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Dec.24.2012
Writing, I've decided this year, is like farming. You plant those words and eventually they sprout into published stories or books. Periodically, you have a very good harvest, several things coming out at the same time. Other times, the equivalent of a drought or a hurricane strikes your fields and...
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Oct.17.2012
Like atrophied muscle, IMAGINATION withers if not exercised. One delightful cure is a day-trip to the 2013 New Jersey Renaissance Faire! My family loves to dress the roles and meld into the live-action performances. Here’s the preview video of this year’s RenFaire theme…and while my cupboard holds...
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Jun.05.2012
Have no doubt, my friends, these are serious times. And for this reason, I have never been more appreciative of the revelry that converges at the NJ Renaissance Faire at Liberty Lake.
This weekend my family strolled in costume among the RenFaire community, savoring the spontaneous interaction...
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Apr.13.2012
By the time you see this, I'll already be on my way to Canada for Ad Astra, one of my favorite conventions. Details are on my Schedule page; if you're in the Toronto area, please stop by and check it out!
Greg
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Apr.05.2012
I've mentioned this before, but now it's official: the Table of Contents for the new anthology When the Villain Comes Home, edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood, has just been posted, and as you'll be able to see my contribution "The Presuil's Call" proudly sits in the company of some...
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Jan.03.2012
The summer of 1878 in Iowa was more oppressive than usual, and Milton Wright longed for an evening breeze to waft through his upstairs window. He had been working all night. His wife tiptoed into his study. The flickering oil lamp revealed her presence before her free hand...
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Jun.07.2011
In the feudal days of Medieval drudgery, when families struggled for meager subsistence, the appearance of troubadours, tinkers and troupes afforded a miraculous respite from the mud and toil. These travelers were welcomed, whether at the Manor or Commons, for even then humanity craved such food...
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Jan.11.2011
Just a quick update to let people know that the first episode of a new podcast I'm co-hosting with fellow Codex and Writers' Symposium member Brad Beaulieu, Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans, has just gone live at www.speculatesf.com. To quote from the About page:
Speculate...
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Oct.14.2009
Let your dreams carry you into strange lands, for one never knows what treasures await.
It seems my “to do” list grows evermore, but this is the stuff of life, and I accept the good, the bad and the ugly – though forgive me for hoping to find more of the former. I say “find” because our perception...
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May.27.2009
In these uncertain times, when digesting the daily serving of discouraging news, remember that there is no greater fountain of hope than that which lies in the deep waters of the human soul.
Since my prior Blog entry, my author labors have consisted of marketing Book I, working on Book II, and...
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