Author Archives: Laughing Briar

Love em, hate em, but definately don’t date em. Roxy the android that nearly murdered the Helios crew is back and she’s here to lend them a hand? Maybe, hard to be certain. But she’s here none the less! #writingcommunity #readercommunity #booktok #bookstagram #bookart

What happens when you hang around in the Bermuda Tetrahedron too long? The baddies show up. Read the first chapter of Gambling on Common Sense for free on Amazon or just enjoy the scene-ary (Uncommon Fact: Bad guys love puns) #writingcommunity #readercommunity #booktok #bookstagram #sciencefiction

What rules govern AI? Well in the Uncommon Universe, they might be closer to the average service worker than you think. That is to say, if given the choice between demure subservitude and giving an unrulley customer a piece of their mind, they choose the later. Enjoy this scene from my debut novel Gambling onContinue reading “Favorite Book Scene: The AI are out of control & I blame the Engineer”

Where will you be when you learn to waltz? For Qual it’s in the belly of the Helios, a deep space explorer on it’s way home after a dangerous mission. Sometimes you just have to take a moment and enjoy the little things. #bookstagram #favoritescene #learningtowaltz #spaceshipfun #booktok

Gambling on Common Sense is now available on Amazon! Here’s a spoiler for Chapter #5 Do Not Wake The Dead! #bookstagram #booktok #bookart #favoritebooks #ghostpirate

“Something fast rips through the air overhead. A violent wind rocks our shuttle. Facing skyward, I see a silhouette with a six-meter wingspan. With the sun passing through its semi-transparent wings, prismatic colors wash over our shuttle. Its lean body is built like a cat, but way less fluffy, with a horned reptilian face andContinue reading “Uncommon Advice: Don’t Feed the Doomirage Wildlife”

Hi All! As many of you know, I’m releasing Gambling on Common Sense: Rationality, Romance, and the Space Between this week just before the Christmas & New Years holiday! Its been a long road but I’m happy to report Solace has created some amazing pieces of art to add to the book. While I can’tContinue reading “[Here there be spoilers] GOCS Black & White Artwork Revealed!”

Calling all comedy scifi fans: Read Briar’s debut novel’s first chapter for free and find out who the Slizard is! Fresh of the 535% overfunded Kickstarter, Gambling on Common Sense: Rationality, Romance, and the Space Between, is available for preorder. Common Sense Officer Ash Payne’s gambling problem has gotten out of hand. An ill-advised pokerContinue reading “L. Briar’s Debut Novel’s First Chapter Free”

Look, I’m not above puns. I’ll be honest, when I the one making the punny, it’s the best. The groans you get from your friends after a good one is quite satifying. But that terrible realization that someone else has gotten pun over on you is just the worst. 😀 Anyhow, here’s a thing IContinue reading “Gambling on Common Sense: Romace, Rationality, and Sensible Chuckles”

Hey All, Just your friendly neighborhood writer here with the news my eBook is now available on Amazon! Common Sense Officer Ash Payne’s gambling problem has gotten out of hand. An ill-advised poker bet reveals a secret she has tried to protect the Helios’ crew from and sends her on a quest to prove them all wrongContinue reading “Gambling on Common Sense eBook Launching”