Mind Meld: Our Favorite Graphic Novels

I was delighted to be invited to the Barnes and Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog to discuss my favorite graphic novel! “What, Mercedes, you have a favorite?” Why yes, I do, and it’s so insanely beautiful that I could lick it. And perhaps I have, because not only do I own it, but it’s signed by the author. One day … Read More

Mind Meld: What Children's Movies Scared You As a Child

I was invited to participate in a Mind Meld conversation at SF Signal, and this was a fun and terrifying topic to discuss! What children’s movies scared me as a child? There were several, but I chose to write about Unico in the Island of Magic. Lord Kukuru gave me nightmares for years. Come see!

Horror Brings Human Beings Together

I had the most glorious surprise today! A few days ago I participated in an intriguing round of SF Signal’s Mind Meld. The subject was exploring fear in fiction, which is right up my alley.  io9 picked up and ran a thought I had about how horror brings us together. Would you agree or disagree?

Mind Meld: What I’m Thankful For. And GamerGate.

Things have been wonderful and crazy and delightful and nuts. I finished my novella, my computer crashed, I managed to SAVE the novella, but lost the beginning of my novel. And life goes on. But I was invited, along with several other very cool people in the industry, to discuss what I was thankful for on the SF Signal’s MIND … Read More