It’s that time of year again, folks: when I write you a bloody, epic madcap of a book and flood your local bookery blogs with rants, interviews, and articles about all things strange. As ever, I’ll be updating this post with links each week as they go live so you can catch up on what […]
The Empire is Ascendant: EMPIRE ASCENDANT Blog Tour 2015 Read More »
There’s no “rule” for book titles. Not a single one. They aren’t copyrighted, so you can call your book whatever you want. Call it WAR AND PEACE or WIZARDS OF EARTHSEA or THE CLOUD ATLAS or whatever. You can do what you like. Got that out of your system? Now let’s get to work. Titles are
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Today ends the 5-week whirlwind that was the dedicated promotion period I gave over to THE MIRROR EMPIRE. How am I still standing? Well, I didn’t give myself much choice. There was no possibility of failure, here. In about five weeks I did: 30 posts 9 podcasts 5 radio gigs 4 blog/magazine interviews
The End is Here: What Happens After MIRROR EMPIRE? Read More »
Yes, you read that right. We’ll be giving out up to 250 free digital ARCS (that’s Advance Reader Copies) to anyone who buys THE MIRROR EMPIRE from a physical Barnes and Noble location from August 26th-September 8th. You’ll be emailed your free digital copy of EMPIRE ASCENDANT BEFORE the book is available for general release –
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Tomorrow is the official release day for THE MIRROR EMPIRE, my fourth published novel and the first in a new epic fantasy series. Folks always want to know how you feel on book launch day, and the thing is, you know, I can tell you that on the *eve* of book launch day, I feel resigned.
The Little Book that Flew Away: Fly, Fly Little Book Read More »
So, I have this little book about blood mages, satellite magic, flesh eating plants, and the end of the world called… THE MIRROR EMPIRE. In celebration of the massive launch of this massive new epic fantasy series, a bunch of folks have been kind enough to host me at their places over the next four
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So just last week I happened across this video by Daniel José Older about why we shouldn’t italicize words in other languages while writing in English. If you have yet to see it, enjoy it here for the first time: I laughed my ass off watching this, because anyone who’s actually known people who speak
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Welcome to August! With THE MIRROR EMPIRE dropping on August 26th (eeeeeeee) I wanted to do a quick roundup post of some questions I’ve been getting about the book. If you start asking me these things in online venues from here on out, expect to be re-routed here! Q: Will there be an audio version of
MIRROR EMPIRE FAQ: Audible, iTunes, Drop Dates, Hugos etc. Read More »
(if you’re only here for the giveaway, here’s the details: To enter to win a full-color, wall-sized map of what appears in MIRROR EMPIRE, signed by the author, simply reply to this post on Facebook, Google Plus, or @tweet the same to me @kameronhurley with tag #mirrorempire and let me know your favorite fantasy map, yours or someone
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Why pre-order an epic fantasy coming out in August! So far away, right? Oh, you mean what other reasons…. Besides blood mages, sentient trees, living swords?? Here’s seven MORE great reasons: 1) This cover: 2) This review: Read it. 3) This excerpt: Read the rest 4) All these excited people:
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