This is the feed for my blog. I update the blog... occasionally? What's a phrase for "Not Terribly Frequently" that makes me sound busy rather than lazy? "When the mood strikes?", "As time allows?", "Every fortnight?" Hmmm.
I update the blog as much as I can. I'm writing, you know.
My family had a wonderful opportunity to take a train ride today that originated from my hometown. Thanks to the Allen County Museum and Historical Society ,and the Cincinnati Railway Company, we were able to ride the rails owned by the the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad…
Sadly, the Steampunk Tribune announced that it is ending their run. ST has been a wonderful source of steampunk info over the years and I’m sad to see them go. If you’re a steampunk enthusiast, head over and take a look at their archives and…
Great bookstore tour of Pittsburgh over the weekend! #reading #steampunk
Here’s an interview with Tim Waggoner and myself from the recent Seton Hill event.
Dog Star Books launches at #Confluence2013 (@conprogram) in Pittsburgh July! buff.ly/ZOoOYc
Check this out. It’s the cover to my book, Odd Men Out. THE COVER Awesome, no? I’m still in awe of how cool it looks. Such amazing detail. I couldn’t be happier. The wonderful artist, Bradley Sharp, managed to fit in so much from the story…
Welcome to another Steampunk Sunday. This week we start looking at the forefathers of the genre. I want to start with a favorite writer of mine, who really doesn’t always get the credit he deserves when people are naming early Steampunk works. Edgar Allan Poe…
I’m sharing a snippet from my novel Odd Men Out, coming out this summer from Dog Star Books. This section takes place early in the first chapter. We’ve just previously met Cyrus, the captain of a transport vessel and two of his associates, Lucinda and…
Ok. So a good place to start on Steampunk Sunday is a definition of steampunk. What is it? Uhhh. Glad you asked. It’s well… it’s a lot of things. Thanks for stopping by! See you next week! You’re still there, aren’t you? Fine. Wikipedia says…
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