All right, time to admit something: I thought this would be easier this time around. I mean, I’ve done the Book Release thing twice, so this run-up to release day should […]
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Perils of the Writer: Recognizing When It’s Time To Trunk
I think that the Trunk Novel is an important thing. Some people can, of course, write that first novel thats just a thing of brilliance. Others get their process-of-work writing out […]
Read moreThe Dooms of January
T.S. Elliot starts his poem “The Waste Land” with the line April is the cruelest month, but that’s probably because he was never in Austin in January. I love my city, I […]
Read moreGoals for 2016
So, now that we’re firmly in the new year, it’s time to set some professional goals. What will I accomplish? Slight problem: I have some rather specific goals that I […]
Read moreOne Month Until THE ALCHEMY OF CHAOS
We’re now just a month away from the release of The Alchemy of Chaos. Needless to say, I’m very excited. But it’s a little strange this time around. Talking about The Alchemy […]
Read moreThe Anticipated Things of 2016
I have to admit it, when it comes to books, I’ve had my own head deep into my own work, so I haven’t been paying too much attention to what […]
Read moreWhat A Year This Has Been
All right, I’ll admit, I’ve kind of harped on the subject that, at least for me personally, 2015 has been a really good year. I’m immensely happy that Thorn of Dentonhill […]
Read moreTwas the day before Christmas…
Somewhere in his craft-and-process book The Rivan Codex, David Eddings says, “Write every day. You can take a half-day on Christmas.” Which means that holidays don’t necessarily apply in this work. […]
Read moreOrganizing my Thoughts for the Future
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve got Big Picture plans for the Maradaine books, so now that The Alchemy of Chaos is ready to go out into the […]
Read moreMy Choice of Children’s Books
When I was a kid, there was one book I just plain consumed, over and over again, which was D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. This book, to me, was the […]
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