I think it’s crucial, for any writer, to have other sets of eyes go over what they do before sending it out into the world. Before anything heads out to […]
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FIRST LOOK at AN IMPORT OF INTRIGUE
All right, it’s time to talk seriously about the next book. An Import of Intrigue is the second constabulary book, sequel to A Murder of Mages. Mixing high fantasy and mystery, […]
Read moreFairy Tales and Lessons Learned
The question put before me this week: what’s your favorite fairy tale? I had to think about this for a while. And this made me think, what is a fairy […]
Read moreWhat can you do for a writer for his birthday?
This Thursday is my birthday. This past year has been pretty wild: two books released, signed deals for six. I turned in An Import of Intrigue and The Holver Alley Crew, which will […]
Read moreHolding to the Plan, or Letting It Go
I’m just about done with the draft of The Imposters of Aventil, which turned out to be something quite different from the original outline. A big reason for that is the […]
Read moreLost in the Fantasy
This week This American Life re-ran a story from a few years ago, about a young fantasy fan who ran away from home at fifteen and made his way from New […]
Read moreWorking. More Map.
I’m going like gangbusters, for real, plus some non-fun, non-writing things on my plate. But here’s the current incarnation of the rebuilt-from-the-ground-up map. Still plenty to do on it.
Read moreThis Was Not The Side Project I Intended At First
I think I’ve established my bonafides as a map geek. The Maradaine books all have maps of the city, and detailed blow ups of certain neighborhoods. I’ve refrained from going […]
Read moreSocial Media Sins
All right, I’m going to tell you all a secret about this pro-writer gig. You don’t HAVE to do the Social Media thing. You can, and does it help? Err… […]
Read moreBack To The Word Mines
I had a fantastically busy weekend-and-change. On Thursday night, I did a reading and Q&A at Malvern Books here in Austin. Then on Friday morning I went to go talk […]
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