Paranormal,Supernatural, call it what you will, Linna Drehmel puts her best foot forward with a very nice debut effort. I have gotten to read an eclectic mix of stories of late, and it has been a bit weird floating around from not only different genres but different sizes of reads: digital short story, novella, and full length novel. I use that word with qualification anymore because full length work, or what is considered to be “full length”, has changed and morphed quite a bit with this…

Sharpshooter by David L. Hoof brought one word to mind repeatedly as I read it: unflinching. The characters were bold, brash, and at times almost too real. The setting was harsh and cold yet beautiful. The story was unapologetic in its examination of human behavior and attitudes. And, all this lead me back to the word unflinching. Hoof's characters' words were often far from politically correct and often made this reader flinch or squirm in her seat yet it depicted the characters' attitudes…

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There's usually a story behind the books we write, and there's also one behind Where The Rain Is Made.  I think that's why WTRIM is the book of my heart.



When my youngest son, Dylan, was twelve, he developed a sudden and voracious interest in history, specifically American West history. We spent hours at the library poring through books, and believe me,…

I was intrigued when I read this. What in God’s name is Steampunk ?  Being the mental giant I am, I had to go right to dictionary.com and this is what I came up with, direct from the website:

  Steampunk  [steem-puhngk] Like this word?

1. a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy…

Today, I have officially launched Gelati Media. What exactly is that? Good question. I have created this to encompass all that we do here at Gelati’s Scoop, The G-ZONE Blogtalk Radio Show, and the freelance work we do. We have a new website set up for it, a new landing pad if you will: www.gelatimedia.com.

The tabs take in:

• Social Media & Brand Consulting
• Blog Tours
• All things Publishing: Editing,…

I think you may have heard me say many times on my blogtalk radio show The G-ZONE that Sam Lang is: “one sick puppy”. Now I say that in the best possible way because what Sam Lang writes is horror, and he writes it rather well, maybe too well. He has a penchant for cranking up the tension, raising the suspense level and also for having a very dry, cutting sense of humor. When you combine all those qualities, I think that makes for some goose bumps and really good horror reading.…

Book 2 in the My Blood Runs Blue Series has officially been sent off to print!  Here is the final cover design.

The book is off to print!! It won't be long now before I will be holding my new book in my hands!  Here is the cover!

Last week I was lucky enough to speak with Darren Sant, the author of “Flash of Revenge” and “The Longcroft Estate” series on my blogtalk radio show The G-ZONE.  I will include the link for that down below for you to enjoy. It was a nice interview and very telling. Why telling? For me it is very simple and the answer obvious if you get to know Darren at all: he is a really nice guy; his intentions are good, and he cares about his readers. Each of the digital short stories he has published…

I've decide to seek out a Literary Agent. I'm posting my Query Letter with the hope that my friends will be brutally honest in their opinions of it.

(Hook -a one or two line catch) 

Facing a life of servitude after a friend’s betrayal, Blue Pergamum, sets out on a dangerous journey to find the father that will protect her, while unwittingly falling into a vengeful plot to destroy him.

(Book-150 words summing up the story)

The doting…

A very interesting thing happened on the way to getting this novella sized work published: we could not get a consensus on the cover art. What do I mean by that? The story goes like this: I made two covers for Robert Ford to select from, and he liked both of them; he really couldn’t decide. The decision was made to put them up on our social networks and see what you the people thought about them, maybe something would shake out. Nothing did but great comments. It was split 50% to 50% after…

Imagine being in the University-having slept early only to be woken up by that annoying alarm-that is to rouse your room mate, who's snoring like she lives in a world without sound!

Just when I thought my day wouldn't get crazier-I had to do laundry because the Hostel caretatkers-play around with the taps, so we get water once or twice a week!

Then...I read an interview that was…

I have to admit that I was jealous. I felt it right away when I heard the news. I heard it multiple times from multiple…

The Abduction!

A short sci-fi story by Chuck Keyes

          "Caprese, did you enjoy the movie?" Kurt asked while firing up his new pickup's engine.

          "Yeah, it was a fantastic remake. More than once I've watched 'Them!' on late night satellite, and even…

Keeping up with the “Call Me Smitty” series has been a real pleasure for me. I guess that is a funny thing to say about reading about an assassin or hitman right? The pleasure in it is not the carnage and death, the ethical questions it brings up, the constant ponderings as to whether Smitty is a good guy or a bad guy, but in the ability of the author. B.R. Stateman’s unique ability to craft a story, to draw me in, to get inside my head and make me ask those questions time and time again.…