Tag Archives: science fiction

The Reetion Path Through the Okal Rel Saga

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Christel Bodenbender gave me an idea for a reading path through the Okal Rel Saga at our lunch last week. (Pictured, left, at the SFU authors even where we met last year.) She’d 75% through Part 1: The Courtesan Prince, … Continue reading →

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The mad scientist lab coat thing …

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lynda Williams

I always pictured Lurol, inventor of my psycho-surgery gadget called the “visitor probe”, in a lab coat. But I knew it wasn’t necessary. So I made it a quirk of her character as discussed by disgruntled Ann in this excerpt. … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Transparency … X-Culture

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Lynda Williams

A sample of the Okal Rel science fiction setting. In this quote, Perry gives transparent-society guests the gears for making dangerous knowledge public in her neighborhood. Scene is from the Okal Rel Saga, Part 5: Far Arena, by Lynda Williams.

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The Worst Bug in Your Book

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Some typos are nastier than others! Neither editor nor proof-readers caught this one. Maybe because we’re just meeting bad-guys Delm and H’Reth in chapter 3 of The Courtesan Prince, so someone unfamiliar with them might not see how out of … Continue reading →

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The Second Edition Cometh …

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Part 1: The Courtesan Prince has been accruing fixes, scribbled in the margins of my personal copy, since its publication in 2005 I got started on the job this month, and will be sharing the journey, here. Happy to hear … Continue reading →

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Reality Skimming Press Social – April 26, 2014, 7 pm

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Lynda Williams

Reality Skimming Press Social – April 26, 2014, 7 pm It’s not a launch, it’s a social. Friends in the lower mainland are invited to come catch up with what we’re doing. And kindred spirits to come meet us. The … Continue reading →

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