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  • Forever Boy: Back Cover Blurb

    I have a release date for the first title in my new Clockpunk Wizard series. Look for Forever Boy  on October 30, 2012. To get things started, I’ve posted the book’s back cover blurb. Enjoy! Forever Boy  by Lita Burke Life is dirty, difficult, and all too short for the dogs digging up the deadly mandrake…

  • Dig Dog, and Die

    I wanted to talk today about a dog’s occupation you will find in Lita’s forthcoming (next month, in October) story, Forever Boy. I searched for a 15th or 16th century practice involving a hazardous, magic-related activity for dogs. Let me tell you what I found. All in the (Nightshade) Family The mandrake is a medicinal plant…

  • Review: Tea Time

    Tea Time a short story by Darnell “Saki” Dickerson Ms. May and Ms. Joyce are elderly residents at Crossroads Nursing Home, and we visit them during an afternoon tea served by their caretaker Rob. The women chat, listen to the radio, and tsk-tsk about the sad state of affairs in the world: Silly woman’s lib…

  • Not Just for Werewolves Anymore

    Hello, Captain Obvious. Let me duck! Ouch. Too slow. I have been working on the first novella (Ephraim’s Curious Device) in my forthcoming Clockpunk Wizard series. All was going well until I started the second round of editing, when an idea smacked me on the forehead. Well, what happened is Captain Obvious pointed out a…

  • Tredan’s Bane Reviewed on Book-O-Matic

    Why are characters with murky pasts so appealing?  Why doesn’t the cover convey what’s inside?  What did Lita get right? Daniel at Book-O-Matic recently read Tredan’s Bane, and posted a review on his blog. Be sure to check out his candid and thoughtful reviews of other books on his blog’s homepage. For Tredan’s Bane, find the…

  • String ’em Up Syndrome

    I have been line editing the first Clockpunk Wizard story I drafted eighteen years ago. I’m embarrassed with my findings. Why didn’t anyone tell me? This manuscript shares a problem with many indie stories I’ve read in recent years. The issue is with how to describe actions. My early Clockpunk Wizard manuscripts, and these other stories, suffer from String ’em Up…

  • Tredan’s Bane Trailer in You Gotta Read Contest

    The book trailer for Tredan’s Bane is in the July contest at You Gotta Read.  Voting is open all week–winners will be announced July 27th. If you love the Tredan’s Bane book trailer, be sure to vote by this Thursday. You Gotta Read July Book Trailer Contest

  • Potential Energy: Curse of the Metal-Man

    With being a scientist in the mundane world, and also being the writer-architect of the magic systems in fantasy worlds, I must create magic that “makes sense,” or risk the justly deserved disappointment from Gentle Reader. Oh, the challenges. For example, the Sye fantasy world in Wrath and Tredan’s Bane showcases the conflicts between Enchanter seduction…

  • Fantasy World Building: Punking

    Let’s talk today about world building and three fantasy genres: steampunk, cattlepunk, and clockpunk. These “punk” worlds use elements from classic fantasy and mix them with historical speculative fiction. Steampunk Steampunk is a fantasy sub-genre with its chronological setting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The physical settings are most often in Europe, usually…

  • Launch Party is Over

    Look at the time. We stayed late. A wonderful time was had by all. Thank you for coming by and talking about Tredan’s Bane. Goodnight, Gentle Reader.