Category Archives: Authors

Ray Bradbury — How do I begin?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Marie Loughin

I don’t have a real post today. Nor do I have time to write one. But I saw in the news that Ray Bradbury has died and had to say something. How do I begin? I could get lost talking … Continue reading →

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Books I Want to be Buried With

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Marie Loughin

A while back, I ranted about the digitization of literature. Soon we won’t even keep our electronic files in our homes, anymore. Everything will be stored in “the cloud,” an undefined somewhere else. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not against e-books. … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Aniko Carmean’s Stolen Climates (Or “I’ll take a little myth in my horror, thank you.”)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Marie Loughin

After spending so much time thinking about the horror genre over the last couple of weeks (here, here, and here), this seems like a good time to talk about some actual horror by Aniko Carmean. At least, in my opinion, … Continue reading →

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And that is why every writer should have a book launch party

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Marie Loughin

Writers work mostly in solitude. When you pick away at a novel for years, those who initially supported your endeavor tend to lose interest. They may even forget you’re writing a novel or start believing you’ll never finish. You might … Continue reading →

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A word about Telesa, by Lani Wendt Young

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Marie Loughin

Just for fun, I entered the cover for Valknut: The Binding in a contest at Shannon Mayer’s blog. “I love my book cover,” I thought. “It’s cool and well-suited to my novel. It’s bound to win.” So when it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Ruminating with Jonathan Allen

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Today, I have the privilege of posting my interview of Jonathan Allen, author of Corridors of the Dead, released TODAY. (Woo hoo! Streamers and fireworks!) You can find the e-book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords. A print version … Continue reading →

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Halloween’s not all about being wicked…

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Marie Loughin

This beautiful Halloween story came in from Catherine Hedge, who doesn’t yet have a blog.  I decided to use it as a guest post.   Reading her story and the comment from Merry Simmons, I start to feel that there’s … Continue reading →

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Pondering the whims of editors (a history of Marie’s “Rose in Winter”)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Marie Loughin

If you’ve visited my site recently, you might have noticed Vanessa Chan’s lovely artwork in my sidebar. This is actually the cover of my newly published e-book, Rose in Winter, a 20-page short story that was originally published in Marion … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the October country – Giveaway (Or “I wanna be Ray Bradbury”)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Marie Loughin

It makes perfect sense that Halloween should come at the end of October, the month when our gardens die and the birds flee.  When we shiver in our last breath of sunlit air before scurrying into our caves to watch … Continue reading →

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Borrowed Ruminations on Shannon Mayer’s “Sundered”

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Today, I’m doing something a little different. I have asked Author Merry Simmons to guest post a review of Shannon Mayer’s debut novel, Sundered. Merry began her career writing for science fiction and fantasy markets and has recently turned to … Continue reading →

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