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BLACKGUARDS available for preorder; also, thank you, SwampCon 2015!

The BLACKGUARDS anthology is available for preorder. I think this is going to be a really good one, and I'd say that even if it didn't have one of my sword-and-sorcery stories about my character Selden in it. (I might not say it quite as often, but I'd still say it.) For more information, follow the link:
https://blackguards.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders?backer%5Bcountry%5D=US&backer%5Bemail%5D

And on a more or less unrelated note, thanks to SwampCon for having me as an Author Guest this past weekend!

A reminder that I will be at SwampCon 2015 on Saturday

Here's one more reminder that I will be at SwampCon​ on Saturday doing three panels with Bill Hatfield​.

http://swampcon.com

A round table discussion of visceral writing

I contributed to this round table discussion of visceral writing. Check it out:

http://seanhtaylor.blogspot.com/2015/02/pow-right-in-viscera-writing-prose-with.html?spref=fb

I'll be at Dragon Con 2015

I'm pleased that Dragon Con 2015 has accepted me as a program participant.

http://dragoncon.org/?q=attending-professionals-view

I reviewed THE LOFT

I reviewed THE LOFT for the Dirge Magazine website. You can read that here:

http://www.dirgemag.com

Round table discussion of Point of View

Sean Taylor put together a round table discussion of Point of View. Quite a few writers participated, including me. You can read it here:

http://seanhtaylor.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-view-your-view-their-view-and-our.html?spref=fb

Author List for the Gen Con 2015 Writer's Symposium

Here is the Author List for the Gen Con 2015 Writer's Symposium, which I'd proud to say includes me.

http://genconwriters.com

My SwampCon 2015 schedule

Bill Hatfield and I will be at SwampCon on Feb, 7. We will do the following three panels:Noon: Traditional Publishing vs. Self Publishing3 PM: The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing5 PM: Writers With Obnoxious Opinions (That's not meant to refer to Bill and me specifically. We're leading a discussion about writers whose work is appealing or important but whose views are deemed offensive.)Come see us if you can. You can find info about the con here:http://swampcon.com

THE REAVER was a runner-up in Diehard GameFAN's 2014 Awards

My novel THE REAVER: THE SUNDERING BOOK IV was a runner-up in Diehard GameFAN's 2014 Tabletop Awards in the game-based fiction category. I'm honored!

http://diehardgamefan.com/2015/01/12/diehard-gamefans-2014-tabletop-gaming-awards/

I was on the Thaco's Hammer podcast again

I was on the Thaco's Hammer podcast (Splatbook 99 installment.) You can find it here: http://thacoshammer.info