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Kinslayer Giveaways & Bling

. Back from Perth and Sydney Supanova which was awesome. Full report to come. But quickly: We’re running a KINSLAYER galley giveaway here. Make with the clickies for your chance to win 1 of 100 copies. US and Canadian residents only, sorry folks. Sternly worded letters of complaint may be addressed to Tor UK or […]

Bribery

. Book bloggers! Would you like a chance to win a signed ARC of KINSLAYER? If you’re all leaping to your feet, slamming your fist upon the desk and crying “HELLS TO THE YES!”, or simply shrugging with a muttered “Yeah, sure, why not” HERE IS YOUR CHANCE, PEOPLES. If you click here, you’ll find […]

Moar Kinslayer

OK, as promised to certain folks, I’ve got some moar KINSLAYER artwork for you – desktops and iPhone backgrounds and whatnot. But, before you lunge into the bloody-knuckled, death-glarey goodness: Some of you might be aware that we have a pre-order giveaway going for KINSLAYER. If you pre-order the book and live in the USA/Canada, […]

KINSLAYERRRRRRRREVEAL

. Note: GIVEAWAYS BELOW RUN UNTIL SUNDAY MAY 31. THEY ARE OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. PLEAAAZZZE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. Hello and welcome to the US & UK cover reveals for KINSLAYER!!!one! We did this in two stages last year, but we’ve decided to streamline things for you a little this time, which means you get both covers […]

To Pimp or not to pimp

. Firstly let me acknowledge the obvious: This blog is an ad for my books. My twitter feed? An ad. FB page? Ad. All of this stuff, websites and guest posts and cover reveals – all of my spandex-clad online wordery exists for a singular purpose: To Sell My Books. This is not to say [...]

The hittable reflex

. So most of may not know this, but waaaaay back in the day, typography and photography and the sweet sexing thereof was a large part of my day. So beyond the notion that some of them are MINE, book covers hold a kind of arty-nerdy-cravat-wearing-Merlot-spitting fascination for me. I’m not saying I’d rather read [...]

The Novella

. So, a little while ago I announced there would be a LOTUS WAR novella released later this year, and it would be available for pre-orders with KINSLAYER. A lot of folks have been asking for details, and so at last, I give them to thee: The novella is entitled THE LAST STORMDANCER. It’s set [...]

Stick a fork in me

. A trifling thing, but perhaps worthy of note. Copy edits on KINSLAYER are now compleeeeeeeeeete. I started writing this book in around December of 2010, back when STORMDANCER was still at auction (trivia – the working title for KINSLAYER was EARTHCRUSHER). I  looked through the synopsis I sent my agent when I started writing [...]

SUPANOVA

. SO I did my first SUPANOVA on Saturday at Melbourne Showgrounds (Gold Coast and Sydney folks, I’ll also be appearing at yours) and I’ve gotta say it was fucking awesome. I’ve never really been a convention goer – I’m not sure why, tbh. Heading along to Manifest last year and now Supanova, I kinda [...]

Awards

. Some awesome to report this week. It’s apparently awards season in the literary world and STORMDANCER is up for a couple. First off, STORMDANCER has been named as a finalist in the Best Fantasy category of the Aurealis awards, which are Australia’s premier SF/F fiction awards. Previous nominees include incredible writers like Sara Douglass, [...]