A Little of This, A Little of That

It has been a busy steampunk week around here.

I've just finished the delightful The Falling Machine by Andrew Mayer and have already went nuts over chapter one of Dead Iron by Devon Monk. I'll be posting both reviews soon. If you'd like to check out my review for Phoenix Rising - A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel - please stop by the Clockwork Reviews Page.

While doing some research for a short story, I stumbled across this very cool, very sleek contraption - a miniature tattoo machine. To read more about it, you can follow to the article here.

Love it!

All this week I've been busily working on edits, rewrites, and new projects - definitely no shortage of creativity going on here. But I'm keeping it all balanced, I promise. There have been some recent call-outs for stories that have caught my fancy. But I'm working to finish up my sequel to Iron Butterfly first.

Speaking of which, Stories in the Ether #3 is now available. J. Lonnee's freaking fabulous cover to my story Iron Butterfly graces the front. He brought the biggest scene in my little story to life. Included in this sweet edition are some fantastic stories from talented authors I admire.

And of course this week sees the birthdays of Charles Darwin(Feb. 12) and Jules Verne(Feb 8)! Two great men who have left us with wondrous things to read, think about, and continue to be inspired by. Happy Birthday Gentlemen!

Because I dabble in other genres, I have a short horror story out that is under a different name, Nancy Jackson, titled Frost Giants, published by a great Indie press called Under the Moon. If you're interested, I'd love for you to give it a read.

I see that it's time for tea, so I'll wrap this post up for now.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Marie

Iron Butterfly at Nevermet Press and the Liebster Blog Award!

I'm so excited to have my short story Iron Butterfly up at the Nevermet Press site :) Click Here to read. This story will also be included in their print anthology to release in 2012. I hope you enjoy the story and I have to say - the artwork is freaking fantastic! Seriously - I bow down to the amazing artist J. Lonnee. It fits my story perfectly.

I'd like to send out a big THANK YOU to Jamila Johnson - super sweet and talented gal that she is - honored me with the Liebster Blog Award! I'm jazzed :) Thank you so much my dear! *curtsies*

THE RULES:

1.Show your appreciation to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2.Reveal your top five picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3.Post the award on your blog.
4.Bask in the camaraderie of the most supportive people on the internet—other writers.
5.And best of all—have bloggity fun and spread the love.

So, my top five picks are:

Angelina C Hansen (mornings wouldn't be the same w/o her)

Em (so inspirational)

Gene Lempp (super motivating and positive, treadmills beware!)

Wendy Jane (fun, quirky, talented)

Anne-Mhairi Simpson (Always has a fun, cool Wednesday word, and a positive attitude)

Yesterday I worked out an interesting short story idea and managed to get a few more pages of my novel edited. Yay progress! I also worked on my novella that is almost ready to sub.

All in all - the day is starting out positive. I hope yours is too!

Marie