Review: Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

As someone who adores epic space opera tales written by female authors, I was excited for this book. I’d never read anything by Valente before, and this seemed like a great introduction to her work. It absolutely was a fantastic primer on her delightful and illustrative writing style, but this was not the intricate politicalContinue reading “Review: Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente”

Con Report: Confluence 2018

I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since my first visit to Confluence as a professional writer. In 2013, I was promoting a speculative fiction anthology I had edited and announcing my contract with Dog Star Books to publish my first novel the next year. Now, my fourth novel comes out next month, and ConfluenceContinue reading “Con Report: Confluence 2018”