by Melinda Snodgrass | Aug 24, 2014 | General
I set forth on my wanders at 10:30 this morning, and got back to the hotel at almost 5:00. All of this was done on foot, I might add. After consulting a map I struck off in the general direction of the Imperial War Museum, and shortly came upon St. James’s Park. There are so many impressive buildings, but instinct or luck led me to the War Museum. I hadn’t ever seen Churchill’s War Rooms so that was the first order of business. I ended up spending almost two hours in the...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Aug 22, 2014 | General
I’ve been in Britain for the past week and a half. The first part was spent at the World Science Fiction Convention in London. (Largest Worldcon ever). I met my new editor from Titan books, and the owners of Titan. Caught up with old friends, made new ones and that was lovely. Then I took the train down to Somerset to visit with my friends Emma and Peter Newman. Emma is the author of the SPLIT WORLD series. You’re heard/read me burbling about how great they are before so if...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Aug 5, 2014 | General
As I’ve watched the world in general and the Middle East in particular go up in flames I’ve found myself thinking about the power of social media, and the weakness of the theory that democracy can be sprayed onto a culture and a people. Or in the case of the Iraq war — delivered by the barrel of gun. First social media. Once upon a time the world was big. How people lived in countries on the far side of the Earth wasn’t readily available. In the States every family had that...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jun 11, 2014 | General
So good ole’ Louie Gohmert, Congressman from Texas took it upon himself to school pastor Barry Lynn who is the executive head of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. At one point in the exchange Gohmert said the following: “Do you believe in sharing the good news that will keep people from going to Hell, consistent with Christian beliefs?” When Lynn demurred that policy forcing beliefs on others was perhaps not wise Gohmert went on to add — “So, you do not...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jun 7, 2014 | General
And while we’re on the subject of good deeds — I hope folks remember that if you make a donation to a range of charities that are listed on my website under the title Doing Good I will send you a signed copy of any book of your choice. That includes Wild Card books signed by George as well as a lot of other writers, my Edge books, and the Phillipa Bornikova urban fantasy books.
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jun 7, 2014 | General
My dear friend George R.R. Martin is backing a little world changing action on behalf of the NM Wolf Sanctuary and the Food Depot here in northern NM. It’s like a kickstarter on a sight called Prizeo. If you make a donation you are entered for the grand prize — a trip to NM for you and a friend, a day with George, and a helicopter ride out to the sanctuary to meet the wolves. The site going great guns so if you want to do something for hungry wolves and hungry humans drop over...
