Quick Friday post
1. I have promised a thread for spoilery discussions of the Twenty Palaces books. I have not forgotten this promise. 2. Today is the day I travel around Seattle (by bus!) signing book stock in stores....
View ArticleWhile I was away:
Quick updates here: While I was away I submitted a revision of a short story to a shared-world anthology (details to come) that was received quite well. I received my final check for my current...
View ArticleSorry I’ve been so quiet here
I’ve been pushing to finish A Key, An Egg, An Unfortunate Remark and clocking some serious family time. Plus, my brain has been incredibly boring lately.
View ArticleThis is how today went:
Me: “Hey, book.” Book, still sprawled out all over my life like the non-rent-paying couch-surfer it is, looks up. “Hmm?” Me: ::Punches book in the face so hard it flies through the window, over the...
View ArticleFriday quick notes
1) I’m taking the family to see Steven Tobolowski live on our local NPR affiliate this morning. Exciting! My son loves his show (my son loves oral storytelling) and we can’t wait to see how it goes....
View ArticleIt’s Official: The Twenty Palaces Series Has Been Cancelled (long)
(Update to this post: I’m shutting down comments because it’s been over a week and they’re still coming. What’s more, I don’t really want to keep talking about it. Thank you.) (Second update: Disabling...
View ArticleI have failed my book in the worst possible way
Today was supposed to be a chill fucking day. My agent has the revised version of EPIC FANTASY WITH NO DULL PARTS. Last night I sent KING KHAN, my game tie-in novel, to Evil Hat. I hope they like it...
View ArticleOne year anniversary of the end of 20 Palaces
I’m writing this ahead of time because I expect to be hanging with my son at the tournament when this posts, but today is exactly one year since I announced that Del Rey would not be picking up any new...
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I’m going to keep this short. The most popular entry on this blog is the one where I dissect the reasons why my series was cancelled. I’m not what you’d call excited about that, but the fact remains....
View ArticleRevision
Twitter user @UOJim asked me to write a post about revision, and I realized I have never done a systemic evaluation of the way I revise. Writing this will be a way to organize my thoughts on the...
View ArticleAbout that Kickstarter: Holy Cow (omnibus limits and stretch goals)
As I write this, my Kickstarter project is at 80% of goal after only four and a half hours. So, that’s wacky pants and completely unexpected. That said: As soon as we hit goal, I’ll open up more slots...
View ArticleOnly two days left in my Kickstarter drive
I have generally avoided asking people to help spread the word, but the whole purpose of writing these books was to bring in new readers. At this point in the campaign, I’m going to create this as a...
View ArticleFive Things Make A Post
First, my Father’s Day was pretty great. I asked to get no gifts and didn’t receive any but the cards were wonderful. We also went out to brunch. My wife is pretty cool on the idea of going to a...
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The Way Into Darkness cover art reveal
The September Kickstarter update just went out, but you don’t have to click through to see the unveiled cover art by Chris McGrath. Why, just look . . . . . right . . . . . . here: There’s a progress...
View ArticleExeunt Omnibus
As of this morning, the last of the omnibus editions have gone out to backers. Well, not the last last, because someone will come along in July and fill out the address survey, wondering where their...
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A Key, An Egg, An Unfortunate Remark
Today is the release day for my new urban fantasy novel, a standalone called A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark. It’s a pacifist urban fantasy; in a genre where violent asskickers act as though...
View ArticleA Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark, Chapters 1-6
New book! As usual, I’m providing a free sample to pique your interest, but this time, I thought it would be best to drop all the sample chapters into one post. They aren’t very long and I think it...
View ArticleThe Blog Tour Continues, Part Nexter
Continuing from the previous blog tour link farm 1. Like every writer, I sometimes I have to write a synopsis. It will surprise no one to learn that I have a system. 2. Here’s a post about genres,...
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