Tracy Hickman's Blog, page 12
May 25, 2010
Dragon's Bard … A Story Written for You
The world is changing … and we must change with it. The world of Fantasy and Science-fiction Publishing has become lost … and we must find a better way. We want you to take this journey with us.
Dragon's Bard is an ambitious new project created especially for you by Laura and me. Dragon's Bard is a series of fantasy novels which we will present directly to you in serial form. Here is how it works…
For less than you would spend on two dates to the movies, you can own something unique. When you s...
May 20, 2010
Something Big is Coming…
I just want to give all of you a heads up this morning. In approximately two weeks, I'll be making a game changing announcement … a new direction for Laura and I to explore on this Sea of Possibilities. We'll be inviting each of you to join us in this new and, we think, very exciting journey. Get the word out because this one will be a mind-bender!
I'll give you more details on the exact dates as it gets closer … but for now just know that something BIG is coming!
May 10, 2010
Space Monkey
My friend Richard Garriott was good enough to share this video with me … and I'd like to share it with you.
Space Monkey from Leo Burnett on Vimeo.
It's a beautiful message approached in a unique and thoughtful way.
May 4, 2010
Babies for Mother's Day
As a special thanks on this upcoming Mother's Day here in the United States, I wanted to share this with you…
This is from the movie 'Babies' being released this weekend. I'm looking forward to it!
April 12, 2010
Drakis on its way!
Early this morning, I woke up with the last few chapters of 'Song of the Dragon' waiting for me. Reading through this story again got me excited yet again about this story of Drakis — an insignificant slave of the mighty Rhonas elven empire and his amazing flight toward a destiny that he wants desperately to avoid.
The Rhonas Imperium rules the known world with an iron, elven fist. It's slaves are kept in thrall through nightly House Devotions — a magical process where every bad memory from...
April 7, 2010
Chained to the Galley … and Loving it!
I am currently chained to the first-draft galleys of the first book in my upcoming 'Drakis' series. It's titled 'Song of the Dragon' and will be coming out this July.
Before that can happen, however, I have to make the big push through the final editorial process. Part of that is going through the galley proofs of the actual pages and making any necessary corrections. At this stage, such things largely boil down to a missing word here and there, duplicate quotation marks and whether something ...
March 4, 2010
Secrets of the Dragon Booklist Review
We just got word of our Booklist review for Dragonships 2: Secret of the Dragon. Here's what they had to say about the book which is premiering on March 13th:
"The second volume in a classic war-of-the-gods saga proves Weis and Hickman's total mastery of elements including hero Skylan—not totally admirable even if he is on the side of the old gods—and some exceedingly fine dragons, both living and absent, if not dead. Skylan's quest for the Five Bones of the Dragon, the key to the war's...
February 26, 2010
R. A. Salvatore & Margaret Weis on Dragonships
Our good friend R. A. Salvatore interviews Margaret Weis on our current 'Dragonships' series…
February 13, 2010
The Leprecon in Dublin
I will be appearing at Leprecon — the 31st premiere Irish Gaming Convention held this March 12th through 14th or 2010 at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
I'll be bringing with me a FEW copies of XDM: Xtreme Dungeon Mastery and be performing a fierce Killer Breakfast for any chancers muking about. We'll also be doing a DragonHearth podcast from Dublin so sure you'll be listening to that!
So if you happen to be in Dublin on these dates, we'll be glad to see you, sign a book for you and...
January 31, 2010
The McMillan – Amazon War
There is an important battle being waged right now in the intellectual properties arena over ebooks. There's a lot at stake here and while it revolves around money, it also deeply may affect the quality of the book you read … or may not get to read at all.
It all started when a quiet, private little battel erupted into a public one this weekend, as reported in the Huffington Post:
Amazon.com Pulls Macmillan Books From Site In E-Book Price DisputeNEW YORK — New copies of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf...
