You know, it wasn’t that long ago– only five years ago– that I got to reveal my first cover for THE THORN OF DENTONHILL. Now we’re nine books deep into Maradaine stories, […]
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Seven Deadly Writing Sins
All right, if you want to WRITE BOOKS and GET THEM DONE, you’ve got to do the work. There’s no getting around that. So, do the work, and avoid the […]
Read moreJuggling the cat herders of interwoven plots
So let’s talk about plot weaving. Just a reminder that novel writing is an industry where you have to fight REALLY HARD to get to do something and when you […]
Read moreAnnouncing Two More Projects for 2021
My friends, I’ve been a bit radio silent the past few weeks, but it’s because THINGS HAVE BEEN AFOOT. Some of those things involve just doing the work. At any […]
Read moreCon Appearances
Man, I love a good SFF-lit con. I wish I could go to more, but any that involve travel, unless I’m invited as a guest of honor, is out of […]
Read moreHarsh Rejection Stories
My story isn’t technically a rejection story, but it’s right up there. It’s as devastating. I was on one small, private on-line critique group. The set-up was pretty casual: upload […]
Read moreFueling Up for the next big thing
Friends, my whelm has been a bit over. In the past two weeks, I’ve launched one book, sent in the copyedits for another, and finished the draft of yet another. […]
Read moreA PARLIAMENT OF BODIES is out in the world
All right, folks, A PARLIAMENT OF BODIES is out in the world, and I’m thrilled. So far the reaction I’ve been seeing has been amazing, which is good, because I […]
Read moreThe Gospel of Bad Advice
I was reminded the other day about all the “rules” people like to quote at us, as writers, of how we should (or more often, should not) be writing. The […]
Read moreFan groups, wikis and eligibility
So, a while back, I was chatting with an old friend who is far more business/marketing minded than I am capable of being, and he was talking about giving readers […]
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