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July 1, 2019
Flash Fiction With Robot Vacuum
A short story in dialogue: “Hey, Dedric?” “Yeah?” “Do you know what you are?” “Yep! I’m secure in my identity as a robot vacuum unit. Proud of what I am.” “Cool. Do you ever consider that the absolute poster-child case study for robot vacuums might be that if someone —… Continue reading
June 25, 2019
Charity Update for Preorders
Serious post today, guys. This is a very important update for legal reasons. Sometimes you have good intentions and you try to do a good thing, and it just doesn’t work out like you intended. If you’ve been with me for a while, you know I do the occasional charity… Continue reading
Cover Reveal: Earth: Giants, Golems, & Gargoyles
Remember Fire: Demons, Dragons, & Djinns? (Incidentally, that anthology is short-listed for Best Speculative Fiction with the 2019 Alberta Book Awards. Yay!) The next one is coming soon. Let me introduce you to Earth: Giants, Golems, & Gargoyles. A small drumroll, please. How fun is this? Earth will be out… Continue reading
June 21, 2019
Books! Free Books!
I’m participating in a big book giveaway, which opens today! Take your choice of 100 free books, all fantasy, and also get a chance to win a $100 gift card. Can you find 10 new books to try, for free? After all, you’ll need something to fill the countdown time… Continue reading
June 19, 2019
Shard & Shield: Preorders & Loot & Charity
Today is the official start of Shard & Shield‘s preorder countdown, and I’ve got goodies to share! Got a minute? Let me tell you about what’s available if you order your copy in advance. Bonus: You get the sadistic glee of watching me try to be all professional as cold… Continue reading
June 18, 2019
Royalties & Residuals
Most of my short fiction I sell for a fixed amount, which varies depending on the market (magazine, anthology, etc.). Very rarely do I sell a short story for royalties. So it’s nearly always a surprise when I get a royalty check for one of them. They’re never large. Forget… Continue reading
June 17, 2019
GeyserCon Report & Rotorua
After our backpacking trip, Jon and I traveled to Rotorua to get ready for GeyserCon, New Zealand’s 2019 national science fiction and fantasy convention. We got into town a little early, so we stayed at a tourist cottage with Grace Bridges, con chair. Grace booked us into one of her… Continue reading
June 12, 2019
The Abel Tasman Track: A Great Walk of New Zealand
I’ve just completed a four-day trek through Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand, along the stunning Abel Tasman Track. I wasn’t going to go all the way to New Zealand for GeyserCon, where I was an author guest, and not fit in some tramping! We flew into Auckland, sent… Continue reading
June 11, 2019
Cover Reveal: Grimm, Grit & Gasoline
“Magic mixes with grease and jazz in this fantastic new anthology that brims with strong heroines, diverse settings, and a heaping helping of Nazi-punching.” —Nebula Award-nominated Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth That’s the early word on Grimm, Grit, & Gasoline, a dieselpunk fairy tale collection. And today we get… Continue reading
June 3, 2019
Stars Descend, by Kara Jaynes
Today’s post features a new novel by Kara Jaynes, and it’s all about — wait for it — space elves and vampires. Oh yes, I said, let’s talk about vampires, let’s do. So I asked Kara to tell us a little of her take on our favorite bloodsuckers. When I… Continue reading
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