SarahBlackwellFiction

HUZZAH

I am popping by just to let you guys know that I am HUGELY excited because my most favourite book series of all time is finally available in audiobook. I've read it on my Kobo many, many times, but now I can listen to it and I am DELIGHTED. 

If you're interested, it's the Belisarius series by Eric Flint and David Drake. It is, bar none, the best alternate-history series I've ever read. I am hopelessly envious of the encyclopaedic knowledge of history required to write something lik...

A Future For Christmas

(Dual posted to Tumblr, for Christmas Eve)

Note: Like Sir Terry Pratchett, I really hate The Little Match Girl. It’s the worst Christmas story. And the Gentlemen of Night don’t care for it, either.

This is the 4th story set in the Night Gentlemen's universe.

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The Night Gentlemen were tasked with a solemn duty. To guide the dead, to comfort and to reassure, to find lost souls and carry those who were too old or too young to understand walking onward. 

He...

Merry Yuletide, and Similar

The holiday season has begun at our house! 

I have a large extended family, which consists of Methodists, Anglicans, Pagans, agnostics, and several Unconfirmed, not to mention an ex who wants his own time with our child. So we have... well, not a whole season, but about a week of celebrating. It starts on the weekend closest to the Solstice, with a small, low-key celebration of the Solstice with my immediate family. We take a day in the holiday chaos to have a really calm, restful ...

NaNo, Writing, and Tone

So I started my NaNoWriMo novel on time, and in one sense it's going very well. I have a story I really like, I'm having no trouble getting my word count out, and I'm excited to write instead of dreading it. It's been years since I really enjoyed a NaNo, and I credit my ADHD medication with giving me back the concentration level that I used to be capable of. 

But I am having trouble hitting the right tone. The right feel. The right... waves hands... vibe.

An...

Wow!

I'm up to 85 Patrons! That's so exciting! Welcome to all of you, and thank you for coming! I hope you enjoy the entertainment, please take a seat.

Here is a picture of my cat being especially fat and fluffy, just for you guys.

(If you are concerned for him, he is fat because he was an abandoned kitty who had extreme food insecurity issues when first adopted, and he kept stealing the dog's food or going out and conning neighbours into feeding him. He's lost a fair bit of the weight...

National Novel Writing Month

Are any of you also writers? Planning to do NaNoWriMo this year? Or aspiring writers who might give it a try with encouragement?

I do it every year. This is, in fact, my 20th year. (I am very old) So if anyone wants to be writing buddies, or would be interested in a weekly pep-talk from a NaNo Dinosaur this November, let me know! I would be happy to interact on the subject if anyone's interested. 

Welcome!

Welcome to my brand new Patreon! I will be posting short stories here 1-2 weeks before they're offered for free on Tumblr, Patreon-exclusive shorts every month, excerpts from longer works, and some special Patreon-only goodies. 

Please take a seat, and get comfortable. The entertainment will begin... shortly!