Author Archives: Marion

And Now a Brief Update

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Marion

Today I will give Comeuppance Served Cold one more read-through before sending it back to my editor. This round of edits came after two authenticity reads, one for my Black American characters and one for the visually impaired character. With … Continue reading →

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The Shook-Up Generation

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Marion

I laughed when I saw this book on the table in Brandy’s store. I mean, that cover! So period! Brandy’s Crest paperback copy will cost you more than thirty-five cents, sorry. In some ways a perfect cover, showing young toughs … Continue reading →

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Debris

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Marion

Debris currently airs on NBC on Monday nights. I usually catch up with on On Demand. It’s got a science fiction premise, and it’s a nice one. An extraterrestrial spacecraft drifted into our system, to orbit around earth (kind of … Continue reading →

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ConTinual Panel

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Marion

Here’s a link to the second Con-Tinual Panel I participated in. I was more relaxed this time, and it shows!

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Bodies in Motion

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Marion

In Dashiell Hammett’s detective novel The Maltese Falcon, Sam Spade goes to the hotel room of Caspar Gutman. Gutman is trying to persuade Spade to acquire the fabled falcon statuette for him. It’s an important scene, because we finally get … Continue reading →

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Small Plates

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Marion

Brian Fies once used the term “tapas” for a blog post that contained a number of unrelated topics. I’m stealing the idea. Please enjoy a sample of tidbits today. We put a helicopter on Mars, and it flies! I’m reading … Continue reading →

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The Way We Live Now #16: Full Immunity

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Marion

Today is the day my one-and-done J&J jab reaches peak immunity. I don’t feel any different, but I’m happy about it. J&J is having some trouble because of the rare clotting effect. While I am not in the age group, … Continue reading →

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Announcement!

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Marion

The Tor.com announcement of my Prohibition era fantasy novel Comeuppance Served Cold is up today! I’m humbled and excited; so grateful to Tor editor Ruoxi Chen, who was a champion of this story from the beginning, and Emily Goldman, who … Continue reading →

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Crowds, Mobs and Battle Scenes

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Marion

On a recent writing panel, one of the other participants talked about the difficulty writing a particular battle scene in a series novel. He said it surprised him, because, he thought, “all he had to do” was look at a … Continue reading →

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Angelby on AMC+

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Marion

Xfinity On Demand offers, under the AMC+ menu heading, a “sampler” of shows from the Sundance Channel and a “horror” channel called Shudder. Shudder has expanded horror to include paranormal and supernatural shows that aren’t particularly scary, like AMC’s A … Continue reading →

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