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  Con Report: In Your Write Mind 2018

  I had another wonderful retreat at Hogwarts Seton Hill University this past weekend, where I originally received my Masters degree in Writing Popular Fiction. The alumni of this program wanted an excuse to keep coming back every year, so In Your Write Mind was developed. It’s open to former students…

  June 27, 2018
• book review

  In Your Write Mind 2018 Schedule

  This weekend, I’ll be returning to Hogwarts Seton Hill University for the annual writers retreat hosted by the Writing Popular Fiction graduate program alumni, of which I am one. Mostly, we just wanted an excuse to come back to our favorite place in the world and meet up with our…

  June 18, 2018
• wrap-up & goals

  May Wrap-Up & June Goals

  It’s been done before, so I’ll skip the trite comments about “OMG how is June here already??!” Instead, let’s get to the good stuff. After you admire the absolutely adorable dragonling that I bought at Balticon last weekend. Fable has been tasked with protecting my TARDIS die, and if you…

  June 1, 2018
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  Con Report: Balticon 52

  If you’re here for a copy of my alternate history presentation, read on! I consider Balticon my “local” con for many reasons — it was the first SF/F convention I attended as an adult (back in college), it’s currently located a few blocks from where I worked for almost a…

  May 30, 2018
• wrap-up & goals

  April Wrap-Up & May Goals

  I’m totally having that weird feeling of having accomplished so much in the past month while also doing not much of anything at all. Take a look below and let me know where you think I fall on that spectrum. Currently reading: A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet #2) by…

  May 2, 2018
• wrap-up & goals

  March Wrap-Up & April Goals

  It’s been another whirlwind month at Casa Siamese, filled with lots of reading, blogging, editing, and other such shenanigans. I’ve been doing a lot of working out, and I’m counting down the days until the weather finally gets warm enough for me to walk outside. (Yes, I’m aware that I…

  April 2, 2018
• author interview

  Author Interview with Nicholas Conley

  I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing two projects by Nicholas Conley, so I jumped at the chance to pick his brain about his latest novel. Intraterrestrial was a wild ride, and you can find my review of it here. ABOUT THE BOOK Adam Helios is a bully magnet without many friends.…

  March 26, 2018
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  Con Report: Cleveland ConCoction 2018

  As always, I had a fantastic time at Cleveland ConCoction this year! It’s one of my favorite cons, for the people I get to see, how many books I tend to sell, and especially how well this convention treats the authors they invite to participate in programming. I wish other…

  March 14, 2018
• book review

  Review: A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet #1) by Madeleine L’Engle

  I read this novel for my 2018 Resolution Project over at Speculative Chic, the other blog I contribute to. This year, I resolved to fill a gap in my knowledge of the science-fiction classics and read the book before the film comes out in March. I succeeded! You can find…

  March 7, 2018
• book review

  Cleveland ConCoction Schedule

   This weekend, I will be attending Cleveland ConCoction for the third year! This is one of my favorite conventions in terms of how authors are treated and the variety of events. I made some great friends last year that I can’t wait to reunite with. The convention is a new…

  March 5, 2018
• wrap-up & goals

  February Wrap-Up & March Goals

  Wow, the year is flying by. So are the deadlines! Just kidding — I’m actually on pretty good track with all of my current projects. But things are only going to pick up again before they slow down. On top of everything else, my husband and I joined one of…

  March 2, 2018
• LEGO build

  Build Report: Star Wars Arrowhead

  To celebrate completing revisions on my fourth novel, Steel Time, and sending it off to my publisher for layout, I took a break before jumping into my next major project (revisions to book 5, Steel Shadows) by building the awesome set I received from my littlest sister last Christmas. The…

  February 28, 2018
• Life and/or Cats

  Farpoint 2018 Schedule

  This weekend, I’m excited to make my debut appearance at Farpoint 2018 in Hunt Valley, Maryland! Here’s my schedule: Friday 4 PM: Creating Immersive Worlds 5 PM: All Things Winchester 10 PM: Book Fair Saturday 10 AM: Book signing 11 AM: Reading from Steel Blood Sunday 10 AM: Superhero Film Overload?…

  February 5, 2018
• wrap-up & goals

  January Wrap-Up & February Goals

  Wow, is the first month of 2018 done already? Seems like it flew by in a whirlwind of writing and reading and LEGO. Oh wait — because that’s basically all I did this month. January Wrap-Up First of all, the good news: The first draft of Steel Empires #5: Steel…

  February 2, 2018
• LEGO build

  Build Report: Mini London Bus

  My littlest sister got mega points for giving me LEGO sets for Christmas, so I took time on my birthday a few days afterward to build this small set. My burgeoning LEGO cityscape needs adequate public transportation, after all. Mini London Bus (40220) — 118 pieces I love that clear…

  January 22, 2018
• LEGO build

  Build Report: Parisian Restaurant

  Over the holidays this year, I added to my growing LEGO metropolis (currently reigning supreme atop a bookshelf in my guest room) by constructing the Parisian Restaurant Creator set. I started on the afternoon of Christmas Eve and spent a few hours each day (after my writing was done!) until…

  January 12, 2018
• wrap-up & goals

  December Wrap-Up & January Goals

  Happy new year from all of us at Casa Siamese! Though you won’t see this post until it goes live on Wednesday morning, I’m writing it late Monday afternoon with a tummy full of amazing New Year’s Day brunch and a hot mug of tea. I’m excited to start 2018…

  January 3, 2018
• LEGO build

  Build Report: 2017 Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar

  I honestly can’t remember the last time I had an advent calendar as a kid. I have vague memories of the ones with cheap chocolate in middle school, which is when my littlest sister was a toddler. Now that I’m an adult, for various definitions of the word, it was…

  December 27, 2017
• Life and/or Cats

  Annual Holiday Update

  Below is the holiday letter my husband and I sent in our cards this year. Thank you to all of you for also being amazing supporters. I couldn’t have gotten through this year without you. Dear Family & Friends, This has been a much-needed quiet year for the Gribble household.…

  December 25, 2017
• LEGO build

  Build Report: Cargo Railway & Octan Twin Tank Rail Tanker

  My husband and I have been married for five years, and living together for almost nine. And every time we think we’ve gotten all of our random belongings from our respective mothers’ houses, something else gets dredged up from a dark basement corner. This past summer, it was a ratty…

  December 22, 2017