The Fortress Series by C.J. Cherryh

Although I love many books, there are few books I can read and reread and never, ever grow tired of them. This is one. It is unique, as exceptionally detailed and “alive” as any other Cherryh book, but it has a special place in my heart although I own each and everyone of her works […]

The Navy and it’s “fallen” Captain are just more examples…

Navy Captain, Owen Honors, of the USS Enterprise relieved from command after creating and showing lewd and anti-gay videos to his crew. Full story at the Guardian.UK. “One of the videos opens with an unmistakable declaration of intent: “This evening, all you bleeding hearts and you fags … why don’t you just go ahead and […]

Write of a review of your own work? The Self-Critique

Here’s my review of “Katrdeshtr’s Redemption”, The Night Cat, Book One, written by me. Description: Ancient, brutal beauty, Katrdeshtr the Night Cat, Russian vampire and incorrigible mischief maker turns to old pleasures to relieve his eternal boredom, yet when his sometimes partner finds a new love, satisfaction takes on new meaning. This change of events […]

A Discussion on Response to Reviews: Elitism?

It seems to happen often enough, but a topic was raised on the writers forum group of Dreamspinner Press a few days ago regarding “Nasty Reviews”. The question was, should a writer ever respond to a nasty review. Considering the fact, I had recently had a review at Three Dollar Bill reviews which, while the […]