writing
Liberation: An interview with A.J. Llewellyn
One of the most prolific authors currently working, and definitely one of the most original thinkers, A.J. Llewellyn has established an international reputation as an author of unique romantic stories that combine mystery, magic, cross-cultural interaction, and even cuisine. Or to be more accurate, she writes original stories that combine elements of many genres, but […]
Out of the past: The Kahuna’s return
A Sunday sample from the new Hawaiian Storm mystery, Echoes 2019 The first time that the Kahuna was able to sneak up on Vanessa was the first time she met him, when she was 16 and he was 19. He wasn’t able to do it again for sixteen years, until a bright morning in Honolulu, […]
Cover reveal: Initiation Rites
A new edition of The Bones of the Earth is coming soon—and of course, that means a new edition of Part One, Initiation Rites, as well. A new edition demands a new cover. Today, I’m proud to reveal the new cover designed by author and designer and thoroughly nice person Samreen Ahsan. Here it is: […]
A pleasant and hot surprise
Review of Orgasmic Texas Dawn I have to admit, I never thought I would enjoy reading a male-male erotic romance. But I liked the Orgasmic Texas Dawn series by A.J. Llewellyn and the late, great D.J. Manly. Although I wish I knew what the initials stood for. Anyway, this was a straight-ahead romance with a […]
Thinking of a new way to write
You know I have a lot more ideas for stories than I’ll ever have time to write. So I’ve been thinking, during idle times like going to the grocery store or walking the dog: maybe I need a new way to write long fiction. One that acknowledges that we’re distracted all the time, that our […]
Turning the page to a new year
It’s something you just cannot avoid or escape. It’s everywhere, and no matter how much you struggle against it, eventually you have to give in. Here it is, New Year’s Day, 2023. So I have to tell you my resolutions. Or plans. So here we go. The podcast As you know, I launched Beyond Barbarossa, […]
Not a Black Friday post
As winter teases us here in Ottawa, snowing and freezing and then treating us to warm sunshine, followed by freezing rain, I think of the looming winter in Ukraine. People there facing sub-zero temperatures without electricity, gas, or even running water. Yet the Ukrainian people continue to defy the Russian invasion. They’re committed to resisting, […]
Why Hallowe’en? Because we love to see fear in the mirror
COVID. War. Totalitarianism. Pandemic. Climate change. Terrorism. Nuclear war. Judging from hyperbole in social media, we are out-and-out terrified of these things. Just consider the rhetoric around the use of “tactical” nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Will he? Won’t he? Should we? The job of writers of fantasy and speculative fiction is to reflect our audience’s fears back […]
First day free: Army of Worn Soles + 50 more ebooks
It’s the first of the month, and today you can download Book One of the Eastern Front Trilogy free, along with 50 more books as I’m participating in Authors XP’s First Day promo. Get them here: https://authorsxp.com/first-day-free-books AuthorsXP.com’s FIRST DAY FREE EVENT Free books on the first day of every month! 60+ FREE BOOKS – […]