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Indie Review: Sarvet’s Wanderyar by J. M. Ney-Grimm
If the last book I read sated my taste for sword and sandal fantasy, Sarvet’s Wanderyar fits the bill for another craving: epic fantasy. J. M. Ney Grimm is a master at this genre, and I’ve been a fan...
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Three Great Apps for Writers
Not too long ago, by beloved Blackberry went bust. I was a die-hard BB fanboy for years, but had been getting disillusioned; the OS always felt sluggish, the included browser was painfully slow, and...
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Indie Review: Wrath of the White Tigress by David Alastair Hayden
One of my favourite genres to read is fantasy, and I’m partial to a certain sub-genre: sword and sandal. I love the Conan stories, and so I’ve been looking forward to a book that has a similar flavour:...
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Another Indie in Paper!
A nice quick post this afternoon–just wanted to share the further success of one of my favourite Indie writers, J. M. Ney-Grimm. Savvy readers will know Ney-Grimm from the several reviews I’ve done of...
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Of Books and Beer
My first home made beer We’re going to do something fun today. As I’ve maintained this blog over the past several months, I’ve thought about what it means to be Indie. Indie publishing; Indie music;...
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Indie Interview: Ryan Casey
As a follow up to my review of his book Killing Freedom last week, today we’re being visited by Ryan Casey! I was impressed on a few levels with his book, and so I invited him to come here for another...
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Indie Review: Killing Freedom by Ryan Casey
There’s precisely one thing I don’t like about reading–plowing through a book so quickly you lose the chance to savour it. Now, if it’s a good book, I don’t mind too much, but it’s always a tad...
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Mind Maps Done Right–Scapple for Windows is Here!
I didn’t intend to do a post today, but got an exciting announcement via Twitter this week–Scapple for Windows is in a free open beta! Those of you who’ve followed this blog know I’m a fan of...
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Still here, Still Reading!
Well. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve had lapses before here, but never so long as a month–for that, I apologize. I can’t say anything specific took me away from writing here, but there we are–and...
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Site Update–And Why I Only Write Good Reviews
Just a quick, no nonsense post today–but an important one. I’ve made a long-awaited addition to the blog: look up, and you’ll see a link to a page where I’ve collected all the Indie Reviews I’ve...
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Indie Review: Chains of a Dark Goddess by David Alastair Hayden
The more I get into Indie fiction, the more fantasy I find myself reading. And there are some great fantasy writers out there–not the least of which is David Alastair Hayden. I previously reviewed...
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Chekov’s Neglected Gun
by ToastyKen c/o Flikr Anton Chekov is the bane of many a theatre arts student. His plays are long, tedious, and famous for having little (apparent) movement in the plot. He relied less on overt...
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Indie Review: Of Ants and Dinosaurs by Cixin Liu
I love dinosaurs. I wouldn’t consider palaeontology a hobby, and I can’t say I do a lot of research into it–but still, dinosaurs are cool. I love the child-like wonder that comes with them, and the...
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Women in Fiction, Part Two
On Monday, I posted an interview with one of my favourite Indie authors, Lindsay Buroker. The focus was women in fiction, and when I first wrote up the post, I thought of dividing it into two posts so...
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Women in Fiction, with Lindsay Buroker
So, I’m a huge Star trek fan–and of course, I loved the new movie. I thought they did a clever job with the material, the characters…but this isn’t a review. I wanted to touch on an issue that several...
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Indie Review: Beneath the Surface by Lindsay Buroker
Someone posted a quote on twitter recently–sorry, I can’t remember who or where it came from!–that said the measure of a good book was dreading to read the last chapter, because you know it’s going to...
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Indie Review: The Painting by Ryan Casey
I like to group the horror genre into two categories: Lovecraft and King. Lovecraftian horror is weird, often relies on creatures of a sort, and is terrifying because Lovecraft was a master at “between...
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Traditionally Published Authors a Step Closer to Indies?
One of my favourite “traditionally published authors,” Kevin J Anderson, recently posted about what he called a ground breaking change in the publishing industry: a new service called Cunable, which...
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Indie Review: Troll Magic by J. M. Ney-Grimm
It’s no secret on this blog that I have favourite writers. J. M. Ney-Grimm is one of them, and with good reason–her writing style is unique, and engrossing. Up to now, I’d only read her shorter works;...
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Reach for the Stars…but Don’t
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about ambition. Reaching for the stars. Going the distance and going for broke. Manifesting your own destiny. Biting off more than you can chew. This is going to be a...
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