I’m still dissatisfied with subgenre definitions in the Fantasy genre. Specifically, where work like Thorn of Dentonhill, Holver Alley Crew and Maradaine Constabulary fit in the grand scheme. Take, for […]
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Post-Con Report
So, I spent the weekend up in Boston for Boskone, and the whole weekend was something of an up-and-down experience for me. Of the good: Boston is a gorgeous city, […]
Read moreIs It About Books, or Is It About Novels?
The ground is shifting under our feet, as the publishing industry is still dealing with the biggest shift in production and distribution since Gutenberg. This is not news, of course. […]
Read more2011 in Review
This has been a good year for me, in terms of growing as a writer. Honestly, I think every year since 2007 (which is probably the year I knocked the […]
Read moreImpatience: The Writer’s Worst Enemy
I’ve written before about how e-publishing comes off as too easy, but what it really comes down to is impatience. We’re at the beginning of December, which means that NaNoWriMo […]
Read moreThe Latest in Self-Publishing Scandals, aka The World vs. BookCountry
“You remember when I said how I was gonna explain about life, buddy? Well the thing about life is, it gets weird. People are always talking ya about truth. Everybody […]
Read morePre-ArmadilloCon, Part Two: Panels I’ll be attending
In addition to the panels I’ll be on, there are plenty of other panels I’m excited about. (Though possibly the one I’m most excited about, “The Second Book is the […]
Read morePre-ArmadilloCon, Part One: My ArmadilloCon Schedule
So, I’ve now received my schedule for ArmadilloCon. As this is my first time being on the panel side of things (as well as teaching in the Writers’ Workshop), I’m […]
Read moreArmadilloCon and Writers’ Workshop
I will be at ArmadilloCon this year, including participating in the Writers’ Workshop, this year from the other side of the table. I am incredibly excited. I can honestly say […]
Read moreState of the Writer, May 2011
It’s been a bit more than a year since my last update of my various writing projects, and I figured given the recent news it was high time to update […]
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