Richard Lee Byers's Blog, page 55

A little career update

I'm very pleased to be able to say that I just signed the contract for Night Shade Books to publish Blind God's Bluff, an urban fantasy novel and the first in a projected series, early next year.

For those keeping score, that makes three books I'll have out within about a year. Called to Darkness, my first Pathfinder novel, is due out late this year. Then comes Blind God's Bluff. Then Prophet of the Dead, my next Brotherhood of the Griffon/Forgotten Realms novel,, will be out in the spring of 2013.

Tax Day in Superland

"Tax Day in Superland" is my new column on Airlock Alpha:

http://airlockalpha.com/node/9074/astrojive-tax-time-in-superland.html

When the Villain Comes Home

I'll have a short story in the forthcoming anthology WHEN THE VILLAIN COMES HOME. The story is set in my Impostor post-apocalyptic superhero universe.

A number of other Forgotten Realms authors also have stories in the book.

Full info here:

Zombie insurance

I was a source for this article on zombie-apocalypse insurance:

http://www.insurancequotes.com/zombie_insurance/

Howard and Burroughs: Box Office Poison?

"Howard and Burroughs: Box Office Poison?" is my new column at Airlock Alpha:

http://airlockalpha.com/node/9010/astrojive-howard-and-burroughs-box-office-poison.html

Ongoing characters

Thanks to my good friend Wade, I belatedly found out that an article to which I contributed my thoughts on writing successful series characters has gone live. Check it out here:

http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/bookwyrms/20120202

A review of The Masked Witches is up

Diehard GameFAN's review of The Masked Witches is up.

http://diehardgamefan.com/2012/02/20/book-review-the-masked-witches-brotherhood-of-the-griffon-book-iv-dungeons-dragons/

Power Couples

My new column is up at Airlock Alpha. It's a look at the love lives of superheroes.

http://airlockalpha.com/node/8958/astrojive-power-couples.html

The Masked Witches is now available

The Masked Witches, my new Forgotten Realms/Brotherhood of the Griffon novel, is now available. Roses are bursting into bloom in the dead of winter, the angels are dirty dancing up in Heaven, and you, o fortunate one, can obtain the source of their jubilation here:

http://www.amazon.com/Masked-Witches-Brotherhood-Griffon-Book/dp/0786959827/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328584898&sr=8-1

Stupid Aliens

My new column is up at Airlock Alpha. The topic is "Stupid Aliens" (specifically, stupid alien invaders.)

http://airlockalpha.com/node/8909/astrojive-stupid-aliens.html