As I’ve mentioned before, book trailers are something I’m of two minds about. As a novelist with a film degree, I really like the idea of them. But, also, as […]
Read moreCategory: critiquing
Preliminary ArmadilloCon Schedule
I have my schedule, which is, of course, subject to change. As with any large, live event with a lot of moving parts, things are subject to change. A rule […]
Read moreExcerpts and Workshops
It’s been a busy week on this end, so this post will mostly be links. First, I’ve updated the Works page on my homepage. I updated the samples of Thorn […]
Read moreFacts not in Evidence
One of the pitfalls in writing genre fiction is, of course, the dreaded infodump. Who doesn’t see one of those wind-ups where 6000 years of history is about to be […]
Read moreJanuary is not the Month of Doom, for once
Last year at this time, I was sinus-deep in misery, thanks to Austin Cedar allergies. It was pretty awful, much like it was in 2010 and 2009. It actually had […]
Read moreIt always gets better
I’m kind of astounded that John Scalzi’s Ten Things Teenage Writers Should Know article (and its follow-up pieces) still get commentary action. Apparently it’s a common google hit if you […]
Read more