A License to Quill

In 1 day you’ll meet someone who doesn’t just mangle the spoken word—but twists them till they squeak, turns them inside out, and forces them into meanings that make Etymologists hurl themselves off cliffs. “The…

In 2 days you can hunt for the fluffiest cat in all of Industralia! Will you find her? (Feel free to shout her name when you do!) “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31,…

In 3 days you’ll be able to meet the most Beautiful Bonnet in all of Meridian! “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31, 2015 and is available for pre-order in electronic form for the Kindle for $4.99.

In 4 days you’ll learn exactly what is so darned special about the Ladies Parlor at the Air Azimuth Aether Docks. This luxury skyport serves as a principal transfer hub to and from points all…

In 5 days you’ll be able to purchase flight insurance, even though that airship you are about to board is perfectly safe. Nothing can go wrong. “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31,…

In 6 days that tweeting and trilling sound you hear will be coming from a genuine clockwork bird, a marvel of the modern age built by the Songbird Twitter Works in collaboration with the Featherstone…

In 7 days we will race the clock to be on time when that venerable airship, The Jasmine, shrugs off its mooring ropes and sails the skies of Industralia. You don’t want to be…

In 8 days, you can spend a day at the circus! Gasp as Princess Penelope performs a plethora of playful pirouettes while precariously perched on a pinto pony! Roll Up! Roll Up! “The…

In 9 days, you can shop at Nattersack’s for everything from mechanical pens to Sir Rubalot’s Brass Brightener By The Tub. “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31, 2015 and is available for…

In 10 days you can visit ‘The Inkwell’, simply by reading The Flight To Brassbright. How Extraordinary! “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31, 2015 and is available for pre-order in electronic form…

Apparently my little review of Depth Charging Ice Planet Goth got noticed!  After you’ve enjoyed the fantastic cover art by Kmye Chan, take a look at the reviewers quoted on the back cover.…

I am so excited!  I’ve turned over my novel manuscript to an independent publishing house for printing and distribution! I’m a firm believer in supporting indie publishing, so this felt like a really…

Photo by J.R. Blackwell Pip Ballantine: Prolific award-winning author, podcaster, cat-herder, New Zealander on special assignment in the States, wife and mother, blogger.  Tee Morris: Writer of Fantasy, Non-Fiction, Podcast Pioneer, partaker of good cigars and…

Halloween, 2005 was a special holiday, and I’ll tell you why.  Back then, my online life was just starting to blossom in the rather trendy livejournal community, but my longstanding relationship with  rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc…

Announcing the release of the Clockhaven Chronicles 2nd Edition/2nd Episode! Congratulations are in order for Mr. P.S. Chambers for the publication and release of his second episode in the 4-part serialization, “Day of the…