Challenging people online is relatively (relatively!) easy, but challenging people in person is much, much harder. Batgirl can tell you all about it. I remember being at my first World Fantasy convention and seeing Daniel Abraham walk across the floor toward me and hold out his hand and I thought, “Oh sweet Jesus he’s totally […]
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I’ve been gnawing over the pros and cons of closing comments on my blog for some time – since December, actually, about the time God’s War was getting ready to launch. I knew that books getting out in the world meant new potential readers on all of my social sites. Every time my circle of
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The news has already been broken, so I may as well spread it around! Cover art and pre-ordering is now available for book 2 in the God’s War trilogy, INFIDEL. To learn more about the politics of cover art, and how much authors do (or don’t!) have over their cover art, you may want to check out my
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Yes, yes, so I am behind on posting here. So chop my head off. However, there has been no lack of posting in other venues. Check it out: . . . . . . Amazon Book Blog . Bring Me Your Heroes: Why Anti-Heroes Rock Fortune And Glory: Why I Won’t Be Quitting My Day
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Today God’s War is officially available for download on the Kindle! To celebrate, I’ve posted the first three chapters of God’s War online for free. Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three
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Now in stores. Would like to say I never doubted it for a minute, but 15 years is a long road to publication. It’s all about persistence. And strong liquor. Especially the liquor.
You have to wait until January 18th to snag your copy of God’s War, but to tide you over until then, I’ve put together a free 150-odd page collection of my short fiction from 1997 to present (yeah, I’ve never been a prolific short story writer). You can download a free PDF here (scribd. Recommended)
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My copies of my FIRST FUCKING NOVEL arrive, and I get my first Publisher’s Weekly review. WHY YES IT IS A MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Something for all you young writers to look forward to! One of the best parts of the digital age is that you will no longer be hauling piles like this across a couple of oceans and dozens of living arrangements. The historian in me loves that I still have a bunch of rejections from defunct
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I’ve followed the whole crazy E. Moon debacle since September, and experienced much the same reaction others did to Moon’s initial post. Some nodding along for awhile, raising eyebrows at a bit of the one-for-all view of citizenship, and then gaping at the bizarre turn it took with “Assimilate or you’re just asking for what
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