by Penny Freeman | Jun 3, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MEGAN OLIPHANT I have to say I have a really hard time writing a blog post all about me. It may be because I’ve spent most of my life trying to live in the shadows, using what I have to support others: my husband, my children, other writers. I could give help and...
by Penny Freeman | Jun 1, 2014 | Sound-off Saturday, Writing
BY J. M. SALYARDS Feedback and reviews for Shadow of the Last Men have been largely positive, but there is a common refrain from those readers who perhaps were not prepared for some of the more intense scenes in the work. “Expect a fair amount of blood and...
by Penny Freeman | May 30, 2014 | Writing
Writing Is Serious Business The initial inklings of “Priority Passage” came as the result of binge listening to both Imagine Dragons and Florence + The Machine. True story. But why Priority Passage? The initial draft was, if I’m being perfectly honest with...
by Penny Freeman | May 29, 2014 | Writing
The Journey “The Journey of Inspector Roux” was the result of a single idea: in the steampunk world, what sort of medical advancements would be available? I was in the middle of editing my science fiction novel the day my daughter invited me to join her in...
by Penny Freeman | May 28, 2014 | Writing
On Inspiration: I have a confession to make. It’s not something that many people know about me. Behind these dark brown eyes lies a hidden passion that I’m only now beginning to reveal. It drives me to reach a hand up to a sky filled with airships, ride on...
by Penny Freeman | May 27, 2014 | Writing
Living With Writers Writers—let’s face it, we’re an odd bunch. I’m serious. If you don’t believe me, the next time you are in a bookstore try and play ‘spot the writer’. It’s actually pretty easy, we are usually the sun deprived ones sporting a caffeine-induced...
