Harry Connolly's Blog, page 176

Randomness for 8/10

1) Smart phone defeats hedge row maze.

2) Star Wars and Blaxploitation–how perfectly they fit together. The spoof trailer for Blackstar Warrior. Video.

3) How to quit your job. I don't care if it's fake. It's awesome.

4) How to propose to your gamer girlfriend.

5) YA Dealbreakers. I don't mind bad covers too much if the book comes highly recommended, but I don't much care about vampires and I absolutely don't read supernatural stories about rock stars of any kind (this isn't as big a deal...

Well.

Today I'm writing at Austin Chase Coffee, which is right next door to the Fisherman's Terminal. There's a big glass wall on one side of the room, with the coffee roaster right on the other side. So shiny! So many colored lights! So many turning machines! It's hypnotic, like an episode of HOW IT'S MADE without the v/o.

Anyway, here's some big news: The official title for book 3 is going to be CIRCLE OF ENEMIES. Yay! I like it, not least because there isn't another book on Amazon.com...

Announcing a month of book giveaways! Day 10

Game of Cages will be coming out on the last day of the month, so I've decided to hold a special month of book giveaways. Every day (unless I screw up, which I probably will) I'll give away a book or themed set of books to someone who asks for it. To enter, you have to comment on this blog or on my LiveJournal–email, Facebook, and Twitter won't count, and if more than one person speaks up, I'll roll a die to determine the recipient. U.S. residents only, please.

You get a new book every...

Announcing a month of book giveaways! Day 9

Game of Cages will be coming out on the last day of the month, so I've decided to hold a special month of book giveaways. Every day (unless I screw up, which I probably will) I'll give away a book or themed set of books to someone who asks for it. To enter, you have to comment on this blog or on my LiveJournal–email, Facebook, and Twitter won't count, and if more than one person speaks up, I'll roll a die to determine the recipient. U.S. residents only, please.

You get a new book every...

Randomness for 8/8

1) The alphabet, carved on the tips of pencils.

2) Kanye West Tweets combined with New Yorker cartoons. It's not exactly Nietzsche Family Circus, but, um…

3) I don't even know what to say about this news story. My initial shock at reading it has lessened as I realize this sort of thing isn't unusual. It wouldn't be newsworthy at all if not for the Facebook connection.

4) What a bestseller's marketing push looks like. Someday, this will be me.

5) Amazing Lego Animation. Not for some...

Announcing a month of book giveaways! Day 8

Game of Cages will be coming out on the last day of the month, so I've decided to hold a special month of book giveaways. Every day (unless I screw up, which I probably will) I'll give away a book or themed set of books to someone who asks for it. To enter, you have to comment on this blog or on my LiveJournal–email, Facebook, and Twitter won't count, and if more than one person speaks up, I'll roll a die to determine the recipient. U.S. residents only, please.

You get a new book every...

Announcing a month of book giveaways! Day seven

Game of Cages will be coming out on the last day of the month, so I've decided to hold a special month of book giveaways. Every day (unless I screw up, which I probably will) I'll give away a book or themed set of books to someone who asks for it. To enter, you have to comment on this blog or on my LiveJournal–email, Facebook, and Twitter won't count, and if more than one person speaks up, I'll roll a die to determine the recipient. U.S. residents only, please.

You get a new book every...

Announcing a month of book giveaways! Day six

Game of Cages will be coming out on the last day of the month, so I've decided to hold a special month of book giveaways. Every day (unless I screw up, which I probably will) I'll give away a book or themed set of books to someone who asks for it. To enter, you have to comment on this blog or on my LiveJournal–email, Facebook, and Twitter won't count, and if more than one person speaks up, I'll roll a die to determine the recipient. U.S. residents only, please.

You get a new book every...

Dear Day: Whoa.

Today was tough. Day job was crazy–one of the clinics had a fire the night before. No one was hurt, but the doc in charge decided they would open to see patients anyway, never mind the ten foot hole in the roof or the fumes in every room that made people's skin sticky.

They closed eventually, and will be closed for several days, but there were a lot of patients to call and reschedule. Yes, the phones have been crazy.

Also, I went to be early last night, woke up early, and started writing ...

Announcing a month of book giveaways! Day five

Game of Cages will be coming out on the last day of the month, so I've decided to hold a special month of book giveaways. Every day (unless I screw up, which I probably will) I'll give away a book or themed set of books to someone who asks for it. To enter, you have to comment on this blog or on my LiveJournal–email, Facebook, and Twitter won't count, and if more than one person speaks up, I'll roll a die to determine the recipient. U.S. residents only, please.

You get a new book every...