E.C. Myers's Blog, page 6
June 1, 2016
paperback writer
This is an exciting week! Hi-C Ecto Cooler is back!
Even more exciting than that — and I am very excited aboutthe too-sweettaste of childhood nostalgia — this week The Silence of Six is out in paperback, exclusively at Barnes & Noble! This is the first paperback edition of a novel I wrote; Fair Coin and Quantum Coinare still only available in hardcover so far. So if you’ve been waiting to read The Silence of Six, haven’t picked up a copy to own yet, or simply want to collect them all, please...
May 11, 2016
where I will BEA this friday!
If you’re at Book Expo America (BEA) in Chicago this week, come to my autographing on Friday to get a signed copy of my new book, Against All Silence, courtesy of my overlords, Adaptive Books!
Friday, May 13 — 2:30–3 p.m.
Table 4
Add it to your BEA calendar
You will be among the first people in the worldto read this book, which will be published in August! Seriously, this is so brand new, I don’t even have copies ofit yet! I really really really really hope you like it. I also hear there will...
February 18, 2016
See Me at Boskone!
This weekend I will be attending Boskone 53 in Boston, from Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21! If you will be there too, my schedule is below. Please stop by and say hi! I’m happy to sign any of my books any time you can catch me at an event, the bar, or wandering around :)
Friday, Feb. 19
Stories Within Video Games
Friday 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., Harbor II (Westin)
We’ve advanced far beyond the days of Frogger and Tetris. Today’s video games take us into highly evolved worlds with complex characters and storylines. How does the development of the story drive the game? Is “story” ever a distraction from “gameplay?” How does the story within the game shape the characters, sharpen the game’s challenges, and heighten the player’s experience?
Hillary Monahan, Matt London, E.C. Myers, Brianna Spacekat Wu, E. Lily Yu
Saturday, Feb. 20
Reading
Saturday 11:00 – 11:25 a.m., Independence (Westin)
Writing YA Fiction: Discussion & Workshop for Young Adults & Children
Saturday 2:00 – 2:50 p.m., Marina 4 (Westin)
What skills do you need to write young adult or children’s fiction? What should you know? What should you avoid? Join our panelists for an interactive discussion/writing session — and be sure to bring your pen and paper!
E.C. Myers, Ken Altabef, Cerece Rennie Murphy
Autographing
Saturday 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., Galleria-Autographing (Westin)
Neil Clarke, Charles Stross, E. Lily Yu, E.C. Myers
Superhero Open Mic
Saturday 9:00 – 10:20 p.m., Marina 1 (Westin)
Kapow! Live from Boskone … enjoy the knock-out stylings of our program participants and audience members who share their open mic skills in the first-ever Superhero Open Mic. Each person gives his/her best 5-minute superhero performance – story, poem, song, skit, interpretive dance, or whatever! OPTIONAL: For extra appeal, feel free to come dressed as a superhero!
The Rules: Boskone members are invited to join our participants in the open mic by signing up for one of the eight open slots at the door to the event, which opens for sign-ups at 8:30 pm. Each performer is given a firm 5-minute time limit (max), including set-up time. So a quick transition between acts is key.
Walter H. Hunt, Kenneth Schneyer, C.S.E. Cooney, Carrie Cuinn, E.C. Myers, Garth Nix, Don Pizarro, Lauren Roy, Mary Ellen Wessels
Sunday, Feb. 21
Kaffeeklatsch 2: E.C. Myers
Sunday 11:00 – 11:50, Harbor I-Kaffeeklatsch 2 (Westin)
February 15, 2016
see me at Boskone!
This weekend I will be attending Boskone 53 in Boston, from Friday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 21! If you will be there too, my schedule is below.Please stop by and say hi! I’m happy to sign any of my books any time you can catch me at an event, the bar, or wandering around :)
Friday, Feb. 19
Stories Within Video Games
Friday 3:00 – 3:50 p.m., Harbor II (Westin)
We’ve advanced far beyond the days of Frogger and Tetris. Today’s video games take us into highly evolved worlds with complex char...
January 7, 2016
SOS — Kindle January Deal!
Good news, everyone! Amazon.com has selected The Silence of Six as a Kindle Deal for January, which means you can purchase the eBook all month for only $1.99!
Yes, you can have my thoughts for only199 pennies, less than 6.42 pennies a day!
There’s no better time to read The Silence of Six if it’s on your list, what with the sequel coming outsoon — currently scheduled for July 19, 2016 from Adaptive. (These reviewersreally liked it.) And if you’re like me and don’t love cliffhangers, don’t wo...
December 9, 2015
Cover reveal for AGAINST ALL SILENCE!!!
Drop by YA Books Central for an exclusive look at the cover for my next book, Against All Silence, asequel to The Silence of Six!You’ll also get a teaser about what Max, Penny, and their friends are up to in their latest adventure.
Leave a comment onYA Books Central’s postto let us know what you think of the cover, and enter a raffle to winan advance copy of the book when it’s available.
Against All Silence will be published on May 23, 2016 by Adaptive Books. The paperback of The Silence of S...
November 12, 2015
Philly Diversity Conference: Telling the Story of All of Us
If you’re near Philadelphia this weekend, come to “Telling the Story of All of Us: Books for a Modern World”, a conference celebrating diversity in middle grade and young adult literature!
On Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, panels will feature many authors, including Sonia Manzano (Becoming Maria), I.W. Gregorio (None of the Above), Shaun Hutchinson (The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley), Corinne Duyvis (Otherbound), and more!
I’ll be moderating a discussion of “The Author’s Journey and t...
October 21, 2015
Happy Back to the Future Day!
Unsurprisingly, I am a huge fan of the Back to the Future films. When my first book was published, I immediately thought of the ending of the first film. And as I wrote the sequel, Quantum Coin, I kept thinking about Back to the Future II and what I enjoyed about it and time travel stories, how it raised the stakes and advanced the characters’ lives and maybe enriched your enjoyment of the first movie. And other BTTF fanscan see its influence in my book.
Quantum Coin opens with Ephraim thinki...
August 18, 2015
Book Review: ZER0ES by Chuck Wendig
Chuck Wendig’s new novel, Zer0es, is more cyber and more thrilling than most cyber thrillers I’ve read.From the very first page, it’s evident that Wendig is either secretly a world-class hacker in his own right, or he’s done so muchresearch that he has becomenot onlycomfortable, but fluent in the technical and paranoia-fueled online world that hackers inhabit. Either way, he’s definitely on the NSA’s watchlist— but this bookshould be on their reading list as well, asZer0esis an entertaining a...
August 17, 2015
My Dragon Con 2015 Schedule
I’m thrilled to be returning to Dragon Con in Atlanta again this year! I’ll be attending the con from Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6, and I look forward to seeing fellow fans and writers. If you’re looking for me on programming, my schedule is below. (Of course, it’s subject to change!) I hope that The Missing Volume will have copies of The Silence of Six, Fair Coin, and Quantum Coin for sale; I’ll update if I will have a formal signing, but you can also just catch me whenever you se...
