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July 5, 2012
Visiting Today with Kate Elliott and Faith Hunter!
Hope all of you had a great Fourth of July; I know I did. A parade, grilled dinner with good friends, fireworks. And a very successful book signing in my home town. Today, I am back to the Blog Tour with new posts at sites hosted by two of my very favorite people in the world. One is at the blog of my friend Kate Elliott. The post is about what Kate calls “Untaught history,” those aspects of our past that tend to be ignored by history textbooks. The other is a wonderfully fun post at the website of my Magical Words co-founder, Faith Hunter, in which a character of hers interviews Sephira Pryce, the thieftaking villainess of the Thieftaker books. I hope you enjoy both of them.
July 3, 2012
Today is Release Day for THIEFTAKER!!
To quote Rabbit from Winnie-the-Pooh, “Today’s the day!!!” THIEFTAKER is officially out and ready for purchase in hardcover and ebook format at all bricks-and-mortar and online booksellers. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and I’m pretty excited!! To mark the occasion, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour makes three stops today! I have a post up at the online journal of the wonderful and talented Mary Robinette Kowal. The post is part of Mary’s “My Favorite Bit” feature. I also have a post up at the blog of the Knight Agency (I am represented by Knight) on creating historical settings, and I have written at the blog of my good friend Stuart Jaffe about the things that inspire us. Finally, if you missed my interview on Dungeon Crawlers Radio last night you can listen to it here. Enjoy the posts and interview, and if you haven’t already gotten your copy of THIEFTAKER, I hope you will soon. Many thanks!
July 2, 2012
Today On the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!
The day before the long-awaited release of THIEFTAKER, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour stops at the blog of SFNovelist friend and fellow Tor writer Alyx Dellamonica. My post there is about the magic system I’ve created for the Thieftaker universe. I have also put up my usual Monday morning post at Magical Words. Not surprisingly, that one is about THIEFTAKER, too . . . . And finally, this evening I will be appearing on Dungeon Crawlers Radio! http://www.dungeoncrawlersradio.com/ Tune in at 7:00 pm Central Time! Enjoy!!
July 1, 2012
THIEFTAKER Blog Tour Resumes With Interviews, Book Giveaway!
After a one day break, the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour resumes today with a pair of interviews. One was done with the wonderful Paige Crutcher at Authorlink.com. It’s a wide ranging discussion that touches not only on THIEFTAKER, but also on writing in general, whether or not I believe in magic, and how small events ripple through our lives. Check it out. The other is a Q&A on writing historical fiction with the great folks over at Unusual Historicals. This one includes a book giveaway! Please visit both sites, and, as always, enjoy!
June 29, 2012
Two Unexpected Stops on the Blog Tour!
I thought that today would be an off day for the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour, but as it turns out, I have two unexpected stops on today’s agenda. One is a blog post at the Black Gate Magazine Blog, and the other is an interview with Justin B. at A Bibliophile’s Reverie.
I hope you enjoy both posts, preferably in the comfort of an air conditioned room or coffee house. Stay cool!
June 28, 2012
Blog Tour Today: Unusual Historicals and a List of Anticipated Titles
For today’s installment of THIEFTAKER Blog Tour 2012, I am at Unusual Historicals today, with an excerpt from THIEFTAKER. I’ll be back there again on Sunday, July 1 with an interview AND a chance to win a free copy of the book. Also, I thought I would mention that THIEFTAKER has made “The Ranting Dragon” list of the 20 most anticipated releases for July. This isn’t an official part of the Blog Tour, but it’s pretty cool anyway!
June 27, 2012
Two More Stops on the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!
The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour takes me to two blogs today. One belongs to Lucienne Diver, my terrific agent and a wonderful writer in her own right. I’m talking about characterization, in particular the inspiration for the lovely and dangerous Sephira Pryce from THIEFTAKER. And we’re giving away a copy of the book, so be sure to stop by! I am also at the blog of friend and author extraordinaire Cie Adams, posting about the joy of writing under a pseudonym. I hope you’ll check out and enjoy both posts.
June 26, 2012
Two Stops Today on the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!
Today the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour makes two stops, one at the blog of the fabulous and debonaire Blake Charlton, where I talk about my journey from academia to fiction writing; and the other at Sideshow Freaks, the blog for Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, where I discuss the role short fiction has played in my development of the Thieftaker world. Both blogs allow readers to leave comments, so please stop by, read the posts, and join the conversation. Many thanks!
June 25, 2012
A New Post Is Up As the Blog Tour Rolls On!
The Summer 2012 Blog Tour for THIEFTAKER continues today with my post at http://www.SFNovelists.com, the blog site I share with a group of approximately 100 published authors in fantasy and science fiction. The post is called “Blending Mystery and Speculative Fiction,” and it is about the ways in which cross-genre works appeal to fans various writing styles. I hope you enjoy it. And I hope that you will continue to follow the Blog Tour over the next several weeks. I will be writing posts on many aspects of writing and marketing at a variety of sites. The schedule for the tour can be found here.
June 19, 2012
Blog Tour Continues Today
The THIEFTAKER Summer 2012 Blog Tour continues today with a post I’ve written for the blog of my friend Barbara Ashford, a terrific writer with whom I share not only a passion for history, but also personal roots in the New York area. Barbara writes as both Barbara Ashford and Barbara Campbell, and so my post, which is on blending fantasy with history, can be found here or here. Whichever site you visit, I hope you’ll enjoy the post.
