Brian McClellan's Blog, page 43

What I Read This Year

It’s that time again: time for everyone and their cousin to write an end-of-the-year blog. And since I’m no different than anyone else… I didn’t get to read nearly as much as I would have liked to this year. There are so many amazing books on my radar that I haven’t yet gotten to, including
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The Crimson Campaign Delayed

Hey everyone. There’s some bad news in the Powder Mage universe today. As some of you may have noticed when Amazon changed the release date yesterday, The Crimson Campaign has been delayed. It has been pushed back from February 18th, 2014 to May 6th, 2014; a delay of about two and a half months. Let
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Black Friday

Hey guys! Black Friday is a perfect time to pick up a hardcover of Promise of Blood, pre-order the trade paperback of Promise of Blood, or pre-order the hardcover of The Crimson Campaign. AMAZON.COM: If you use the coupon “BOOKDEAL” on Amazon.com, you can get 30% off of a physical book. BARNESANDNOBLE.COM: If you use the
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Final Round for the Goodreads Choice Awards!

I’m sad to say that Promise of Blood did not reach the final round of the Goodreads Choice Awards in Fantasy. The competition was crazy this year. I mean, seriously: Gaiman, Lynch, Sanderson/Jordan, Lawrence, Hobb. Those are some of the biggest names in Fantasy today. I think it’s pretty excepted that Gaiman will take first
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Discovery Friday at Barnes and Noble

Hey all! This week, Barnes and Noble is having what they call “Discovery Friday” – a nationwide event with activities, giveaways, sales, and signings at Barnes and Noble stores everywhere. It sounds like a pretty cool idea and I am delighted to say that I’ll be participating! Friday, November 22nd, I’ll be signing at the Barnes
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The Goodreads Choice Awards 2013 (Round Two)

Hey everyone! As some of you may have noticed, Promise of Blood was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards in both the Fantasy and Debut categories. Last week was the first round of voting in which people could add write-in nominations or vote on the initial list of fifteen books in each grouping. We have
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Maps

One of the coolest things about getting my books published is the artwork that goes along with it. I’ve spoken at great length of the awesomeness that are the covers of Promise of Blood and The Crimson Campaign but I haven’t said enough about the maps at the beginning of each book. Not only did
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New Foreign Rights Sales

Quick announcement today: I’m delighted to say that we have sold the Polish and Russian rights for all three books in the Powder Mage Trilogy. This makes me happy beyond belief. I can’t get over the fact that my books will be translated into not one, but now five foreign languages! For those keeping track
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Weekly Inspiration 10/25/2013

Certain things spark the creativity in all of us. Perhaps a smell associated with a powerful memory, or a long walk in the park or a drive through the countryside. Maybe a newspaper article, or a book we read. For me it’s often visual – a piece of fantasy art or a tv show or
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Weekly Inspiration 10/11/2013

One or two of you may have noticed that I missed three weeks of weekly inspiration posts (and this one is going up two days later than it should). I’ve had a bit of excitement going on about the McClellan residence lately – not to mention at least one of those Friday nights I was
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