It is with great pleasure and joy I get to announce that the Volcano Lady #4: The Lidenbrock Manifesto is available for order. You can get your copy one of three ways - hardcopy from Amazon, ebook copy from Kindle (Amazon VL#4 Link) or ... You can come visit me at Clockwork Alchemy, Memorial Day …
Tag: Steampunk writing
Fantastic Review! SeriousReading Magazine
The suspense filled scenes and unique mix of history and fascinating technology used by the author give this book an upper hand in the market.
A Little Taste of 30 Days
As promised to many of you, here is a little snipit from the upcoming anthology, Thirty Days Later. I have been privilaged to be included in this marvelous and, frankly, fun effort. I'll have to tell all about the meetings over tea, the big laughs, and the joyous sense of family behind this publication. Profits …
The Lidenbrock Manifesto
Just for fun, the opening salvo to the Volcano Lady #4: The Lidenbrock Manifesto. Enjoy - comment - percolate. ... She’s dead. Defying her proper place, defying him, defying the new God. She got what she deserved. The great Letticia Gantry is dead. For a brief moment, he felt sad – or was it disappointment …
A Clockwork Alchemy: Book Release Party
Some of you may know by now that I am deeply involved with the West Coast's largest (well, I think so) STEAMPUNK convention. What makes Clockwork Alchemy so special is the lavish attention they give to authors, both published and really thinking about it. So, it should come as no surprise that we have a …
Clockwork Alchemy Appearance
It's that time again ... Clockwork Alchemy, the San Francisco Bay Area's premiere Steampunk convention will be held at the Double Tree Inn, San Jose CA, Memorial Day weekend. Yours truly will be presenting or participating in the following panels: Friday, 5/23, 4pm: Villains - The Worst of the Best Saturday, 5/24, 12 Noon: Real …
Guest blogger – Michael Tierney “NaNoWriMo – My Crash Course in Novel Writing
I want to give a big welcome to Michael Tierney to the VolcanoLady Blog. Michael is a determined author who can speak to the phenomenon that is National Novel Writers Month. I'll let him do all the talking/writing: A serendipitous set of circumstances last fall launched me down the path of novel writing. NaNoWriMo, if you …
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To Con or not to Con – that is a Steampunk author’s question
For an author or a budding author, is it worth one’s time, energy, and money to attend Steampunk conventions and events. After reading an article by Jay Lake, the Guest of Honor at Gaslight Gathering (San Diego) 2013, one might conclude the answer is no. But I would like to differ (with much respect to …
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Calling all Authors of the Next Great American Novel
I hate to spring these things on you, but you might want to know that there are some surprises no one warns you about – until now. Well … okay … there are blogs out there giving you a heads-up about some aspects of becoming a published author, but I have this overwhelming need to …
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