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And We Have A Winner! 6 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
The Gencon contest has produced a winner. The Judges and I had a tough time sorting through all the submissions. The creativity of the contestants really put a smile on our faces—and made me happy for...
Two 4-day Passes to Gencon Free! 24 Jul 2013 | 08:46 pm
As I noted in my previous post, I have been traveling a lot. I’ve been away from home in July more than I’ve been here. Fact is, I love traveling and attending conventions. And, thanks to the folks a...
Thank You All, Very Much 10 Jul 2013 | 10:58 pm
The last month and a half have been a whirlwind for me—so much so that I’ve spent more time out of my house than in it. Phoenix ComiCon was very successful, and two weeks after that I was in Columbus,...
Getting Physical With Books 21 May 2013 | 03:53 am
I’ve been a huge proponent of digital publishing down through the years. In fact, I take great delight at watching other pundits holding forth on discoveries they’ve made, which are identical to thing...
Why I’m Signing the New Night Shade/Skyhorse agreement 12 Apr 2013 | 10:43 pm
As has been bruited about all over the ‘Net, Skyhorse heavily amended its letter of agreement to authors earlier this week. I’ve finally been sent a copy, got a chance to review it, and have decided I...
More Thoughts on the Night Shade Books/Skyhorse Publishing deal 5 Apr 2013 | 08:13 pm
I’ve had a few more thoughts on the NSB/Skyhorse Publishing deal. 1) Jeremy Lassen, co-owner of Night Shade Books, posted a letter talking about the deal. In it he mentions, straight up, that the folk...
The Night Shade Books/Skyhorse Publishing Deal: Why I’ll Take A Pass 4 Apr 2013 | 10:27 pm
It’s no secret that Night Shade Books has had financial trouble over the last several years. Jason Williams has been quite frank about their difficulties, both in public and in private conversations w...
Used Ebooks: The Sky is NOT Falling 13 Mar 2013 | 09:13 pm
There’s been some growing discussion over the fact that Amazon and Apple have both applied for patents to resell “pre-owned” ebooks. Lots of folks have decried this effort for a variety of reasons (...
Mysterious Ways: Chapter Six 9 Mar 2013 | 01:28 am
In this chapter I get to describe a few of the circumstances that caused Connor Moran’s writing career to crater. I’ve never heard of all of them happening to a single book, but I have heard of all of...
7 Traits of Enduring Characters 8 Mar 2013 | 02:00 am
Most folks reading this know me as a writer. A smaller percentage know that I also teach writing at workshops and conventions. I really love teaching writing. I was lucky enough to have had a number o...
