Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Best time of the year

They're playing Christmas songs on the radio since early November. Love the Holidays and the music; and listening to ringing and jingling bells 24/7, day after day makes me feel like... the Grinch. Sorry. Nevertheless I did get some wonderful inspiration for a Christmas Special...

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Terraforming

Lyric landscape "Terraforming'
The first man on Mars is an event I might be able to witness during my lifetime. The technology is available, the finances... Well, that might be a bit more problematic. Not to forget about ethics. And once we're there, what are we going to do? Terraforming the planet? In my latest book I've used another solution...

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

It's magic

Lyric landscap - It's magic
One of the series we translate (into Dutch) is the Urban Fantasy series "The Unstoppable Liv Beaufont". The original series is much further, but we now have finished (and published) book 4 in The Netherlands. Besides translating I also like to struggle with cats. How's that? Read on...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

The treasure of words

Ever since manuscripts were handwritten, or handcopied, books have changed. Of course book printing was revolutionary for the development and distribution. But more recently, newer technologies like e-books changed the publishing world more quickly than ever before...

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Moments in time

Lyric Landscape 'Moments in Time' by Eduard Meinema
Remember where you were and what you were doing when...? You´ve heard this question before. Mostly referring to internationally renowned events. Things that shocked the world. Things that made the world stop turning. Well. For a while, at least...

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Obscured by clouds

Sunshine on a cloudy day, Lyric landscape by Eduard Meinema
 Autumn strikes again. But even on rainy days the sun manages to burst through the clouds every now and then. Ah, those ever changing clouds. Mesmerizing. And inspiring...

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Special treat

A Flash Fiction story about a pumpkin? Oh... Got it. It's that time of the year again. 'Allhalloween'. Or 'All Hallow's Eve' or whatever you call it. No matter what. This year's 'trick or treat' has a nasty aftertaste. Beware: not only the pumpkin is carved...

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Special Space Agent Djay Laro finds himself in a chaotic, dire situation. He has been exposed as an undercover cop, is being pursued by the criminal organization in which he was infiltrated; his FBSI superiors doubt his loyalty while his colleagues are afraid to trust him. But all this is not Laro's biggest problem ...

Now available, FBSI Chronicles, Laro Files 2: https://transfiction.nl/en-gb/fbsi2turmoil


Saturday, May 15, 2021

The (wo)man behind...


The Dutch fansite Fantasywereld is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The editors have interviewed Michael Anderle and me (being the Dutch translator), offering readers a few more details on the 'man behind the Queen Bitch'; the heroine of The Kurtherian Gambit series. Click and read!