Author Archives: Lynda Williams

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About Lynda Williams

Semi-retired educator, publisher at Reality Skimming Press, author of the Okal Rel Saga.

Klout Quandaries

Just been notified that my klout score of 52 puts me in the top 20% of social media users. Pride! (Really? I didn’t think I knew how this worked.) Guilt! (It’s not just about likes and hits!) Fear of failure! … Continue reading

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Quote – Writers Need to Show Real Person

Originally posted on Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy:
“The writer who flinches at exposure, who dares not show the depths of his fears and loves or show what truly matters above all else to him as a…

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Poem Portal #19: Diamante

Poem Portal #19: Diamante. Visit my daughter, Jennifer’s, blog for a poem capturing the role of fantastic creativity in our lives … and why it leads to house dust as well as fairy dust.

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Children’s Stories – by Jennifer Lott

Children’s Stories.

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Quote – Thoughts are Powerful!

Originally posted on Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy:
“Because thoughts are powerful. Thoughts and ideas change people, change the world.” -Brett Savory – In and Down (Brindle & Glass, 2007)

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Ann – Being Insensitive On a Beach

Where did the Okal Rel Universe begin? Here. In my early teens. With a passion for making up stories with my friends: first live, in what might be called LARPing today; and later with Barbies. (The Barbies on the far … Continue reading

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New Year, New Idea – 2014 Revival

Like many busy people out there, I’ve got myself spread across a lot of social media with only so much time to give to each. But the community surrounding wordpress.com appeals, even though I run my own wordpress install at … Continue reading

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Relocated to Reality Skimming

Until further notice, this re-reading project has been re-located to the Reality Skimming Blog. See http://okalrel.org/blog. Thanks for visiting!

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Chapter 2 – by Michelle Milburn

Though a mere commoner by virtue of his lack of Sevolite genes, Von is nonetheless caught up in the lives of the powerful Sevolites who enlist his services as a courtesan. On this particular day, even before business hours begin … Continue reading

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Re-Reading the Okal Rel Saga

With Healer’s Sword, part 7 of the 10 novel saga, slated for release before Christmas 2011, I decided it was time to re-cap the series as the beginning of the countdown to completion. My plan is to work through books … Continue reading

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