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July 25, 2016

Voting for the 2016 Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Awards is now open

Hey, Tampa Bay friends, the voting for the Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Awards is now open. May I respectfully suggest that you back Necronomicon for Best Literary Event, the Comics Club for Best Comics Shop, Jeff Strand for Best Fiction Writer, and Lynne Hansen for Best Filmmaker?
http://www.cltampa.com/botb
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Published on July 25, 2016 07:42

July 20, 2016

I'll be at Metricon this Saturday (7/23)

I'l be at Metrocon this coming Saturday (7/23.) I have two panels, one at 3 PM and one at 6 PM, both in Room 21 of the Tampa Convention Center. Naturally, if anyone wants books signed, I'll be happy to do that after a panel ends.
http://www.metroconventions.com
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Published on July 20, 2016 07:24

July 15, 2016

My new Scarred Lands story is now available at DriveThruRPG

My short story "Death in the Walled Warren," which is my return to Vladawen Titanslayer and the Scarred Lands universe, is now available at DriveThruPRG.
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/185433/Death-in-the-Walled-Warren?term=death+in+the+walled+warren
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Published on July 15, 2016 11:27

July 10, 2016

My (preliminary) Gen Con 2016 schedule

It's possible a couple things might still get added, but so far, here's my Gen Con schedule (these are all seminars in the Gen Con Writer's Symposium.)
You wil note that so far, I have no signings. But I'll be happy sign material you bring to the seminars.
THURSDAY
Noon – Business of Writing 101 – Westin - Congress I
2 PM – Writer’s Craft: Show, Don’t Tell – Westin - Caucus
5 PM – Write What You Know – Westin - Chamber
FRIDAY
11 AM – Writing Novels: Story Breadcrumbs – Westin - Caucus
2 PM – Writing Novels – POV Head Hopping – Westin - Caucus
5 PM – Business of Writing: Media Tie-In Market – Westin - Congress I
6 PM – Writer’s Craft: Introducing New Worlds in Novels – Westin - Capital I
SATURDAY
Noon – Business of Writing: Knowing When To Quit – Westin - Congress I
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Published on July 10, 2016 07:38

July 9, 2016

More Basil & Moebius on the way!

Magnetic Press announces new titles for its second year including more Basil & Moebius prose stories by yours truly and a graphic novel about the guys plotted by series creator Ryan Schifrin and me and scripted by me.
http://comicsalliance.com/magnetic-press-new-titles-second-year/
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Published on July 09, 2016 08:10

July 8, 2016

Check out Stormtalons!

Stormtalons is the cool new fantasy setting from The Ed Greenwood Group! (I'll have a Stormtalons novel out early next year.)

Check it out: http://onderlibrum.com/2016/07/stormtalons-the-realms-youre-looking-for/
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Published on July 08, 2016 13:38

July 7, 2016

I was a guest on the Side Projects Podcast

I was on the Side Projects Podcast. You can get that here:
http://sideprojectpodcast.blogspot.com
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Published on July 07, 2016 06:32

July 6, 2016

The lesson from today's writing session

Sometimes Writer A (one of the greats, long deceased, alas) has written about something utterly alien and surreal and opted to describe it in a figurative, abstract, at-arm's-length sort of way that leaves it wonderfully mysterious and makes the most of the reader's imagination.
Long after, Writer B attempts a pastiche of the original work, and because his story is a somewhat different kind of story, he has no choice but to describe the surreal phenomena in a much more concrete and specific way than Writer A did. You know what happens then?
Writer B is forcibly reminded that Writer A was smart.
Today I am Writer B.
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Published on July 06, 2016 15:13

June 29, 2016

The MythWits podcast I was a guest on is now up on YouTube

I was on this podcast along with Hal Greenberg and Erik Scott de Bie. If you didn't catch it alive, you can see the recorded version here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ef5IkIDWs&feature=youtu.be
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Published on June 29, 2016 10:21

June 27, 2016

I am now available for speaking gigs via the SFWA Speaker's Bureau

I have now set up my profile in the SFWA Speaker's Bureau, so you should all hire me to teach you everything I know. It doesn't cost much, and it won't take long.
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Published on June 27, 2016 20:24