In this irregular series of posts, I want to highlight some of my favorite fantasy epics – gritty and otherwise – of the last twenty years. I discovered Paula Volsky’s Illusion the traditional way – it was recommended by a friend in high school, who fairly forced it into my hands and said, “You need […]
Forgotten Fantasy Favorites: Illusion, by Paula Volsky Read More »
I watch Die Hard at least a couple of times a year; it’s one of the best written films out there. But there were always two moments in the film that confounded me from the very start, even when I watched it as a kid. There’s a moment when John McClane is upstairs in the
Die Hard, Hetaera, and Problematic Pin-Ups: A Rant Read More »
I was listening to a podcast about the Hugos yesterday, and then this morning I read a post from another author about how, you know, as an author – especially fifteen+ years ago – you weren’t expected to do a lot of self-promotion. In fact, one of the reasons I got into this, too, was because
Surprise! I Have No Idea Your Book is Coming Out Read More »
A lot of what people see of the writing life is actually the part that has nothing to do with writing actual novels. What you see are the blog posts, the tweets, the convention appearances, the book signing, the G+ hangout, the author D&D, the podcast, the workshop… all the stuff we do *around* the
Ain’t No Party Like a Novel Party Read More »
With today’s post on tragedy as comfort fiction over at Charlie Stross’s place, so ends my three-week blog tour for the paperback release of GOD’S WAR in the UK (hint: buy one. Buy another for a friend). There was a lot of incredible news this week that I’ve been sitting on for a bit. The
God’s War Wicked Winter Carnival: WE SURVIVED! Read More »
Very pleased to announce that the first two books in my next series have been picked up by Angry Robot Books. THE MIRROR EMPIRE is scheduled for September 2014, with the sequel tentatively slotted for September 2015. If ya’ll want the third one, I suggest buying the hell out of the first two! Yes, my
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In celebration of my first mass market paperback release, ever, in the UK (for GOD’S WAR!) I’ve been running all around the web sharing nutty posts on worldbuilding, persistence, desire, and SF/F. Folks have been incredibly kind in hosting. Thanks to all of you. For those looking forward to more – we have one week of posts
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My recent guest post on persistence in the writing game at Chuck Wendig’s place was actually the result of the confluence of a few things. The night before I headed out to ConFusion last weekend, a regional convention in Detroit, I read Seth Godin’s The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit
When to Persist… and When to Quit Read More »
Today’s my first mass market paperback release, ever. It’s in the UK, and it’s for my first novel, GOD’S WAR. Yeah, it launched in May of last year (which is why it’s eligible for UK awards) but it happened during a time when I was caught up with a lot of other publishing concerns back
God’s War UK Release Day: What’s Happening Read More »
I’ll be at ConFusion this year in Detroit (LEGENDARY ConFusion, I’m told) along with a number of other extraordinary folks. As this looks like it may be my only con this year (barring News), I hope to see a bunch of folks there. Note to those trying to contact me at ConFusion: Just @reply me
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