When it comes to sci fi, I’m often more concerned with what people are doing with their technological advancements than with what those advancements actually are. In some cases though, authors come up with some truly neat stuff. Sometimes, yeah, these inventions have wider implications for the story and the …
Continue ReadingNew Release: NEMESIS! (League of Independent Operatives #4)
Mary O’Sullivan’s world is on the brink of collapse. The Enhanced Abilities Enforcement Association is persecuting humans with powers, forcing them to register their talents with the government. With LIO no longer sanctioned, agents swarm the streets in search of the league’s hidden HQ. When Mary helps an enhanced teenager …
Continue ReadingNew Release: Bypass the Stars!
Seventeen-year-old Frankie Hartiger can reroute any elevator, steal the data from any ID chip, and scramble the facial recognition software on any security bot. The only thing she can’t hack? Her parents. They won’t trust her with a coffee order, never mind a position in their interworld exploration company. When …
Continue ReadingBooks That Blend Sci Fi & Fantasy
But first, I feel like we need to define ‘sci fi’ and ‘fantasy.’ I know, I know. Can open, worms *all* over the floor. Arthur C. Clarke said that “…science fiction is something that could happen – but usually you wouldn’t want it to. Fantasy is something that couldn’t happen …
Continue ReadingBypass the Stars – Sneak Peek!
Bypass the Stars is coming April 16th, 2021! Click here to pre-order your copy today! Bypass the Stars – Chapter One Of the thirteen methods Frankie Hartiger had perfected for breaking into Sublevel D of Pathbound Enterprises Tower, scrambling the facial recognition panel on the Warren-700 security bot was usually …
Continue ReadingMastermind Release Day!
MASTERMIND is out today! In celebration, all three League of Independent Operatives books are on sale! You can find them all at your favorite online bookseller. Get Alter Ego for 99c! Get Anti-Hero for $2.99! Get Mastermind for $3.99! As always, you can also find all my books in print …
Continue ReadingKobo Deal Alert!
If you’re a Kobo reader, there’s an AWESOME buy one, get one FREE sale happening this weekend on digital box sets — and my Toccata System novella trilogy is part of it! Scroll down for more information about the series. Kobo U.S.! Kobo U.K.! Kobo Canada! Kobo Australia! Kobo New …
Continue ReadingBest Sci Fi & Fantasy Reads of 2020
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you’ll know I’m terrible at picking favorites. Movies, TV shows, books. I just can’t choose. How can I number my list of top sci fi and fantasy reads for the year in a way that makes sense? How can I …
Continue ReadingBehind the Scenes: The Making of a Secret Hideout
Last time, I wrote about how I created a car chase through Santa Monica without ever having, um, been there in person. (If you missed it, you can catch up here.) If you’ve read Alter Ego, you know that Niagara Falls plays a central role in the book. Every superhero …
Continue ReadingBehind the Scenes: The Making of a Car Chase
What does a writer do when she can’t visit the place she’s writing about? A lot, as it happens. Alter Ego takes place on Earth, and while I’m familiar with many of the real-world settings, I haven’t visited them all. I wrote the majority of it long before the ability …
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