An independent publishing co-op
Sorry I missed posting last Tuesday. My fellow Shenanigator Nicole Givens Kurtz and I were honored to participate in a career Fair at a local facility for at-risk kids. These are the children that society seems determined to give up on, the ones who’ve been in and out of foster homes, on and off the…
I love cyberpunk and I love thrillers, mysteries, and noir. Thankfully, these genres seem to blend very well together and I’m provided content that supports my addiction ahem interest. The content ranges from films, books, tv shows, anime, comics, manga, and webtoons. As a writer of cyberpunk noir, I am often amazed at how, well,…
Cybil’s CyberFUNK Playlist Music and books have been my refuge from the world’s awfulness since I was a young girl. One of my favorite cyberpunk anime is Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C,, but before that I loved Cowboy Bebop. The opening song for Cowboy Bebop is “Tank”, a jazzy and lively song that embodies…
As a teenager, I moved around a lot and because of that I ended up living in some haunted places. One of these places was an old house where the top half of the house was turned into an apartment. We had to use the front entrance to get into the house and up the…
Readers ask all the time where authors get their ideas. But first, I need to bring something to everyone’s attention. If you hang out on science websites at all, I imagine you’ve heard about Comet 3I/Atlas that’s visiting our solar system right now. In case you missed it, it’s an unusual little guy. The tail…
Hey, kids. It’s been a minute. I’ve also been overloaded and under the weather. Crymsyn and I had a fantastic time at SC Horror, but I also came home with a lovely case of Covid, which means I’ve been pretty useless the last two weeks. HOWEVER… we’re back in action today and onto a little…
Hello October. It’s finally fall and the spooky things are in the air. The veil is thinning and the ghosts are already pressing on the boundaries between worlds. It makes my headache, but in a good way because I have new ideas coming. Yes, I listen to the voices in my head. They do give…
Hey, SF/fantasy/horror writers! Are you a beginner with questions about what you’re doing? Have you been at this game for years but aren’t sure what your next steps should be? Or are you looking for the perfect gift for the writer in your life? Check out the 2026 SAGA Writing Conference! SAGA is the preeminent…
It isn’t news that books by African Americans are published less often than other demographics. According to the Lee & Low Diversity Baseline Survey [2023], only 5.3% of published authors are Black. The Cooperative Children’s Center (CCBC) reported 15% of books by and/or about Black people in 2024. The number of those that fall in…
Tuesday has taken me by surprise yet again, and I’m completely unprepared. So let me tell you some tales of writing times gone by. Many years ago, I went to a weekend writing conference at a mountain resort. We stayed in cabins that had four bedrooms and one large common area. On the first night,…