“Come back here and give me my daughter…”

Busy times right now, just a quick share of a song that’s been rattling around in my head for the past few days. Still holds up, yeah? There’s also a very nice acoustic version of it out there as well. It occurs to me that this song relates to a […]

“I go under the earth and listen to the dead people talk…”

“…they tell stories, they know it all. They tell stories of you.” Odd little synchronicities have been forming around my next book.* I’ve been struggling with the story a bit, trying to find traction. Discovering this song is the latest little nudge that I’m on the right track… * Technically, […]

Avoiding the Obvious Puns

You heard me. Myrna Loy. If you’re following me on Twitter or Facebook, then you may have seen some recent late night posts about harpies. A few people have asked if this is for a new project, something as yet unannounced. Yes. Yes it is. I know I’ve whined about […]

Damage Control

In recent days, some folks have noticed that I’ve been mentioning harpies on my Facebook page. I’m working on a new book, hence these little glimpses of the story. There will be more as I go along. This morning I was looking over my blogroll, in particular one of the […]

Secrets, Spoilers, and Teasers

The dust is finally starting to settle after the move. My office has come together so well that I’m resisting the urge to feel guilty for having such a nice big space all to myself. First world problems. My wife reminds me that for years I had no space at […]