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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Geez, is September nearly half over?  Is 2017 three-quarters done?  How did this happen? Anyway, I’ve got plenty happening for the rest of the month.  This weekend I’m teaching a […]

Some movies are pretty easy to pitch on a High Concept level.  “High school girl pretends to be a boy” is all you really need to know about this movie.  […]

There’s an idea I’ve seen pop up and get some traction in my circles lately.  A very simple thing, really: The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk. This simple phrase was […]

Sometimes I’m just amazed at the speed things have gone with my writing career.  A few months ago, I was interviewed by the Austin Chronicle (with a whole lot of […]

It should come to no surprise to anyone that I’m far more of a fan of writing a series over a standalone.  I am, however, also a big fan of […]