 2019 list at the end of the year. It's been on my to-read list for quite awhile, because I was intrigued by the premise: In an alternate 1920s Montreal, the wealthy can have their memories extracted from their own consciousness and … Continue reading Review: Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
Review: The Agony House by Cherie Priest
Like most people, I follow Cherie Priest on Twitter for the adventures in pictures of Scorndog, Grayson, House Leopard and recently departed ElderCat. (Most people do follow her for that reason, right? I'm not THAT weird? Also the book news, sure, but really, pet pictures.) Years ago, I read Boneshaker, and really enjoyed it, so … Continue reading Review: The Agony House by Cherie Priest
REVIEW: We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
I devoured this book. I grabbed it from the library last week, because it was on my list, but I couldn't really remember what it was about. But it had a good title and a pretty cover. We Set the Dark on Fire starts with a myth, of a sun god and a salt god, … Continue reading REVIEW: We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
GRIMM, GRIT and GASOLINE: Table of Contents
Exciting news! World Weaver Press has released the official Table of Contents for Grimm, Grit and Gasoline, their anthology of dieselpunk and decopunk fairy tales. And it is with great pleasure that I can now tell you that I'm ON IT! My story, Evening Chorus, is a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale, and I'm … Continue reading GRIMM, GRIT and GASOLINE: Table of Contents
Review: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ghost Boys is a too-familiar story. In alternating sections of "Alive" and "Dead" it tells the story of Jerome, a 12 year old boy from Chicago who is shot and killed by a police officer while playing with a toy gun. Jerome is a quiet boy with no friends who gets bullied daily at his … Continue reading Review: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
REVIEW: Here and Now and Then- Mike Chen
One of my favorite parts of my Patreon page (which you can subscribe to HERE) is my book blogging monthly column, Canon Blast, where I read and pick apart a work in the SFF Canon. In the interest of book blogging more, I'm going to try to do little write ups of things as I … Continue reading REVIEW: Here and Now and Then- Mike Chen
