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February 2, 2015
Tell Me What to Read!
With all sort of grand opportunities arising for you to vote me a literary award, I feel I should mention again the stories I’ve had published in 2014. If you blah blah these stories worthy, then please blah blah nominate blah blah award blah blah eternal gratitude blah among the immortals blah blah shitload of money blah.
“The Golden Age,” novella, DEAD MAN’S HAND, ed. John Joseph Adams, Titan Books, May 2014.
“Diamonds from Tequila,” novella, ROGUES, ed. Gardner Dozois and George RR Martin, B...
“The Golden Age,” novella, DEAD MAN’S HAND, ed. John Joseph Adams, Titan Books, May 2014.
“Diamonds from Tequila,” novella, ROGUES, ed. Gardner Dozois and George RR Martin, B...
January 28, 2015
My Top Ten Bestselling Novel . . .
. . . is seventeen years old.
The Rift got to #7 on the Barnes & Noble list today. Hadn’t ever broken the Top Fifty on B&N before.
AndThe Rift also topped out at #32 on the Amazon list, and I hadn’t got into the Top 100 with any of my books before.
So hurrah! Thank you all!
I guess it shows that if you want something done, you should do it yourself.
And of course it’s not too late to join the stampede, and buyThe Rift from one of the following vendors!
Amazon,iBooks,Kobo,Barnes & Noble, andSmashwor...
The Rift got to #7 on the Barnes & Noble list today. Hadn’t ever broken the Top Fifty on B&N before.
AndThe Rift also topped out at #32 on the Amazon list, and I hadn’t got into the Top 100 with any of my books before.
So hurrah! Thank you all!I guess it shows that if you want something done, you should do it yourself.
And of course it’s not too late to join the stampede, and buyThe Rift from one of the following vendors!
Amazon,iBooks,Kobo,Barnes & Noble, andSmashwor...
January 27, 2015
Wreck the Country for Only 99 Cents!
The Rift,which is literally my weightiest tome, is now on sale for a mere 99 cents! You can find it at Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords!If you had a hardback of this book, which is something like 575 pages and 310,000 words, and you dropped it on your foot, I would not answer for your phalanges. But now it’s an ebook, and it weighs no more than the electrons it’s made of, and you can carry it everywhere but the swimming pool!
Enjoy!
Another Contest, Oh Yay!
Okay, I’m canceling the last contest because it just seemed to confuse everybody. Honestly, I thought the crypto solve would be a lot easier than the airplane photo. Shows you what I know.
So, for free audio books of the entire Praxis trilogy, be the first to answer the following question:
“What common household implement is worn by Vashti’s followers?”
The answer is in one of my books. Not one of the books I’m giving away, either.
As for the last question, here’s how to solve the clue “confused...
So, for free audio books of the entire Praxis trilogy, be the first to answer the following question:
“What common household implement is worn by Vashti’s followers?”
The answer is in one of my books. Not one of the books I’m giving away, either.
As for the last question, here’s how to solve the clue “confused...
January 25, 2015
Reviews Too Late: Catch Them When You Can
I often use this space to complain about the wretchedness of what I’ve been watching, so I thought I’d do a change-up and praise a couple films that practically everyone else seems to hate. Both movies have colossal star power and intelligent scripts, but the problem seems to be that they’re much more intelligent than their audience and, I suspect, most of the critics.
First up is “Into the Woods,” from Disney, taken from the musical by Stephen Sondheim, and directed by Rob Marshall, who direc...
First up is “Into the Woods,” from Disney, taken from the musical by Stephen Sondheim, and directed by Rob Marshall, who direc...
January 23, 2015
The Next Contest
I have more free copies of audio Praxis books to give away!
Whoever solves the following puzzle will receive codes to give him free downloads ofThe Praxis, The Sundering, and Conventions of War.
I decided to reference my ownDeep State and provide a crossword-style clue. Be warned: this is an English-style crossword, similar to White Eyebrow Kung Fu, where “One hand lies, one hand tells the truth.” One part of the clue may be taken literally, the other is, um, something else.
The clue also refere...
Whoever solves the following puzzle will receive codes to give him free downloads ofThe Praxis, The Sundering, and Conventions of War.
I decided to reference my ownDeep State and provide a crossword-style clue. Be warned: this is an English-style crossword, similar to White Eyebrow Kung Fu, where “One hand lies, one hand tells the truth.” One part of the clue may be taken literally, the other is, um, something else.
The clue also refere...
January 21, 2015
A Night for Joiking
Rain turning to snow.
Some nights you just want to pop open a bottle of Scotch and listen to some joiking. So that’s what I’m going to do.
Mystery Plane Contest!
TheDread Empire’s Fall audio books, comprising The Praxis, The Sundering,andConventions of War,have just been released.I’ve got some free downloads of the complete set to give away, and the first set will go to the first person who can identifythis aircraft.
Sorry about the quality of the photograph. It was the best I could do on the day.
The insert on the lower right, besides masking a sign identifying the plane, shows the aircraft’s distinctive nose.
And yes, that’s a Lewis gun mounted up top,...
January 20, 2015
Prudence and Others
My recent highway odyssey from Long Island to New Mexico reminded me of the first few times I crossed the country, in a beat-up, mechanically dubious, bright red 1972 Chevy van with something like a hundred thousand miles on it.
Nothing on this machine worked except the drive train, and that unreliably. The radio was defunct, there was a bracket for an eight-track but no eight-track, and the engine was practically in the passenger compartment and hence very noisy.
What was I to do for entertain...
Nothing on this machine worked except the drive train, and that unreliably. The radio was defunct, there was a bracket for an eight-track but no eight-track, and the engine was practically in the passenger compartment and hence very noisy.
What was I to do for entertain...
January 17, 2015
Hear Me!
Behold, I am podcast!
The interview was scheduled for half an hour, but apparently I was so fascinating that Jeremiah and Jason let it run for full sixty minutes.
Although much of the latter part the interview has to do with my Star Wars novel, folks uninterested in the Star Wars universe (all three of you) can of course listen up to that point. And even so, a lot of the Star Wars bit is about my process, so if my process is of interest, then hey, may it bring joy to your ears!
The interview was scheduled for half an hour, but apparently I was so fascinating that Jeremiah and Jason let it run for full sixty minutes.
Although much of the latter part the interview has to do with my Star Wars novel, folks uninterested in the Star Wars universe (all three of you) can of course listen up to that point. And even so, a lot of the Star Wars bit is about my process, so if my process is of interest, then hey, may it bring joy to your ears!
