Next up in my series of thinking out loud about the panels at AnomalyCon on March 25–27 is “The Making of a Hero.” This is a subject I enjoy cogitating on because crafting a believable story arc for a hero from mouse to master is a lot of fun. Case in point: Lady Claire Trevelyan. We…
Continuing my series of thinking out loud about the panels I’ll be on at AnomalyCon at the end of March, next up is “The Care and Feeding of Literary Villains.” Those folks we love to hate. Those folks without whom we might not have a story. I like a good villain. When I was little, every cartoon…
On the weekend of March 25–27, I’ll be one of the guests of honor at AnomalyCon, a steampunk-flavored SF convention in Denver, Colorado. Yesterday, when I told her what I was doing, Gail Carriger looked delighted and assured me I’d have a wonderful time, and advised me to take lots of costumes! Upon which I resolved…
There’s nothing quite as thrilling for me as releasing a new book in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series. Fields of Air, the first of three books about Gloria Meriwether-Astor’s adventures in the Wild West, came out today! I hope you’ll enjoy it, because you’re the reason I do this (well, and because I like having company in…
Her father started a war. She intends to stop it. Her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers, but heiress Gloria Meriwether-Astor is finding it difficult to forgive him. After all, how many young ladies of her acquaintance will inherit wealth, beauty, and a legacy of arms dealing? Now the Royal Kingdom…