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SFFSat, March 17th 2012: continuing on from where we left off last week….
We have the rest of the conversation first shown in snippet form here, for last week’s SFFSat. Agate had already turned away to deal with the “I told you so” look on Damien’s face, but now she turned...
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SFFSat March 24th: a conversation between Agate and her major
Continuing on in the same scene as the last two weeks’ snippets (1, 2), here we see a small conversation between Bellica Agate and her major, Damien. This is from The Jade Star of Athering, the sequel...
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SFFSat: oh the times, they are a-changing…
Here is the continuation to the last three weeks’ snippets (1, 2, 3) and the end of this chapter! They didn’t, this time. He merely nodded and put his arm around her shoulders, and they walked in...
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Ultimatums to myself
So back when I was still traveling, and I believe it was when I was in Salem, OR, specifically, I set a goal for myself. An ultimatum, even. I told myself I was going to finish The Jade Star of...
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Happy Beltane!
Today is May 1st, making it the traditional day for Beltane, a Pagan festival. (Or, okay, well, my traditional day for Beltane.) In the Neo-Wiccan Wheel of the Year, Beltane is one of eight sabbats...
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Apologies for being AWOL
It has been a weird month or so. Very busy, like a bee, if bees are busy. Haven’t had a chance to do any SFFSat, as much because my laptop, where my WIPs reside, has been acting up, as because I’ve...
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SFFSat October 13th: Our heroines arrive in Southland
Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday. On the surface, it’s a web ring of authors who post snippets of their work for comment. In reality, it’s a close-knit group of friends and colleagues...
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SFFSat, October 20th: The Welcoming Party
Continuing on from where we left off last week — Bellica Agate and her regiment have arrived in Southland, where an army of “gypsies” has taken over the town. And yes, this is all first draft stuff, so...
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Writers Fest Recap (picture heavy)
Last week I volunteered sixteen hours at the Writers Fest. If you’ve been reading my posts, you already know this. I wanted to give a brief recap of the week, along with pictures I took (or had taken...
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SFFSat October 27th: A Diplomatic Mission
Welcome to another SFFSat snippet! We continue on from the last two weeks’ snippets (here and here, in chronological order) from The Jade Star of Athering. The leader sized her up, recognized her as...
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SFFSat, November 3rd: Communication Problems
Welcome to another week of SFFSat! In this snippet, Agate and Damien have been lead to the Ixile’an sovereign who has taken her army to occupy the town of Southland. There was a silence as the two...
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Eight Days In, Halfway Through — the magic of planning my NaNo-novel
You read that right. I’ve already hit 25K in my NaNoWriMo project, Stranger Skies. The story is fleshing itself out nicely, and I’ve gone ahead and done the Smashwords NaNoWriMo promotion — you can...
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Weekly Round-up, November 16th: Bellica, SFFSat, Savita, and mom’s book
The title of this post makes it seem like the “weekly round-up” is an actual thing here at Bacon and Whiskey, but this is probably the first time I’ve ever done it. Also, not sure if it’ll happen...
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The Next Big Thing Author Blog Hop
KariAnn Ramadorai tagged me for this blog hop, and I figured it’d be a fun thing to do. She also said some very nice things about me in her blog post, which made me blush. Yes, I’m blushing. Shush. And...
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I just finished a novel, no big deal
You read that right. I just finished Stranger Skies, the NaNoWriMo novel I’ve been posting snippets from for SFFSat. First draft clocks in at just over 70,000 words. Definitely shorter than Bellica‘s...
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Fiction Friday: in which I eat all of my mom’s Nutella
What are kids for, right? This week I am not reading any fiction — all my reads are currently a) serious academic tomes or b) books on paganism and witchcraft. Or both. However, I did write a short...
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SFFSat January 28th: Bellica Agate prays at the temple
This is an excerpt from The Jade Star of Athering, a sequel to Dead Transgressions set 10,000 years later and right after the events in Bellica. Bellica Agate has been ordered to travel to Southland to...
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Meanwhile in Nanaimo (where it’s still not snowing; I don’t care what...
A while ago I lost the notebook that held several handwritten chapters of The Jade Star of Athering, sequel to Bellica. (Yes, I’ve finally given in — it’s a sequel. I’m sure those of you who have read...
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SFFSat, March 10th, 2012: a snippet from The Jade Star of Athering
During a break on the march to Southland, Agate takes an opportunity to tell her women about their mission — and encounters some resistance. While her women sat, scattered across the road in a rough...
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