Hello Again
So, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? And boy, stuff has changed. My whole life has completely changed. I figure it’s a new year, so I might as well try to do at least the occasional blog update. Where I...
View ArticleThe Tantalizing Promise of Hollywood
One of the things I’ve learned about the publishing process is that very often you cannot talk about your triumphs until months or even years later. Contracts might be signed, but announcements happen...
View ArticleThe Name of All Things
So here’s an excerpt and the cover reveal for the next book in A CHORUS OF DRAGONS. (Thank you, Barnes and Noble!) Pre-orders are a go! So while I had gone to sea and was thus incommunicado, I received...
View ArticleWorldCon Schedule
Yes, I’ll be in Dublin in just over a week! So a few quick notes about when and where you can expect to find me: Introduction to grimdark Format: Panel 16 Aug 2019, Friday 18:00 – 18:50, Wicklow Hall-1...
View ArticleWandering in with a Starbuck’s Cup
Hey, what’s up? So…it’s been uh *checks the calendar* three years. Wow, it really has been three years. Okay…so I guess I haven’t been updating, have I? All right, let’s do this. What’s been going on...
View ArticleThe Importance of Checking Boxes
(Or: How I start a novel, Agile-style.) So as I am hitting the ‘send’ button on sending two manuscripts off to my agent, I am naturally planning my next book. As one does. And I thought it might be...
View ArticleRead for Pixels Charity Event 2022 – Hey, Wanna Do Some Early Christmas...
Earlier this year, I was asked to take part in the Read for Pixels fundraiser, which benefits The Pixel Project. The name “The Pixel Project” might make you inclined to think it’s about video games,...
View ArticleBaby Steps
(Or, creating a book using Agile, part 2) So I meant to get this out at the beginning of the sprint… Instead, I’m coming in at the end. That’s fine. Mostly. Wait, do you know what I mean by sprint?...
View ArticleA New Woe
My spoiler-filled review of the new Netflix TV series, why it's a subversive departure from the normal Addams Family tropes, and why I think that's a good thing. Did I mention the spoilers?
View ArticleBaby’s First Youtube Video
Okay, I suppose I shouldn’t be calling myself ‘baby’ at my age, but this IS my very first youtube video. Lookie! So why am I doing this? Well, for one because I have all those opinions and because two,...
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