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June 4, 2011
Signing in Albuquerque
Just a reminder for the New Mexicans out there (and any Arizonans, Coloradons, and Texans who don't mind driving a few hours ) -- I'll be at Hastings Books in Albuquerque tomorrow afternoon, signing copies of my new DOORWAYS graphic novel from IDW and whatever other works of mine the store happens to have on hand.
The signing starts at 1:00 pm at
HASTINGS BOOKS
6051 WINTER HAVEN ROAD, NW
ALBUQUERQUE
(505) 898-9227
(505) 898-5019
See you there!
The signing starts at 1:00 pm at
HASTINGS BOOKS
6051 WINTER HAVEN ROAD, NW
ALBUQUERQUE
(505) 898-9227
(505) 898-5019
See you there!
June 3, 2011
Sneak Peeks
For a sneak peek at the Hound from the 2012 ICE & FIRE calendar, check out John Picacio's blog at http://picacio.blogspot.com/2011/06/2012-asoiaf-calendar-hound-preview.html
John has other sneaks up there as well, and will be giving more peeks in the future.
The calendar will debut at the San Diego Comicon in July, and can be preordered right now from Amazon or your favorite local bookstore.
Oh, and Valyrian Steel has sent me pictures of the prototype of King Robert's warhammer, just received. Here, have a look:
Please note, this is a prototype. Further adjustments will be made before the hammer goes into production. For future details, or to weigh in with your own thoughts and suggestions, go to the Valyrian Steel website at http://www.valyriansteel.com/
John has other sneaks up there as well, and will be giving more peeks in the future.
The calendar will debut at the San Diego Comicon in July, and can be preordered right now from Amazon or your favorite local bookstore.
Oh, and Valyrian Steel has sent me pictures of the prototype of King Robert's warhammer, just received. Here, have a look:
Please note, this is a prototype. Further adjustments will be made before the hammer goes into production. For future details, or to weigh in with your own thoughts and suggestions, go to the Valyrian Steel website at http://www.valyriansteel.com/
June 1, 2011
Monkeys On My Back
Now that Kong has fallen, all the smaller monkeys who were hiding in his fur have come out and began to howl and chatter and beat me about the head and shoulders.
I got one off my back yesterday (though not one that most of you will care much about): my bloody taxes. At least, I got them to my accountant, so he can file my returns by the June 15 deadline. I had to take an extension back in April, since I was deep in the throes of wrestling Kong and did not have the time to deal with all those little bits of paper. I try not to bitch about taxes too much, mind you. As a good liberal, I don't actually mind paying taxes. (And I lay a LOT of taxes). I know taxes are the price of a civilized society. That being said, I hate DOING taxes. It has gotten easier in recent years, with Ty doing a lot of the prep work and my accountant doing the final prep and filing the return... but somehow it still always seems to come down to me at three in the morning, zonked on coffee and staring at a faded receipt for $8.17 and trying to figure out what it is, where it's from, and whether it's deductible.
Anyway, that's done. For one more year, at least.
Which is not to say that my back is without monkeys.
Here's the stuff I am dealing with right now:
-- reviewing pitch proposals and putting together the overplot for the new Wild Cards mosaic novel, LOWBALL,
-- writing the first draft of my script for episode nine of season two of the HBO series GAME OF THRONES, "Blackwater," and damn, but this one is a bitch of an adaptation, the original author made the damn battle way too big and too expensive,
-- working on a Nicholas van Rijn story for the Poul Anderson tribute anthology Gardner Dozois and Greg Bear are editing (an especially noisy monkey, since the deadline was today and the story is a long way from being done),
-- getting back into THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE, the long-promised concordance I am doing with Elio and Linda, which is almost three years late at this point, and needs to be finished and delivered by year's end,
-- roughing out the next Dunk and Egg novella, the next story in the queue after I finished the "Blackwater" script and the Poul Anderson story,
-- planning for a long summer of travel: the visit to Poland and Slovenia, the book tour, San Diego comicon, worldcon in Reno, Bubonicon, and maybe another trip overseas in the fall for the HBO show, depending,
-- working on a complete redesign of my website, much needed and long potsponed,
-- supervising and reviewing and approving materials for the games, the cards, the video games, the comic books, the replica swords, the miniatures, etc, etc.
I am exhausted just typing about it.
And behind all that, of course, lurks Son of Kong: the WINDS OF WINTER.
Why am I writing this damned post??? I need to get to WORK!
I got one off my back yesterday (though not one that most of you will care much about): my bloody taxes. At least, I got them to my accountant, so he can file my returns by the June 15 deadline. I had to take an extension back in April, since I was deep in the throes of wrestling Kong and did not have the time to deal with all those little bits of paper. I try not to bitch about taxes too much, mind you. As a good liberal, I don't actually mind paying taxes. (And I lay a LOT of taxes). I know taxes are the price of a civilized society. That being said, I hate DOING taxes. It has gotten easier in recent years, with Ty doing a lot of the prep work and my accountant doing the final prep and filing the return... but somehow it still always seems to come down to me at three in the morning, zonked on coffee and staring at a faded receipt for $8.17 and trying to figure out what it is, where it's from, and whether it's deductible.
Anyway, that's done. For one more year, at least.
Which is not to say that my back is without monkeys.
Here's the stuff I am dealing with right now:
-- reviewing pitch proposals and putting together the overplot for the new Wild Cards mosaic novel, LOWBALL,
-- writing the first draft of my script for episode nine of season two of the HBO series GAME OF THRONES, "Blackwater," and damn, but this one is a bitch of an adaptation, the original author made the damn battle way too big and too expensive,
-- working on a Nicholas van Rijn story for the Poul Anderson tribute anthology Gardner Dozois and Greg Bear are editing (an especially noisy monkey, since the deadline was today and the story is a long way from being done),
-- getting back into THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE, the long-promised concordance I am doing with Elio and Linda, which is almost three years late at this point, and needs to be finished and delivered by year's end,
-- roughing out the next Dunk and Egg novella, the next story in the queue after I finished the "Blackwater" script and the Poul Anderson story,
-- planning for a long summer of travel: the visit to Poland and Slovenia, the book tour, San Diego comicon, worldcon in Reno, Bubonicon, and maybe another trip overseas in the fall for the HBO show, depending,
-- working on a complete redesign of my website, much needed and long potsponed,
-- supervising and reviewing and approving materials for the games, the cards, the video games, the comic books, the replica swords, the miniatures, etc, etc.
I am exhausted just typing about it.
And behind all that, of course, lurks Son of Kong: the WINDS OF WINTER.
Why am I writing this damned post??? I need to get to WORK!
May 29, 2011
Painted Miniatures
Dark Sword Miniatures has posted lovely pictures of some painted versions of their latest crop of Ice & Fire miniatures over to their website. Gorgeous stuff. I thought I'd share them.
Here's Varys the Spider, painted by the amazing Jen Haley.
And here's Bronn, son of no one in particular, again by Jen Haley.
And this one is Benjen Stark, First Ranger of the Night's Watch, painted by Marike Reimer.
These figures, and the rest of the range, are all available (unpainted) from the Dark Sword website at http://darkswordminiatures.com Lots more pictures there as well... including the two latest additions to the range, sculpted by the incomparable Tom Meier -- King Robert I Baratheon, and Lord Tywin Lannister.
Here's Varys the Spider, painted by the amazing Jen Haley.
And here's Bronn, son of no one in particular, again by Jen Haley.
And this one is Benjen Stark, First Ranger of the Night's Watch, painted by Marike Reimer.
These figures, and the rest of the range, are all available (unpainted) from the Dark Sword website at http://darkswordminiatures.com Lots more pictures there as well... including the two latest additions to the range, sculpted by the incomparable Tom Meier -- King Robert I Baratheon, and Lord Tywin Lannister.
Casting?
I may have been guilty of premature froggery in the "Hiya, Kids" post below.
Second season casting is in full swing, yes.
And we're close on a few roles. Choices made, that is to say, but now we wait on HBO approval, and then of course we have to make a deal. Not all deals close, much as you would like them to. There's budget to consider, scheduling, all sorts of things.
On other roles, well, we've seen a lot of readings, but we're not in love yet. So the auditions continue. In Ireland, in London, even in LA.
Bottom line: no one has been cast yet, so stop holding your breath.
When we do sign some new cast, Froggy will give you the hints.
(Unless someone else breaks the news first).
((Or unless it's after June 13. That's the day I leave for Poland. I'll be out of the loop while overseas, so after that date, the announcements are more like to come from elsewhere)).
Second season casting is in full swing, yes.
And we're close on a few roles. Choices made, that is to say, but now we wait on HBO approval, and then of course we have to make a deal. Not all deals close, much as you would like them to. There's budget to consider, scheduling, all sorts of things.
On other roles, well, we've seen a lot of readings, but we're not in love yet. So the auditions continue. In Ireland, in London, even in LA.
Bottom line: no one has been cast yet, so stop holding your breath.
When we do sign some new cast, Froggy will give you the hints.
(Unless someone else breaks the news first).
((Or unless it's after June 13. That's the day I leave for Poland. I'll be out of the loop while overseas, so after that date, the announcements are more like to come from elsewhere)).
May 26, 2011
We're Number One! (This Week)
The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has GAME OF THRONES on the top spot in their "power rankings." Which I guess means we're the most powerful show on television!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/power-rankings-returns-a-king-192363
Here's a tasteof this week's episode, "You Win or You Die."
As for the post below... ah, sorry about the Horatio/ Oliver foul-up, just a brain burp on my part... explanation can be found in the comment from Amy-Joyce Hastings, for those of you who are still baffled.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/power-rankings-returns-a-king-192363
Here's a tasteof this week's episode, "You Win or You Die."
As for the post below... ah, sorry about the Horatio/ Oliver foul-up, just a brain burp on my part... explanation can be found in the comment from Amy-Joyce Hastings, for those of you who are still baffled.
Just For the Record...
... I am not Horatio King. {Or Oliver either}
I did, however, inspire him.
I did, however, inspire him.
May 25, 2011
Sorry, No Dragons For Sale Here
I hate to disappoint, but...
My sometimes loyal and always insolent assistant Ty is being buried of late with emails asking whether we will be selling signed copies of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. I have also gotten a few of those myself.
Sorry, no.
I appreciate the enthusiasm, and I am flattered that so many of you want me to deface your book with my illegible scrawl... but, no, we will NOT be offering copies of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS for sale. Signed or unsigned. You'll need to get your DANCE at your favorite local bookstore, or order it over the internet from Amazon, or buy it at a con.
The signed books I offer via my website are all older works, most of print in the editions I have for sale. First editions, foreign editions, hard to find titles, that sort of stuff. Not the books you can find for sale right now on the shelves of any decent bookstore. Check out the list on the Signed Books page of my website, if you're interested. The idea is to make the older and more obscure stuff available to my readers and collectors... not to compete with all the great bookshops and dealers that sell my stuff, without whom I would not HAVE any readers.
As for signatures... for that, you need to come see me at one of the stops on my book tour, or attend a convention where I'm a guest. There's a list on the Appearances page of my website. I'm sorry if I am not coming to your city, but there's only so many stops I can make.
So, please... come see me in San Diego or Reno, in Boston or New York or Indianapolis, in Poland or Slovenia... but stop sending emails to Ty asking about signed copies of DANCE. I need him to do stuff for me, and all he's doing of late is answering your emails.
My sometimes loyal and always insolent assistant Ty is being buried of late with emails asking whether we will be selling signed copies of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. I have also gotten a few of those myself.
Sorry, no.
I appreciate the enthusiasm, and I am flattered that so many of you want me to deface your book with my illegible scrawl... but, no, we will NOT be offering copies of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS for sale. Signed or unsigned. You'll need to get your DANCE at your favorite local bookstore, or order it over the internet from Amazon, or buy it at a con.
The signed books I offer via my website are all older works, most of print in the editions I have for sale. First editions, foreign editions, hard to find titles, that sort of stuff. Not the books you can find for sale right now on the shelves of any decent bookstore. Check out the list on the Signed Books page of my website, if you're interested. The idea is to make the older and more obscure stuff available to my readers and collectors... not to compete with all the great bookshops and dealers that sell my stuff, without whom I would not HAVE any readers.
As for signatures... for that, you need to come see me at one of the stops on my book tour, or attend a convention where I'm a guest. There's a list on the Appearances page of my website. I'm sorry if I am not coming to your city, but there's only so many stops I can make.
So, please... come see me in San Diego or Reno, in Boston or New York or Indianapolis, in Poland or Slovenia... but stop sending emails to Ty asking about signed copies of DANCE. I need him to do stuff for me, and all he's doing of late is answering your emails.
May 21, 2011
Hiya, Kids, Hiya, Hiya
I'll be back soon, I will, I will.
Watch this space.
Watch this space.
Have Gel Pen, Will Travel
We have added two more appearances to the schedule for my DANCE WITH DRAGONS signing tour.
I will be at:
Sunday, July 24
2:00pm
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111
and
Tuesday, August 2
7:00pm
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Cir.
Lexington, KY 40503
And that's it. I know, I know, there are a lot of other wonderful cities out there, and I wish I could visit and sign at all of them... but, alas, there's only one of me, and I only have so much time and energy.
If I'm not coming to a city near you, please remember that I attend conventions as well. In the next couple of months I will be hitting the San Diego Comicon, the World SF Convention in Reno, Nevada, and Bubonicon in Albuquerque. There will be ample opportunity to have me sign stuff at all three events. And a lot more time to hang around and talk at any of 'em. Bubonicon is especially good for that, since it's very small and friendly.
Speaking of Albuquerque... I will also be appearing at Hastings Books on Saturday, June 4, at 1:00pm. You won't be able to get your copy of DANCE autographed there, alas, since the book will still be a month in the future... this event is to promote the release of the DOORWAYS graphic novel, a hardcover from IDW.
Hastings will likely have copies of my other stuff on sale as well -- the first four Ice & Fire books, the recent Wild Cards volumes, maybe more -- and I'd be glad to sign that as well for my New Mexifans.
I will be at:
Sunday, July 24
2:00pm
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111
and
Tuesday, August 2
7:00pm
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Cir.
Lexington, KY 40503
And that's it. I know, I know, there are a lot of other wonderful cities out there, and I wish I could visit and sign at all of them... but, alas, there's only one of me, and I only have so much time and energy.
If I'm not coming to a city near you, please remember that I attend conventions as well. In the next couple of months I will be hitting the San Diego Comicon, the World SF Convention in Reno, Nevada, and Bubonicon in Albuquerque. There will be ample opportunity to have me sign stuff at all three events. And a lot more time to hang around and talk at any of 'em. Bubonicon is especially good for that, since it's very small and friendly.
Speaking of Albuquerque... I will also be appearing at Hastings Books on Saturday, June 4, at 1:00pm. You won't be able to get your copy of DANCE autographed there, alas, since the book will still be a month in the future... this event is to promote the release of the DOORWAYS graphic novel, a hardcover from IDW.
Hastings will likely have copies of my other stuff on sale as well -- the first four Ice & Fire books, the recent Wild Cards volumes, maybe more -- and I'd be glad to sign that as well for my New Mexifans.
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