Rob Steiner's Blog, page 14
September 5, 2010
New Podler Reviews THE LAST KEY
I couldn't be more thrilled New Podler's review of THE LAST KEY: "The Last Key is a great fantasy story. Steiner has crafted a world where politics muddy the boundary between good and evil and forces the characters to find a clear path to solve a world-shattering crisis. His characters rise above stereotypes and engage [...:]
August 21, 2010
Cover of Weezer's New Album 'Hurley'
Seriously, this is the album cover. How awesome is this? It's even inspired other "Lost" mashups. The only one I'd add — "Ben" by Jimmy Buffett. No one loved the Island more than Ben, so who better to write the semi-tragic, part-time villain's album than another man of the islands? Off the top of my [...:]
August 9, 2010
Ebook Marketing and Publishing
I'm in an ebook mood today, particularly the marketing and publishing side. Might be because I've been rethinking some of my marketing strategies for my Kindle novel THE LAST KEY now that I'm developing a sequel. Hope these inspire you as much as they did me. Why self-publishing and online publishing will not ruin your [...:]
July 9, 2010
UFO over China
This alleged UFO over the Chinese city Hangzhou forced officials to shut down air traffic and divert flights. Damn UFOs are as bad as the weather.
June 30, 2010
Dione and Titan
One of the latest photos from the Cassini probe orbiting Saturn, with the moons Dione in the foreground and Titan in the background. The image may look grayed out, but it was taken in visible light — that's what the view of the moons really look like from Cassini's location. Beautiful. Via PopSci.com.
June 15, 2010
Book Review: Hell House by Richard Matheson
You know how you can tell you're reading a great horror novel? When you have to keep your eyes open in the shower — despite the shampoo stinging the hell out of them — so you can be sure there's no rotting-corpse-ghost peeking in at you. Hell House by Richard Matheson is such [...:]
June 9, 2010
Book Review: The Furies of Calderon
I'm almost embarrassed to admit that my first Jim Butcher book is not a Dresden Files book, but The Furies of Calderon, book one in his epic fantasy Codex Alera series. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but when you think Jim Butcher, you think Harry Dresden. So why start with Codex [...:]
June 7, 2010
Heroes of Might and Magic IV: Oldie but a goodie
I just reloaded Heroes of Might and Magic IV on my laptop. I haven't played this game in years, and it's every bit as awesome as I remembered.
I should be writing, but sometimes you just gotta take time out of your busy life to kill zombies.
I should be writing, but sometimes you just gotta take time out of your busy life to kill zombies.
June 6, 2010
2012: Disaster Porn
I finally saw 2012 on pay-per-view last week only because my wife was on call at the hospital that night and there was nothing on TV. My overall impression is it wasn't a complete waste of 2 1/2 hours, but I'm glad I didn't spend $10 to see it in a movie theater.
The first [...:]
The first [...:]
May 25, 2010
Book Review: Conventions of War by Walter Jon Williams
Conventions of War is the third and final novel in Williams' Dread Empire's Fall series. Lady Caroline Sula leads the guerrilla war against the rebellious Naxids on the Empire's occupied capital world of Zanshaa, while Lord Gareth Martinez commands a battleship in the Fleet task force waging a war of attrition on the enemy's [...:]
