From the pleasantly deranged mind of T.E. MacArthur – Paranormal Mystery and Alternate History Author
The Wild American West was a dream and hope for many, but for some it was a place to die. Lucky Tom Turner has finally run out of the good fortune that kept him alive for so long. Rescue the brilliant scientist, elude the New Confederacy, and escape the Prussians determined to torture him for …
Continue reading Terror in a Wild Weird West – #3 is here!!!
Trilogies need three things, unless you are marvelously clever and are just playing with us (why yes, there have been four part trilogies but I won't do that to you.) Volume Three is almost on the bookshelves! You can order your copy of The Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner: Volume 3 through Amazon, Kindle, and …
Continue reading It’s Coming! Book Three of the Gaslight Adventures Trilogy
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 …
Continue reading Guest blogger – Michael Tierney “NaNoWriMo – My Crash Course in Novel Writing
With a huge "Thank You!" and "Tally-ho!" I want to welcome Dover Whitecliff to the VolcanoLady Blog. Dover is a brilliant budding author with tons to share. Not only has she generously given us an article, she is has a blog site of her own (see below.) Proof positive, especially as NaNoWriMo is five days …
Continue reading Guest Blogger – Dover Whitecliff “Be a Writer!”
An Author Workshop : Saturday November 2, 1-4 p.m. At THE HUB in Vallejo Writer's Block, Steampunk, and NANOWRIMO – or Help, I'm Stuck! You want to write. You want to write Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Steampunk. But you’re stuck. Call it Writer’s Block, Outlining Troubles, Character Issues, World Creation Fail, or OMG it’s NaNoWriMo time again …
Continue reading Writer’s Block, Steampunk, and NANOWRIMO – or Help, I’m Stuck! Workshop
Didn't that title grab your attention? Okay, okay ... it was cheesy, but I made you look, eh? Library at the End of the Universe (http://www.libraryattheendofuniverse.com/2013/09/welcome-to-steampunk-september-2013.html?zx=49c495143d7ccdac) is holding her Steampunk September Extravaganza again! Interviews, book reviews, and book giveaways. The Yankee Must Die penny dreadfuls are going to be part of this autumn fun, and …
Continue reading What is Steampunk and How to Get Some for Free?
Steampunk friends and fans, 200+ years after Jane Austen published Sense and Sensibility (1811) she’s still one of the most read and re-read authors in a multitude of languages. In fairness, ask yourself what current Steampunk novel will have that staying power? The hardest thing for a new author, like me, to do is face …
Continue reading See Jane (Austen) run … See Jane get it oh-so right for 200 years
Tours can be great for authors – all that professional wisdom and tidbits of useless trivia only we can appreciate. Weird little things can come up in the oddest places, such as my overhearing that until the 20th Century most ships couldn’t dock in Reykjavik because the harbor is shallow and other harbors were the …
Jules Verne might not have set foot on Iceland before releasing his Journey to the Center of the Earth, but in anticipation of the third Volcano Lady novel (cross your fingers for a Spring 2014 release,) I did. Not only is the country on my Bucket List of travelling to the three “I” countries (Iceland, …
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 …
Continue reading To Con or not to Con – that is a Steampunk author’s question
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