Category Archives: unicorns

On the radio this morning, the DJ was talking about how there are now fantasy bowhunting leagues, like fantasy football leagues. How neat is that? Of course, I already have a fantasy bowhunting league. It consists of Astrid, Cory, Valerija, … Continue reading

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My Little Pony-esque Killer Unicorns! Bucephalus (this is as close as I could get, and it’s not very close) Angel: And, of course, Bonegrinder and Flayer And Astrid’s dress: What? How did that get in there? Cobie Smulders, you are … Continue reading

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They are of transfiguring into this: Thanks to Jessica Spotswood for alerting me to the unicorn generator.(Actually, they’ll generate any ponies, but obviously mine are going to be killer unicorns…) Alternate titles for the blog: If Astrid Did Not Make … Continue reading

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Perhaps you have heard about the current internet hub-bub surrounding the Monstromology series by Rick Yancey. If not, go here for an interview with him to see what the current state of the series (and the drama) is. In short: … Continue reading

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I have been reading with interest the recent flurry of blog posts (in the wake of the release of A Dance with Dragons*) dredging up that old battle of George R. R. Martin’s fans against George R. R. Martin that … Continue reading

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This month only, care of the good people at Smashwords, you can read my historical novelette, “Errant” for free. It’s available in any format, which means you can read it online, as a PDF, as a text file, for your … Continue reading

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I’m amassing quite a collection of foreign editions of Morning Glory: Look at all those different covers. The Brazilian one (which just came in and so is not included in this picture) has the same cover as the French one … Continue reading

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Now you can read the novelette Publisher’s Weekly called “A harsh and poignant take on the unicorn myth.” and Booklist claimed was “[A] deliciously dark tale of unlikely nuns and even more unlikely unicorns…” …for only $.99 cents! In 18th … Continue reading

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I ran across a review of Rampant that pointed me in the direction of this (apparently quite popular) discussion of the cover. Seems some dude named Joel (Who, in his profile pics, looks to be a hipster about my age) … Continue reading

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A twitter conversation I had yesterday got me thinking about how hard it is to wrangle certain details of your world building over a long series.  I’m not talking about the broad strokes that make your world what it is, … Continue reading

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