The calendar marches toward the end of January and that means we’re nearing the launch of Changing of the Guard, which is volume six in my Saga of the God-Touched Mage series. As is my practice, though, today I get to reveal the cover of the next volume–Lord of the Freeborn. Definitely exciting. If you’re […]
Read More ...Analog/Asimov’s readers polls!
It’s that time of year again–Analog and Asimov’s have now released their annual readers’ polls, and I’m terribly excited to be able to remind you that that I’ve got stories on both polls. First, you might be interested in considering “Primes,” for best novelette in the Asimov’s poll. This is a tale that’s been reviewed […]
Read More ...The super-secret key to ultra-productivity
Today I wore my Slitherin shirt to work, researched demons and Chicago in the 1920s, wrote a couple thousand words, and listened to Amy Winehouse and Billie Holiday. So, yeah. Pretty typical. When I left the day job a year and a quarter ago, I remember people asking what a writer does all day. I […]
Read More ...A pleasant surprise this morning
So I’m working away on a short story and I get a twitter ping. I grumble at the interruption, but I am also struggling with a sentence, and weak. So rather than continue to struggle, I go check it out. Turns out it’s a notification from Nicole Sweeny, who runs “The Bibliophile Chronicles.” This is […]
Read More ...MLK Day – Letter From Birmingham Jail
Commemorating Martin Luther King day, a Facebook friend of mine posted a link to Dr. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” I first read this in an anthology while I was probably a freshman in high school. I was a young white guy growing up Louisville Kentucky. It must have been 1975 or 1976. This meant […]
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When I was a younger man, my brother and I spent a not inconsiderable amount of time in the basement of one of my best friends, listening to rock, playing pool, and drinking the occasional beer. Among the bands in our routine was a little group from Canada. You might have heard of them. They […]
Read More ...SGTM Volume 6 ready for pre-order
Time continues to motor on by at its usual rapid pace. By that, I mean that we’re nearing January 15th, which just happens to be the relase date for the next volume in the Saga of the God-Touched Mage series. But first, of course, I get to do another cover reveal and announce that volume […]
Read More ...I’ll have a double shot of Collins, please!
It was a very tight race, a photo finish as it were, but today I get the very distinct pleasure of reporting that the 2015 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide is now available at Amazon and other online venues. This means that the 2015 YEAG has won the race by a nose, and is now officially […]
Read More ...My ConFusion Schedule
I’ve been a terrible person and not mentioned that I’ll be in Detroit, attending ConFusion, from January 17th-19th. This will mark the third time I’ve been at this convention, and it’s always a fun time. I get to see Brigid and Nick, and I get to see and spend time with a bunch of interesting […]
Read More ...Cha-cha-cha Changes
Why, yes, I was listening to David Bowie this afternoon. Why do you ask? If you’re a regular reader of this place, it should be pretty obvious that I’m in the process of revamping the place a bit. This is going to be moderately routine thing for the next few days, I would think. So, […]
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