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 […]
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Holding 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 […]
Read moreCreative Jumpstarts
Burnout is a real thing, and it is something I worry about. My multi-series strategy is something I came up with to help combat it– I’d be less burned out […]
Read moreDAW Books and Sheila Gilbert
Over the weekend I started in on This Gulf of Time and Stars by Julie Czerneda. Her acknowledgement starts with what can be best described as a love letter to our […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Agony of Titles
Coming up with titles for books is one of my most loathed things. Almost everything has had a working title for some portion of its existence. And those working […]
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