I tend not to write things that would warrant a trigger warning. Yes, I have action and violence, but I tend to keep it on the literary equivalent of a […]
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The Future of Maradaine
So, now that The Imposters of Aventil is out in the world, it’s time to look further ahead. Fortunately, I have a good idea what that’s going to look like. First off, […]
Read moreThe Short-term, Long-term Juggling Act
Writing the Maradaine books takes a certain degree of juggling. Fortunately, that’s something I learned to do back in the stage-acting days.* Fundamentally, each book has to serve three masters, […]
Read moreTHE LAST DRAGON: A Bad Movie I’ve Watched Many, Many, MANY Times
I should say, for the point of accuracy, that the actual title of this movie is Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon. Berry Gordy, of course, was the legendary record producer, […]
Read moreOn Shorts and Anthologies
I’m not much of a short fiction writer. That’s OK. I have a few novella-length things set in the larger world of Maradaine that are cooking away in the back […]
Read moreIMPOSTERS OF AVENTIL comes out TOMORROW
Folks, it’s finally here: the release date for THE IMPOSTERS OF AVENTIL is tomorrow, and I’m just thrilled we’re here at this milestone Maradaine crossover event of a book. I’m […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Letting Fandom Set Your Sails
So, yesterday I had a nice long chat with one of my beta-readers about A Parliament of Bodies. Yes, she gets to read it a year before the rest of you, […]
Read morePost-FenCon, Pre-Imposters
I’ve come back from FenCon, where I had a wonderful time, despite a few minor glitches (highway traffic making me a few minutes late for my first panel, sound-pollution disrupting […]
Read moreHow Much Worldbuilding Is Too Much?
Last weekend, I taught a class on Worldbuilding with Amanda Downum, and it went swimmingly. Just excellent. But one question came up, of which Amanda and I are of two […]
Read moreFenCon Schedule and other Musings
So, this past weekend I taught the worldbuilding class with Amanda Downum, and I felt it went rather swimmingly. And the students seemed pleased with it as well, so all […]
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