Tag: Books

  • Hanover Book Expo 2022 Follow up

    Hanover Book Expo 2022 Follow up

    I had a great time at the Hanover Book Expo. I liked catching up with fellow writers who I hadn’t seen for at least a year, as well as meeting (new to me) authors. And as ever, I appreciate those who stop by my table, which, I think, looks great. See picture above. I used…

  • My 2019 Appearances

    I will be attending the always awesome James River Writers conference. Get your ticket now! Sat.-Sun., October 12-13, 2019 — 17th Annual James River Writers Conference, Richmond, Va. Saturday, October 19, 2019 — RVA Booklovers’ Festival, Richmond, Va. Past Events

  • Vampire Grace Kimble Returns

    Recently I had received a kind tweet from Mike Iverson, who is half the talented team that had created the Vigil comic book series. He had appreciated my post about my enjoyment of re-reading those issues that have held up so well. To my delight, he also informed me that Arvin Loudermilk, the other half…

  • Began Bloodsuckers: The Vampire Archives

    I’m once more thirsty for vampire stories, hoping to find inspiration. I have several anthologies to get through, so I’ve picked up Bloodsuckers: The Vampire Archives, Volume 1. Have you read it? What do you think?

  • Beginning Machine Man

    I just started reading Machine Man, by Max Barry. I’m hooked. The story is told by an industrial engineer named Charles Neumann, who, in an accident, loses his leg. Unsatisfied with prosthetic legs available (“buckets on sticks”), he sets out to design his own. From the start, my mind filled with questions about the future…