Sarah Kanning

In the immortal words of Jim Anchower, it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya, so here it make up for it is…a link. I know, I really shouldn’t have. But it’s a good one: Ten Rules for Writing (from various people who probably know what they’re talking about), a la Elmore Leonard, [...]

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Today Subterranean Press published “The Bohemian Astrobleme” by Kage Baker. It’s set in the steampunkish world of The Women of Nell Gwynne’s (also from Subterranean), and features a certain Lady Beatrice…
Subterranean Press » Fiction: The Bohemian Astrobleme by Kage Baker.
Good stuff!
This is also a good time to send out positive cosmic whirlies (and maybe a [...]

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Some archaeologists now believe that humans learned how to brew beer before they learned to bake bread, and that our ancestors’ desire for alcoholic beverages helped encourage them to develop agriculture.
This falls under the category of “not quite news,” since various scientists and historians have reported on our species’ long history with alcohol, BUT it’s [...]

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It’s an interesting topic, and Reinhardt made it a delightful read, full of quirky asides and the kinds of details writers find eminently useful. If the story you are writing has a sword in it, you should read this book.

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I’ve been thinking about On Writing, Stephen King’s memoir/writing treatise a lot in the last two days, because Monday morning I awoke to some medium-to-severe back pain. A trip to a massage therapist didn’t help, and it felt even worse today. Grrr. In general, I lead a largely pain-free existence, and on days like these [...]

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