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My Comic-Con tips

From Comic-Con 2010 My first Comic-Con was kind of a frightening and horrible experience. I'm not all that keen on crowds, and I'm quite keen on personal space, so I kinda wanted to create my own exit with a flame … Continue reading →

Items

Some items. These are the items: I finished a first draft of a book! Is it a good first draft? Oh, heavens, no! Hopefully it will be a better second draft, and by the time my editor sees it, perhaps … Continue reading →

This post is sooooo different than the others.

Sick of all my The Boy at the End of the World posts? I'm here to help. This is a Norse Code post: Interview and giveaway over at Rapid Reads. You're welcome.  

Boy at the End of the World on Kindle for $5

I don't know how long The Boy at the End of the World for Kindle will be $5. I think it's a sale? But right now, it's $5. And the Google eBook is a mere $4.61. You can't even buy … Continue reading →

Fun in Santee

Got to be part of a really fun event yesterday at the Santee branch of the San Diego County Library. (And now, since I typed the word "library," I have to take a moment and burble the following: LIBRARIES RULE … Continue reading →

San Diego Comic-Con schedule

My San Diego Comic-Con schedule is now all official-like: SUNDAY July 24 1:45 – 2:45 5AB Writing For the Middle Grade Audience – engaging the reader at an important age. Writers discuss how to craft books that engage and delight … Continue reading →

Lunch with Teen Authors – Santee Library

Are you a teen? Are you anywhere near Santee, California? Do you like lunch? If these conditions = true, then an event that has been planned with precisely you in mind: Event Type: Author Visit Date: 7/5/2011 Start Time: 12:00 … Continue reading →

The Kids Are All Right – Interview at Tor.com

Much thanks to the fine folks at Tor.com, Carrie Vaughn, and interviewer Myke Cole for making this happen. The Kids Are All Right: Greg Van Eekhout and Carrie Vaughn on YA and MG at Tor.com.

Discount! Limited-Time Offer! Bargain! AAAAGH! – The Boy at the End of the World for Nook and Kobo

Peddle Powers: Activate! The Boy at the End of the World — which is a book I wrote about a boy at the end of the world with a broken robot friend and a cloned pygmy mammoth who poops a … Continue reading →

Books & Sea

From San diego 2011 Ideas and walking go together much better than ideas and metabolizing Ho Hos. By which I mean that I often get good ideas when I'm in motion and my cardiovascular system is doing more than trying … Continue reading →