E.C. Myers's Blog, page 12

write what you don’t know

One of the most common pieces of writing advice we often hear as beginners is “Write what you know.” But what does that even mean? And is it actually good advice?

If I had taken that suggestion literally, my first novel would have been about a man in his late twenties with a day job as a media coordinator at Lifetime Television who was writing a novel about the action-packed world of file transfers, video conversions, and women’s programming. Riveting. Perhaps readers would have been drawn in...

buying books is great, but so are free books

Over at EMU’s Debuts, my friend Tara Dairman, author of All Four Stars (Coming out July 10, 2014! Pre-order now!) is discussing how being a debut author turned her into a book buyer — and since I and my own first novelfigure into this story, Tara is generously giving away a free copy of Fair Coin in any format. Even the new audiobook! All you have to do is leave a comment on her blog post to be entered for a chance to win.

Book-buying is definitely a “problem” I have too. I always bought a lot...

hear coin

Perhaps it’s unsurprising that audiobooks take much less time to produce than print books, but still… Less than two months from signing the contract, you can now purchase and download my first YA novel,Fair Coin, in audiobook form in the U.S. and in the U.K. I expect it won’t take long for Quantum Coin to follow.

I’m so excited to have the book out in a different format, with other people adapting the text for a different audience. I’ve only heard the sample of the opening pages so far, but na...

see me at philcon!

I look like this.

Despite having lived in Philadelphia for nearly three years, next week I will be attending my first Philcon — the first and longest running SFF convention in the world — at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, N.J., Friday, Nov. 8 – Sunday, Nov. 10. Their full schedule is here, but you can find me at the panels listed below, and I hope you’ll come and say hi. This is likely to be my last local event until at least next year.

Before I share my schedule: I want everyone to enj...

the hunt for read october

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I’ve “borrowed” a TARDIS for October so I can make it to all these events. It’s the only way to travel! Don’t worry, I’ll bring it back before anyone even notices it’s gone…

I’ve just updated my events page with some of my upcoming signings, conventions, and other appearances. Next month marks the one-year anniversary of Quantum Coin being published(!), and it looks like I may be even busier this October than I was for the book launch! I also expect to be busy working on various new writing pr...

alternate wednesday: mr. nobody

Anyone who has read my books or my blog knows that I have a fascination withdoppelgängers (doubles and lookalikes). Lately, I’ve been receiving some messages from friends and fans who wanted to let me know that Fair Coin now has its very owndoppelgänger! What do you think?

I wonder if the people who designed the poster for the U.S. theatrical release of Mr. Nobodywere perhaps influenced by the excellent book cover illustrated by Sam Weber. Oddly enough, back when Sam was brainstorming ideas fo...

hey! listen!

Good news, everyone! We’ve just sold the audio book rights toFair CoinandQuantum CointoAudible! Special thanks to my fab agents at JABberwocky who made this possible, Eddie Schneider and Lisa Rodgers.

I’m thrilled because I basically want anyone who might be interested in my books to be able to enjoy them in whatever format they like, and I know lots of people prefer audio books over paper. I also love being read to, and I’m excited to see another interpretation of the stories I wrote. But thi...

dragon con schedule

Dragon Con! I will be there! I’m arriving early in the morning on Friday, Aug. 30, and departing in the evening on Monday, Sept. 2, and this is my schedule of panels:

Title: Crossovers

Time: Fri 11:30 am Location: A707 – Marriott (Length: 1)

Description: Adult SF for the discriminating teen. YA SF for the “adult” SF fan.

4:00 PM Friday

Pyr Rising

Room: Regency V (Hyatt)

Rene Sears with Clay & Susan Griffith, Gabrielle Harbowy, E.C. Myers, Mike Resnick, Joel Shepherd

Title: Totally Retro Toons

Time: Fr...

embarrassingly late review of the original nexus 7

I’ve been promising to write up my thoughts on the original Google Nexus 7 tablet since it was released last July, but it always took a backseat to blogging about other things. With the Nexus 7 Mark II coming out this week, this post is as outdated as it could be, but I like to finish what I start (this post has been in draft form for at least six months). And if you’re considering getting the new Nexus 7, some of this may still be relevant.

The Nexus… From Star Trek VII

So when the original Ne...

fantastic kickstarter

E.C. Myers reads from Fair Coin at Fantastic Fiction at KGB, June 20, 2012

Today is the third Wednesday of the month, and if I were still living in New York, I would be excited about going to see authors Dale Bailey and Nathan Ballingrud read tonight in a red room on the second floor of a building at 85 E. 4th Street. This is the KGB Bar, where for more than a decade, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and young adult writers, readers, editors, and agents have gathered for the Fantastic Fiction...