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Reader Olympics: David D. Levine vs Randy Henderson (Part 2)

Welcome to Part 2 of 3 of our Levine vs Henderson competition. In the first round, we just have fun with it. You can comment below on any answers you agreed with most. I’ll share a couple more posts with other authors soon. The next round will go live on Reddit Fantasy in about a week. Learn more here. Participants will be entered to win some cool books, including paperbacks of my new novel, Godsknife: Revolt.

In Part 1, we saw them lay down the gauntlet on their best choices for: SWORDPLAY |...

Reader Olympics: David D. Levine vs Randy Henderson (Part 1)

Welcome to our first Reader Olympics competition! In the first round, we just have fun with it. You can comment below on any answers you agreed with most. I’ll share a couple more posts with other authors this week.The next round will go live on Reddit Fantasy in about a week. Subscribe to the comments to be notified first. Participants will be enteredto win some cool books, including paperbacks of my new novel, Godsknife: Revolt.

Randy really went to town with his answers, so I’m going to br...

Opening Ceremony of Reader Olympics live at Reddit Fantasy

I just posted my introduction to the Reader Olympics that I plan to conjoin between this blog and Reddit Fantasy. Click here to read it on Redditand join the discussion, or you can read the same post below:

I had an idea last week while rooting for a sport I cheer for every four years: this would be a lot more fun if it involved magic.

Not long after I was messaging one of our Reddit Fantasy mods about setting up a competition here on Reddit.

This is still in the “opening ceremony” stage, so...

Video from WorldCon – Black Bead Chronicles #YA #Scifi

I found another fine example of the kind people of publishing at the Black Bead Chronicles table, and I wanted to introduce you.

First, a little about their books:

Bestseller: #1 in SciFi Colonization, Bestseller: Top 5 in Science Fiction 1/30/2016

Editorial Reviews: “Mesmerizing page turner” “A thrilling ride from start to finish!”
If you liked Avatar and Ender’s Game, you’ll love Black Bead!

On a savage, outlying planet an enclave of psionically-trained humans have built a utopian, matriarc...

Michael Swanwick videos from WorldCon – Not So Much, Said the Cat

This WorldCon I’ve had the privilege of manning a dealer table beside Tachyon Publications. Jacob Weisman, head of Tachyon has been such a humble example of what I love to see in publishing. His cohort and seller extraordinaire, Pat, has been a ray of sunshine I’ll be sad not to see once this convention is over.

Guest of Honor Michael Swanwick stopped by today to sign some books, and it was my honor to capture a couple short videos, the first of Michael reading an introduction to a short stor...

The Maturation of YA Science Fiction – Kevin Killiany, DOWN TO DIRT

Welcome to an Evolved Publishing tag-team edition of the #GodsknifeTour. Today’s guest is Kevin Killiany, author of the YA Space Opera title, Down to Dirt. Kevin J. Anderson calls it, “YA Hard Science Fiction with an attitude…. I was immediately drawn into the story.”

How is Down to Dirt built out of what you love to read?
The first novel I ever read that had not been assigned by a teacher was Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert Heinlein. He wrote several novels that were in those days call...

Greg Mitchell, Monster Creator #GodsknifeTour

TW: For those who haven’t met Greg, I first met him at a writer’s conference hosted by Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee, Eric Wilson, Steven James and Robert Liparulo. I found his book, The Coming Evil and absolutely loved his poetic way of introducing you into a horror novel through scene, tension and character. How has your view on writing evolved since that weekend? GM: Oh, man! That could turn into a long answer. Well, the easiest way to put it is that, when we met at that conference, I’d just had...

HATH NO FURY – Melanie R. Meadors on new Ragnarok Kickstarter Anthology

First of all, congratulations on your new title at Ragnarok Publications. How does that represent the exciting next step in your career and what will your role be now?

Thanks! Being promoted to Associate Publisher is a pretty big step for me. Not only will I be taking on more as far as work goes, but the level of responsibility is pretty high too. My tasks will be a lot of left-brained work, making sure things get done and everyone stays on task, keeping track of schedules and staying on top...

Reader Olympics and #GodsknifeTour for GODSKNIFE: REVOLT

My new book, Godsknife: Revolt is coming out, August 22! Serrrrrrrrrrack! (That’s Giant Praying Mantis speak for, “Watch out, sucka!”)

The pre-orderis now available (Kindle will load soon if not there yet).

Meanwhile, I am looking for anyone who would like to host me on their blog or be interviewed or share a post on my blog. I love podcasts, too, so if you have one, I’ve still got my mic from my producer days at Adventures in Scifi Publishing.

I’m also looking for reviewers. We have eleven d...

Reader Olympics and August Blog Tour for GODSKNIFE: REVOLT

My new book, Godsknife: Revolt is coming out, August 22! Serrrrrrrrrrack! (That’s Giant Praying Mantis speak for, “Watch out, sucka!”)

The pre-orderis now available (Kindle will load soon if not there yet).

Meanwhile, I am looking for anyone who would like to host me on their blog or be interviewed or share a post on my blog. I love podcasts, too, so if you have one, I’ve still got my mic from my producer days at Adventures in Scifi Publishing.

I’m also looking for reviewers. We have eleven d...