Vanessa MacLellan – Today I’d like to welcome E. C. Ambrose, who agreed to be grilled about her books, ‘knowledge-inspired’ fiction, and her powerhouse writing skills. E. C. Ambrose writes knowledge-inspired adventure fiction, including DRAKEMASTER (Guardbridge, April 2022) about a clockwork doomsday device based on Su Song’s astronomical clock of 1090 CE and the Dark… Continue reading Interview with author E.C. Ambrose
(Vanessa MacLellan) Hi JK, after being interviewed by you ( Vanessa MacLellan Interview ) at the Editorial Maverick, it struck me that I really wanted to know more about you and the editing world. So, thanks for meeting with me! First question is a big one. Can you tell us about your history, where you… Continue reading Interview with the Editorial Maverick
Reluctant Hero – Available now. It’s the Day! I’m super excited to launch my superhero book. This book was originally written in 2009 for NaNoWriMo. It’s full of roleplaying game characters including Nekoka and Jenni, as well as Berlin, Sepia, and others. Their depth of character comes from years of playing them and I decided,… Continue reading Book Launch – Reluctant Hero – Available now
Coming Soon – Reluctant Hero – Book One of the Seeded Saga The Seed grants extraordinary powers to a select few—the Seeded. For Nekoka—a genius catgirl blessed with multiple Seeded powers, cool tech, and loyal friends—every day is Mardi Gras. But her carefree days in the Big Easy come to an end when her best… Continue reading Book Launch – Reluctant Hero
AwakenVanessa MacLellanPublication date: July 30th 2022Genres: Adult, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror Balin stands between two great Powers. One will shatter his mind; the other will destroy his soul. Only one of them can save his people. Fort Resonbirg, a Norse stronghold in the New World, is besieged by the evil sorcerer Ursulard the Dreamspinner. Though… Continue reading Book Launch – Awaken
It’s here! The very on point cover of Awaken. Md Khalid Bin Walid from Crowdspring captured the entrapped feeling I was after. In Awaken the people are trapped. Trapped within Fort Resonbirg because of the Dreamspinner Ursulard sieging them. Then they are trapped in the Fort after the mists arise. And Balin, my poor abused… Continue reading Awaken – Cover Reveal
It’s been a while since I had a novel out. This is a book I’d written years ago and in 2016 I began shopping it out. Yes, 6 years ago. The last four years, this novel has sat on the desk of two presses consecutively with the ‘we’re considering it, please don’t send it to… Continue reading Awaken – Released July 30
Hike: Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike Nearest Town: Lyle, WA Mileage: 5.0 miles (there and back) Difficulty: Moderate. Definitely no Dog Mountain, but it has a good amount of elevation gain. Highlights: Go in spring to see the three flowering cherry trees and desert flowers. Awe-inspiring views. (originally hiked in May) Driving Directions From Portland, take… Continue reading Lyle Cherry Orchard Hike
Better Than Starbucks published a poem I’d written about lies, those we tell ourselves and we tell others. It was a fun poem to write, littered with references to other works, to ideas and symbology. Meaning. Isn’t that what poems are supposed to do? You can read the poem for free here – The Tulips… Continue reading The Tulips Smell Like Week Old Meat
Passive Voice Every writer knows to avoid passive voice in his/her writing. One of The Rules. We have been beaten about the heads and shoulders with this Rule. I’ve got bruises. Wanna see? Passive language includes ‘to be’ verbs, and so for the longest time any is, was, be, been, were, etc. that I came… Continue reading Passive Voice
