Crossing the Naiad in Paperback!
Designing the front covers for my paperbacks is easy. I want them to match the ebook editions, so a little adjustment to allow for the difference in size – thumbnail ebook versus X” by Y” trade...
View ArticleThe Troll’s Belt in Paperback!
Another paper release to announce: The Troll’s Belt is now available as a trade paperback. I’m thrilled! Young Brys Arnsson digs himself into trouble. Bad trouble. Tricked by a troll in J.M....
View ArticleGoodreads Giveaway: A Knot of Trolls
Update: This Goodreads giveaway has now come to a close. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the lucky winners! When one of my longer books is released as a trade paperback, I...
View ArticleCover Reveal!
Some of you may remember that last December I teamed up with fellow writer D.J. Gelner to create an anthology with the theme of ZOO. I blogged about it here. That was 5 months ago, and the creative...
View ArticlePin Board for Quantum Zoo
Yesterday I created a Pinterest board for Quantum Zoo. It captures the feel of the stories in the collection so well, I want to share the images with you. You may, of course, click over to Pinterest...
View ArticleQuantum Zoo: “A King in Exile”
Quantum Zoo has a release date! June 17, 2014 should see the ebook available in the Amazon store. I’m excited about it, and I want to share a few excerpts from the stories in the book. Here’s the...
View ArticleQuantum Zoo: “Echoes of Earth”
My co-editor, D.J. Gelner, contributes a twist on classic pulp SF to Quantum Zoo. Here is the opening to his story: I called them stingers. They had a different word for them, to be sure, but it was...
View ArticleLaunch Day: Quantum Zoo
June 17th was Quantum Zoo‘s official release day. I didn’t really know what to expect. I’d never participated in a book project of this magnitude with 12 enthusiastic contributors ready to do whatever...
View ArticleQuantum Zoo: “Skipdrive”
Morgan Johnson wrote the story that inspired the cover for Quantum Zoo. Here’s the opening to his action-packed adventure. When we found the things floating in the darkness between stars, we should...
View ArticleQuantum Zoo: “Demon Rising”
R.S. McCoy wrote an intense tale about the monster under a little girl’s bed. Her story appears in Quantum Zoo. I present its opening here. She’s coming. I could always tell when she neared. A strange...
View ArticleThree Paperbacks Newly Released
I’ve gotten behind announcing new paperback releases, so I’m going to catch up! The most recent one – just 2 weeks ago – was Resonant Bronze. It was the second story to be inspired by Rainbow’s...
View ArticlePaperbacks Galore
I know that some of my readers prefer paper books over ebooks. And there is something special about holding a book in my hands, turning it over to see the back cover, and turning the pages to read it....
View ArticleQuantum Zoo in Paperback!
I’m always excited when one of my books releases in paperback. But there’s something really special about Quantum Zoo doing so. Probably because it was such a big project, an ambitious project, and...
View ArticleCover Preview: Hunting Wild
I’ve been writing up a storm lately. I finished a revision draft for Hunting Wild (a North-lands Story) at the end of the summer and sent it off to my first reader. I completed a first draft of Winter...
View ArticleNew Paperbacks! Rainbow’s Lodestone and Star-drake
I had a lot of trouble getting CreateSpace to honor the margins specified in my files for the paperback editions of Rainbow’s Lodestone and Star-drake. Then – margins sorted – the next proof copies...
View ArticleCover Preview: Winter Glory
I’m writing a lot, and exciting things are happening with my work in progress, Fate’s Door. I can’t wait to share the story with you. I’m hoping for a May release – fingers crossed – but I won’t rush...
View Article5 Titles Aimed for September
When I visit the blogs of my favorite living authors – Lois McMaster Bujold and Robin McKinley – the number one thing I’m looking for is news of their next books. Is she working on one? What is it...
View ArticleFate’s Door: Manuscript Complete!
I know there are a few of you – who especially like stories based on mythology and involving the ancient Greek pantheon – eagerly awaiting my novel Fate’s Door. I finished the manuscript Monday, July...
View ArticleCover Reveal: Fate’s Door
Secrets, like troubles, come in threes. When you possess one of either, two more arrive to keep it company. Nerine, a sea nymph of the ancient world, knows too much about both. Each morning, in the...
View Article5 New Books!
I read about the Liliana Nirvana technique more than a year ago, in August 2014, on the blog of SF author Hugh Howey. The technique is simply described: release 5 new books on the same day or one...
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