I’m excited about the release of my third novel, The Bastard Queen, this weekend!  I’ll be celebrating at the Arisia Convention in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a special “three party”.  But you can help me get the word out:  I have not committed trilogy!

Elaine Isaak’s The Bastard Queen

Fantasy fiction has acquired the scurrilous reputation of being chock-full [...]

The World Fantasy Convention (WFC) is the annual gathering for professionals in the field of writing and publishing fantasy fiction.  It has the highest percentage of editors, authors and other pro’s of any con I know (although Readercon, in Burlington, MA,  comes close).  This con doesn’t have pointy ears (either elf or Spock), although it does have [...]

Today, I travelled to fantasy realms, got to be a teenager again, saw a magic show, and saw footage of hauntings–oh, and talked about books.  All without leaving the comfort of the hotel.  You certainly can’t fault the program on variety!
I started my day with a small but avid group in Karen Young’s talk about [...]

Taking a little break before the night owl sessions & I thought I would share some of the highlights of today’s Ninc Does Forensics events.Â
One of our experts, Dr. D. P. Lyle was unable to attend at the last moment, so novelist and former trauma nurse Eileen Dreyer stepped up to present his power point–with [...]