C. S. Marks

If you’re a writer who has published work, sooner or later you’re going to get your first really negative review. You’ll know before you ...

So, the other day I was shopping for a cooler to take with me to the conventions–I like to pack my own food and drinks, y’know? I stroll ...

Below is an interview C.S. Marks on Fullerton College Radio. I hope you enjoy it! Interview With C.S. Marks

Reflections on Teaching and Learning: I often find myself in the enviable position of teaching Equine Science to people who don’t like sc...

A few thoughts on Good Bad Guys: Not many people know that the Alterra books actually sprang from the desire to develop and explore the v...

I write in the world of “what if?” The proper name these days is “speculative fiction,” encompassing fantasy, science fiction, horror, pa...

Many of us have grown up with classic, poetic descriptions of the “end times”. Everything from the Bible to John MIlton–the apocalypse, h...

It’s been a bad year for memories. Two of my beloved horses, who had gone into happy retirements, passed away in 2012. If you’re an equip...

So, I’m sitting here in the great room (what a living room is called in a log house) as the snow piles up around me. Wind is howling–real...

The End of an Era? Anyone who knows me is aware that I suffer from the incurable heredity disorder known as “equiphilia”. This condition ...

In Praise of Winter As I was pulling the umptieth tick from one of my dogs this morning (the end of October, for cryin’ out loud!) it was...

Imagine for a moment that you’ve been riding a snorty horse for about twelve hours over tricky terrain. The weather has been less than co...

In Praise of Editors First, a little bit of background. I self-published my first book in late 2005. Since then I have published three ti...