Jeri Smith-Ready (left) and Mindy Klasky sign autographs at CapClave 2010. I know, I’ve been a bad blogger. I’ve been lost in the Revision Cave. But I couldn’t let the month past without a report on …
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Smiley’s Song
(To the tune of “The Volga Boatman”) I’m a sad spy. (Uh.) Such a sad spy. (Uh.) I’m a gloomy twisted mother, Fated to betray my brother. I’m a sad spy. (Uh.) Such a sad …
New reads on the “And Stuff” page
Just in time for Halloween, I’ve updated the JeanMarieWard.com “And Stuff” page with links to two real life ghost stories: “Everyday Haunts” — You think you know your neighborhood? Maybe it’s time to talk to …
Dragons & Fairies & Book Signing, Oh My!
Is Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity too crazy for you…or not insane enough? What you need is a large dose of bacon-loving dragons and bad-assed fairies. To get it, join me for Tea with …
The Week of a Thousand Blogs continues
Yeah, I know “three” is a long way from “a thousand’, but with the house in chaos from drywall repairs and painters (who used the WRONG PAINT, so we had industrial fans running in front …
Blogging at History Hoydens today
Thanks to the kindness of Diane Whiteside, I’m blogging at History Hoydens today. The article covers the joys and frustrations of building a fantasy world set in Ming Dynasty China. If you’re working in that …
It’s Capclave Time Again
Halloween is my favorite time of year, not only do I get to celebrate my favorite holiday, I get to play at Capclave, the Washington DC area’s literary science fiction, fantasy and horror convention focusing …
“The Vampires Of” return with Tanya Huff
Tanya Huff, author of two vampire series (including the Vicki Nelson novels, which inspired a first-rate Lifetime Channel TV series) and many other wonderful SF and fantasy books, is the featured author in this week’s …
Review: Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
ISBN-13: 978-0373296149 Book Source: Net Galley Disguised as a young man and fleeing from an arranged marriage to her brother’s murderer, Chinese noblewoman Ai Li takes pity on a starving barbarian (i.e., European) mercenary at …
Review: Breathless by Anne Stuart
ISBN-13: 978-0778328506 Book Source: Net Galley Lady Miranda Rohan committed Society’s ultimate crime. After allowing herself to be abducted and deflowered by a fortune hunter, she neither married him nor pined away in decent obscurity. …