So, I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about today. There’s a lot on my plate right now, including finishing edits to Murder of Mages, as well as […]
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Publication Transparency
So, now I’m a couple months into this process, it’s time to talk a little about what this process has been. First of all, there was a big gap between […]
Read moreThe Path To Publication: The Journey Always Goes On
So, I have to confess something: I’m not very pedantic. In fact, I frequently use the phrase “begging the question” in the “wrong” way. If you’re not familiar with this […]
Read morePath to Publication, Part VIII: The Art of Patience
This process involves a lot of waiting. And doing more while waiting. The waiting is not a bug, it’s a feature. The slowness of the industry gives you time to […]
Read morePath to Publication, Part VII: Buckling Down and Working
So, as I approached the end of 2009, I had a “polished” 70K draft of Thorn of Dentonhill that I was querying. I had a rough draft of Holver Alley […]
Read moreThe Path To Publication
I’ve been asked, especially recently, why I chose the path of traditional publishing over trying one of the avenues of self-publication. Frequently in the past, I was more or less […]
Read moreTHORN OF DENTONHILL and A MURDER OF MAGES purchased by DAW Books
Big news. That’s really the only way to say it. Big, huge, life-changing news. I’ve sold Thorn of Dentonhill and A Murder of Mages (which, if you’ve been reading this […]
Read moreA New Year and a New Horizon
At this point I usually like to talk about What’s To Come in my intended year. But first, let’s look at what my goals were last year at this time: […]
Read moreJump the Black- 2013 in Review, Part One
On January 1st, 2013, I sold Jump the Black to Rick Klaw’s Texas-themed sci-fi anthology Rayguns Over Texas, which was my first pro-level genre sale.* I haven’t ever really talked […]
Read moreWorldCon Bound and other milestones
WorldCon / LoneStarCon starts today. I won’t be going down until tomorrow afternoon, unfortunately, but I’m very excited. A little nervous, as this is my first “big” con, but I […]
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