Book Review: Building Baby Brother
Building Baby Brother is what happens when 2001: A Space Odyssey meets a contemporary children’s bedtime story that’s really meant for...
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Ryan Southwick
- Sep 21, 2019
- 1 min
Book Review: Silver Borne
Continuing the upward trend, Silver Borne surpasses Bone Crossed as my favorite Mercy book—and no, I’m not done with the series yet. =]...
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Ryan Southwick
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Book Review: An Unsettled Grave
An Unsettled Grave is the second book in the series. I didn’t read the first one, and, while at times I felt I was missing a key piece of...
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Ryan Southwick
- Aug 11, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October is the first Tom Clancy book I’ve ever read—and probably my last. Don’t get me wrong: His ability to dive into...
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Ryan Southwick
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Crème de la Cover Contest!
Angels in the Mist has been nominated for the Crème de la Cover contest on InD'Tale Magazine! If you like my cover and would like to show...
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Ryan Southwick
- May 30, 2019
- 8 min
How Software Craftsmanship Made Me a Better Author
When after fifteen years as a software developer I decided to try my hand at writing fiction, I was prepared to start at ground zero....
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Ryan Southwick
- May 23, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Bone Crossed
This is my first read through the Mercy Thompson series, and Bone Crossed is my favorite so far. It’s the first one to me where Mercy...
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Ryan Southwick
- May 19, 2019
- 1 min
InD'Tale Video Review Including Angels in the Mist
Woohoo! Angels in the Mist has been included in this month's video montage of Crowned Heart of Excellence reviews, and it's first! Of...
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Ryan Southwick
- May 11, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Blade Runner was one of the top formative science fiction movies of my teenage years, so when a publishing professional recently...
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Ryan Southwick
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
Angels in the Mist Receives Crowned Heart of Excellence on InD'tale!
And 4.5 stars to boot! Here's some of what Tricia Hill had to say: "Angels in the Mist" is an epic urban fantasy blended with science...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 27, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Sex on Fire
The protagonist in my first published book, Angels in the Mist, suffers PTSD from sexual assault when she was a teenager, and while many...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 21, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Dawn
This was one of those books I read more on a friend’s recommendation rather than any interest in the subject. And I’m glad I did. Dawn...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 15, 2019
- 1 min
Book Review: A Caress of Twilight
A Caress of Twilight follows Merry Gentry and her gaggle of hunky man meat through another combination of twisted sidhe court politics...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
Book Review: A Kiss of Shadows
This was, without a doubt, my first reverse harem read. Most female protagonists receive at least passing interest from other male...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 2, 2019
- 1 min
Book Review: Ancillary Justice
There isn’t much I can say in this review that hasn’t been said a dozen times or more in others, so I’ll keep this one down to likes and...
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Ryan Southwick
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Angels in the Mist now in a BOOK STORE!
Never thought I'd see the day. Florey's Book Co. in Pacifica has agreed to stock Angels in the Mist! Now to pinch myself and wake up. Ow!...
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Ryan Southwick
- Mar 26, 2019
- 9 min
Effective Small Caps in Scrivener 3
Sounds simple, right? Small caps are commonly seen in both printed and electronic books to represent signs or other messages that italics...
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Ryan Southwick
- Mar 23, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Memory and Metaphor
Memory and Metaphor is a wonderful debut novel by Andrea Monticue, with enough well-researched technical detail to immerse sci fi fans in...
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Ryan Southwick
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Oathbringer
Oathbringer is, in a word, epic. So much happens in this book, with so many plots interweaving, especially toward the end, that it’s like...
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Ryan Southwick
- Feb 25, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: Magic Binds
Magic Binds expands on Kate's origins and once again tests the iron bonds of her and Curran's relationship. Their daughter, Julie, has a...
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