Monthly Archives: August 2012

For #SampleSunday … An excerpt from The Perishing Land

An excerpt from my apocalyptic horror short story The Perishing Land. You can download the entire story for free from Smashwords. Enjoy! The Perishing Land, by W.E. Linde   Jon watched as his father Yosi hurried to finish the boat … Continue reading

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When Pantheons Collide: Book Review of American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Note: No spoilers. This was my first Neil Gaiman novel, and I was excited to jump in. Actually, that is not entirely true (the first part, not the excited part). Several years ago I read Good Omens, co-written by Neil … Continue reading

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Please sit back and enjoy this terrible writing…The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Special thanks to ereads.com for pointing this out! I’d heard of this contest before. Writers are challenged with penning the worst introductory sentence of a novel that they can imagine. So for those of us uncomfortable with the idea of … Continue reading

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A Masterful Ending to a Trilogy: Book Review of Gabriel’s Revenge, by Steve Umstead

(Note: No spoilers). Right away, I will confess that I loved the first two installments of this story. Now, with this third novel of the Evan Gabriel trilogy, author Steve Umstead closes his masterful science fiction epic. Or maybe “odyssey” … Continue reading

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I’ve been interviewed by Lorna Suzuki, author of the popular Imago fantasy novels

I was thrilled to be interviewed recently by talented Fantasy author Lorna Suzuki. For those of you who may not be familiar with her work, she’s the author of the acclaimed Imago novels. How acclaimed? Well, her work is currently … Continue reading

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