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International Giveaway Winner!

I have two winners for the international giveaway of Promise of Blood! In order to enter the contest, you had to tell me the name of your favorite book and why. There were some really awesome, thoughtful, and heartfelt entries. You can go take a look at them here, and maybe get ideas for your reading
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Westlake Signing

Hey everyone! Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter already know that I’ll be signing tomorrow afternoon at the Barnes and Noble in Westlake, OH. The event is from 1-3 PM. Feel free to drop by during that time to get a book signed or, if so inclined, hang out and chat
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International Giveaway

It’s been a while since I did one of those giveaway things, so I’d thought I’d go about with a new one this week. I’ve got two copies of Promise of Blood: One hard copy for a winner in the United States, and one digital copy for another winner outside of the US (the cost of international
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Book Fort

Myke Cole is running a contest right now in which he asks his readers to make a book fort. I decided to enter. Behold: Castle Leto. The construction was slow and tedious. It took five thousand unskilled laborers and fifty stonemasons almost fifteen years to build. No nation is without enemies. The power of Abercrombie
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The Marion Public Library

I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Marion Public Library on Tuesday evening. It was my first hour-long speaking engagement and, though I spent the entire time sweating bullets, it turned out to be quite fun. I did a reading from Promise of Blood and then spoke a bit about the path I took
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Some Beginning of the Week Sundries

I woke up this morning to see that Promise of Blood was on not one, but two ”best of first half of 2013″ lists. Considering the sheer volume of fantasy novels put out every month, that’s pretty cool! The first list is over here at Shadowhawk’s Shade. The second list is at Bane of Kings Writing Blog. Something
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The Girl of Hrusch Avenue

I’m happy to present the first in what I hope will be a series of short stories that take place in the Powder Mage universe and give depth to some of the characters that everyone has come to know and love (though it’s not necessary to be familiar with Promise of Blood to enjoy this story).
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“The Girl of Hrusch Avenue” cover and synopsis

A little treat for you today! “The Girl of Hrusch Avenue” will be out this coming Saturday and we have final cover art. “Vlora is an orphan living at a boarding school as a ward of the state. Even at her young age, she already has enemies: the Bulldog Twins, Baron Fendamere, and her own
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New Short Story!

I’ve been doing a few side projects to keep me primed while I plot and begin to write the third book in the Powder Mage Trilogy. One of those projects is to write and put out a short story (and possibly more than one) from the Powder Mage universe. The goal of this is two-fold:
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Winner of the June Goodreads Giveaway!

Last week’s giveaway has come to an end, and I’m pleased to announce the winner: Congratulations to Christel Sparks of Cambria, WI. I’ll be putting your copy of Promise of Blood in the mail within the next two days. We ended with 878 entries. Thanks to everyone who entered, and better luck next time. I’ll
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