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Adult Content Warning The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.) ‘Til Death A Trick Molloy Mystery ©2009 Michael A. Stackpole Part Four “Want me to come with you?” I […]

Adult Content Warning The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.) ‘Til Death A Trick Molloy Mystery ©2009 Michael A. Stackpole Part Three Lou’s problem could wait for at least […]

Just got back from the Post Office, picking up a package. The clerk asked if I’d ordered cigarettes from France! (Do they get a lot of that, I wonder?) What I got was copies of Fortress Draconis en francais. My French is pretty rusty, but the translation looks quite faithful to me. The translator is […]

Adult Content Warning The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.) ‘Til Death A Trick Molloy Mystery ©2009 Michael A. Stackpole Part Two First order of business was checking out […]

I just released Issue 122 of The Secrets newsletter. This issue is titled Kindle Document Preparation. I have been harping on the effects of the digital revolution on publishing for years now. Every press release and news story talks about the sad state of publishing and, quite frankly, traditional publishing is terrified of the digital […]

Adult Content Warning The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.) ‘Til Death A Trick Molloy Mystery ©2009 Michael A. Stackpole Part One Eddie, the bartender at Club Flesh, set […]

Writing Fiction: A Short Course is a collection of eight lectures I gave last fall for a Writer’s Studio online course through Arizona State University’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. The lessons cover everything from plotting and characterization, through reader engagement, writing realistic dialogue and things you want to take care of to […]