Starlog

  • The return of the The Monomaniacal Middle Grade Reviewer (Wolves of the Beyond)

    The Monomaniacal Middle Grade Reviewer Returns! Yay!  I finally tied him down    bribed him   convinced the MMGR to do another review.  Here we are with Wolves of the Beyond. Uncut, and uninterrupted…. well, maybe a little interruption, but too funny.  I had to leave it in!!!!! No Retakes! Read more

  • Book Banning

    I recently read an article on why China’s internet censors ban the word “salt” (Because the government is trying so squash rumors that extra salt intake will protect you from radioactivity) It led me on a rabbit trail to banned books in the USA.  Now, I expected to see a list of really old books. … Read more

  • Flash Fiction Tuesday – The little Pink Monkey comes to life

    Setting the timer for five minutes.  This is what I came up with. The computers shut down, and the lights in the building go off for the night.  The little pink monkey smiles.  He unhooks his Velcro hand from the cubicle wall, and jumps to the desk.  He scuttles around the keyboard, and swings over… Read more

  • Writing to a Deadline Part 10: Rewrite and Beta Blast

    If you’re just hopping into the insanity that is my writing life, check out my previous “Writing to a Deadline” posts or this won’t make sense. Okay… fixed that climax.  Yeah!  I did it.  Oh no!  Now I am at 10,280 words! That’s a whole page over!  Ugh! Edit madness:  Extra word here, extra word… Read more

  • Cancer leaves Scars that you Cannot See

    For those of you who may not be aware, I recently went through my second round of Cancer surgery.  If you’re interested in the kind, or the details, click here or here. I’m cured at the moment.  Everything is fine. Something unexpected happened to me the other day, though. I sat on the floor, packing… Read more

  • By Request — Lay versus Lie – Take Two & National Macaroni Day!

    It’s National Macaroni Day! Yay!  I finally have a reason to use my Macaroni font!  Oh, Macaroni, how do I love thee… Let me count the ways… Okay, I will not soliloquize about pasta, but it’s tempting. Today we are going to bring back a topic near and dear to everyone’s hearts…  The dreaded Lay… Read more