SlipperyWords (J.D. Blackrose)

Kevin Hearne is a seriously great writer, and I resent it

I absolutely love the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne, and I am not alone. If you haven't read the series, then start at the beginning and read them in…

JDBlackrose July 7, 2015

Authors

Review of Spell Blind (The Case Files of Justis Fearsson by David B. Coe)

Spell Blind is a new book in a new series by David B. Coe. I totally recommend it. I'll be honest, it took me a bit to get hooked, so…

JDBlackrose June 27, 2015

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How Murder Came to the Sasquatch

How Murder Came to the Sasquatch The dead body settled into the river bed, barely disturbing the underwater plants or any of the river’s cold-blooded residents. If they were of…

JDBlackrose June 16, 2015

My Writing Personal Musings

When you send flowers, put a name on the card

Lessons from the last two weeks: 1. Editing happens. You don't have to like it, but you do have to respect it. If you write, you edit. The first draft…

JDBlackrose June 6, 2015

My Writing

WIP: An uplifting story of a psychotic babysnatcher. Not so much on the uplifting.

At first light, Abby leans down to see Holly. Holly doesn’t look right. She picks Holly up and notices that Holly smells different. Maybe she has a stinky diaper? Abby…

JDBlackrose May 26, 2015

Authors

Review: Straight to Hell by John Hartness

Review of John Hartness' latest Quincy Harker novella. Take a little John Constantine, a bit of Harry Dresden, some of Hartness' own character, Bubba, add a dash of Vlad, and…

JDBlackrose May 22, 2015

My Writing

Some Words from A WIP

Some words from a W.I.P. “You killed my sister!" “Your sister was losing control.” “She was losing control because of you. We weren’t always killers. We could manage the Hunger.…

JDBlackrose May 17, 2015

Personal Musings

Why do I “want to be” a writer?

This is what greets me this morning. Two writers that I admire (including one that I personally know) each write blog posts that essentially say, being a writer is really…

JDBlackrose May 12, 2015

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If Angels Can Fall, Can Demons Rise?

Story Idea: What do you think? Thoughts? Feedback? A child is conceived through rape. The mother's Guardian Angel is so upset that she closes her eyes just for a moment. A…

JDBlackrose May 8, 2015

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New Book by Andrea Phillips Sounds Super Cool

Just saw an announcement of this new book and think it is a must-read. The basic premise is that reality can be changed and nudged through changes to the Wikipedia-like…

JDBlackrose May 6, 2015