Finding Inspiration in History For the professional historian, history (however one chooses to define the term) is a living, breathing entity. It thrives whether human beings are at their worst or at their best. It is both a lived experience and an intangible figment. Many people treat history as though it is an absolute, but …
I’m visiting L.J. LaBarthe today to talk about magic. There’s an excerpt from Night Shift too. What else have I been up to–aside from miserable spring allergies? I just finished the second round of edits on Buried Bones, the sequel to Good Bones. And yesterday I saw the draft of the cover, which I love! …
Night Shift is available for sale today! You can comment here (yesterday’s blog post) for a chance to win a copy. Also, to celebrate I’m offering my second book, Flux, for free on Kindle! It will remain free through April 6. It’s the second book in my Ennek series. The first book, Stasis, is only 99cents, and the …
It’s spring break and I’ve been grading midterms. As I sometimes do, I thought I’d share some of my students’ gems of wisdom and creative writing. I’ve reproduced all of the student work verbatim. But tomorrow is my release day! My novella Night Shift will be available tomorrow from Dreamspinner, Amazon, and other online sources. …
In honor of April Fool’s Day, I’m going to let you in on a little joke I’ve played on the poor protagonist of my new novella, Night Shift. Here’s the thing. I have always loved the paranormal. Some of the first movies I remember watching as a young kid were the old black-and-white Dracula and …
My guest today is Grace R. Duncan! I’d like to introduce those of you who haven’t yet read Choices to Hamid and Isam, two of Teman’s gypsy clansmen. They are two of the men who guard the gypsy camp and friends of Teman and Jasim. This is the beginning of a story with them below. …
Today, L.J. LaBarthe talks about big things. Australia is a land of Big Things. Oh, I don’t mean things like Uluru or the Olgas, natural formations that are as much a part of our landscape as salt bushes, killer spiders, nine out of ten of the top ten deadliest snakes in the world and the …
You want to know why I support marriage equality? Mustard. My husband and I met in high school and married right after I graduated from college. We’ll celebrate our 25th anniversary this summer. He supported me through grad school, then I supported him while he got his accounting degree. We’ve moved five times—two of those …
I love watching Househunters International. It’s especially fun when I’ve visited the cities, but even when I haven’t I love peeking into homes across the world. My husband and I watch together and discuss which house the people on TV should choose. Well, this morning I’m playing the home version, and you can to0! I …
Hello everyone! I’m Lex Chase, and it is my pleasure to be on Kim’s blog today. I’m the author and brainchild behind Pawn Takes Rook, the first installment of the Checkmate series. It’s a tale about the disgraced superhero Memphis Rook told through the eyes of his sidekick Hogarth Dawson. And that’s what I’m talking …