I’m very pleased to report that the collection of the Saga of the God-Touched Mage novellas has now passed its final gate! That’s right–the omnibus collection of all eight novellas is available (complete with Rachel Carpenter’s latest cover work!). If you’ve been waiting these many months for this moment: now is the time! The entire […]
Read More ...Rongo Award #3 goes to Kat Howard…
I’m dreadfully tardy in pushing my Rongo Award agenda. Sorry about that. To remind folks, the Rongo’s are my own personal attempt to deal with the weirdness that’s been caused by the various forms of puppies and their push on the Hugos (which are kind of like the People’s Choice Awards, only limited to those […]
Read More ...Learning something: Raymond Carver
As I’ve mentioned before, I spend lunchtime learning. I listen to podcasts or watch videos or do something that’s related to getting better as a writer by learning from others. I suggest it to anyone, and in any field. (When I worked in corporate America, I often listened to business history and behavioral sciences things […]
Read More ...Is this cool, or what?
So, this morning I have a lot of things to do. Yes, it’s busy being a self-employed writer, though it’s hard to explain how this is all the time. Among the things on my “To Do” list was to go through the galley proof copies of a future issue of Galaxy’s Edge, which will include […]
Read More ...Kobo discount on SGTM (Vol 1-4)
In my apparently never-ending endeavor to bury the blog in self-promotional fiddle-faddle, I should note that, if you’ve been waiting breathlessly for a deal on the Saga of the God-Touched Mage bundles, now’s your time. For only through Monday (5/18), you can get a special 35% discount on volumes 1-4. Kobo Link Here Promo Code: […]
Read More ...All in One!!! (SGTM to be released in one package)
I promise to get back to regular posting soon…but there’s a lot of publishing news going on right now, and it only seems proper to focus on it for just a bit longer. Please be advised, however, that I realize there are other things in life that are probably just as important as my publishing […]
Read More ...The green flag drops on 5 Days in May
The Greatest Spectacle in Science Fiction is back with a vengeance, just in time for the Indy 500! As promised, John C. Bodin and I have managed to get this machine out to the starting grid, so now it’s time to start the engine and put the right foot down. 5 Days in May, a […]
Read More ...The Grand Dangoolie will soon be riding!
I’m just the teensiest bit delinquent in reminding folks that sometime shortly (meaning sometime in May), my short story “The Grand Dangoolie” will be appearing in the anthology, Alchemy and Steam–which is part of the very cool Fiction River series. This is a subscription-based family of anthologies edited by a variety of people (hence, it […]
Read More ...Tin soldiers and Nixon coming (a wandering mess about Kent State, protest, and simple artistic respect)
I was going to post this a couple days ago when it would have been slightly more appropriate, but to be honest I didn’t want to put a bummer on everyone’s Star Warsy celebration of the May the Forth Be With You. Then comes Cinco de Mayo, and who wants to tread on the celebration […]
Read More ...The Pretenders, U2, and the Boss meet Garbage (or why the short story collection rules)
I’m thinking about short stories today, specifically individual stories, collections, and magazines. And I’m thinking about their relationships to music—or at least to the way music is absorbed today vs. how it was absorbed when I was a kid. I’m thinking about this because for the past few weeks I’ve really gotten into listening to […]
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