Spell-Checkers Are Not Your Friends

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I was putting the finishing touches on the book, getting it ready for publishing when I was informed by an AI that there were “7 misspellings that needed to be addressed.” Well, okay, I’m human, glad you caught that, O Noble AI spellcheck. So I went to look.

There was not a single spelling error. The problems were language and usage. Six of the seven errors were words in Gaelic. The seventh was usage. I had the word “befores” marked. No such thing, right? Well, if you’re referring to different potential past timelines, there might be. In context, it made sense. The funny part was that even Co-Pilot would have known better. Someone needs to upgrade their spelling checker.

Anyway, above is what will likely be the final cover. I’ll post a link when the book is ready.

Another Side Effect

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A lot of my work is based on folktales, fae lore, and the like. Not all, by any means, but a lot. And since I do a good deal of research in the course of writing stories, and don’t like to be wasteful, I turn some of that research into YouTube videos. Here’s one on the Unseelie Court of Scottish Folklore. Anyone curious about how those turn out, follow the link and, I hope, enjoy.

Something Old, Something New

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It has occurred to me that there’s a side-effect to discontinuing the email list. Pictured above is the cover to the bonus book that went to anyone signing up. Now that the list is no more, the book is no longer exclusive to it. Also, since I put this collection together I’ve written four or five ( I lost track) new stories in the series. So I will be adding those and putting out a new edition.

With a new cover, I hasten to add. Never was happy with this one.

Just So You Know

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After some changes with the hosting software plus some other impositions of reality, I made the decision to end my separate mailing list. Not, I hasten to add, my web site, though it’s obvious I’ve been neglecting it lately. I will try to do better.

After finally finishing The Seventh Law of Power, I did get back to some short fiction work and sold a new story in the Pan Gao series to Beneath Ceaseless Skies. I’ll be sure to drop a link here when it’s published, though that may not be until next year.

And finally, for anyone who cares about such things, I’ve posted a YouTube video on the story of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu and how laughter was what really got her out of that cave.