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Another Giveaway!

INVISIBLE MONSTERS is coming! June 2! The paperback version of TALKER 25 is coming June 2! I've got way too many author copies to hold onto. I'm giving some away over at goodreads!     

Surprise ARC Giveaway (CLOSED)

I got a surprise box in the mail today! A good surprise. I was not expecting ARCs... and to celebrate. I'm gonna do a giveaway. 10 signed T26 ARCs (i.e., TALKER 25: INVISIBLE MONSTERS) up for grabs*. To enter, leave a comment here.To get more entries:+1 for mentioning the giveaway on twitter +1 for twitter follow +1 for Instagram follow+1 for mentioning on facebookFor twitter/facebook make sure to tag me (@JoshuaMcCune), link to the giveaway, and include the hashtags #TALKER25 and one of the following: #SaveTheDragons or #DeathToDragonsIf easier, you can copy and paste the following:I want to read INVISIBLE MONSTERS by @JoshuaMcCune. Enter for a chance to win a signed ARC! http://bit.ly/1FpdcTs #TALKER25 #DeathToDragonsI want to read INVISIBLE MONSTERS by @JoshuaMcCune. Enter for a chance to win a signed ARC! http://bit.ly/1FpdcTs #TALKER25 #SaveTheDragonsGiveaway ends next Tuesday at 12:00 P.M. CST. Books go out the following day priority mail. If you're facebook/twitter/Instagram handles are different, let me know in the comments. Spread the word! Choose a side!And don't forget to add T26 to your goodreads shelf! *The giveaway is open to US residents only.

Surprise ARC Giveaway (CLOSED)

I got a surprise box in the mail today!  A good surprise. I was not expecting ARCs... and to celebrate. I'm gonna do a giveaway.  10 signed T26 ARCs (i.e., TALKER 25: INVISIBLE MONSTERS) up for grabs*.    To enter, leave a comment here. To get more entries:   +1 for mentioning the giveaway on twitter  +1 for twitter follow  +1 for Instagram follow +1 for mentioning on facebook   For twitter/facebook make sure to tag me (@JoshuaMcCune), link to the giveaway, and include the hashtags  #TALKER25

Surprise ARC Giveaway

I got a surprise box in the mail today!  A good surprise. I was not expecting ARCs... and to celebrate. I'm gonna do a giveaway.  10 signed T26 ARCs (i.e., TALKER 25: INVISIBLE MONSTERS) up for grabs*.    To enter, leave a comment here. To get more entries:   +1 for mentioning the giveaway on twitter  +1 for twitter follow  +1 for Instagram follow +1 for mentioning on facebook   For twitter/facebook make sure to tag me (@JoshuaMcCune), link to the giveaway, and include the hashtags  #TALKER25

On Writing Advice

  There are the general truths of writing about what you know (otherwise you come across like that Emperor and his New Clothes) and not writing to trends (because they'll be long over by the time you hit the shelving cycle)... but the best piece of advice I'd give any writer (or artist, or, well anybody) is write what you love... write what appeals to you, even if it's not what you know, even if nobody else thinks it's interesting (btw: if you love an idea and your people are telling you it's

On Hard

I earned a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from a prestigious university. I trained my body to the point where I can do 300 pull-ups and 600 pushups in under an hour. I am a writer.   To many who don't know, it's that last one that doesn't seem to fit. Yet it's that last one that's often the most grueling - for me at least.   I have spent hours upon hours in the lab, in the gym, on a computer. Writing, by far, has proven to be the most difficult thing I've ever done. There are no right

Name a Red Dragon Contest

Want to name a dragon and win a signed TALKER 25 ARC? Find out how here: http://bit.ly/KtBMuc

Contest runs through 1/20/2014