The most enjoyable words for a writer to read are “Pay To The Order Of…”, and the most enjoyable words for a writer to put down on the page are “THE END”. I’ve been quiet on here because I’ve spent the last few weeks finishing BALLISTIC, the second book in the Palladium Wars series. But…
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Interview with the local newspaper
My local newspaper, the Valley News, interviewed me a few days ago, and you can read the whole thing here. It’s a very good piece that stays true to the facts, and I enjoyed sitting for the questions (with journalist Sarah Earle) and the pictures (with photographer Rick Russell) very much.
An interview and a weekend trip
Here’s an interview with me over on Paul Semel’s blog, in which I talk about the ideas and motivations behind AFTERSHOCKS and the general world-building and setup of the Palladium Wars universe. I spent part of the weekend in New York City, to have lunch with my editor and take the German nephew along so…
Wiktory
Inbox Zero on all three of my email accounts–a small triumph, but I feel a sense of accomplishment nonetheless. WordPress will remain my only form of public social communication from here on out because it’s non-intrusive, and I can check it on my own schedule without getting bombarded with comment notifications. I’ve enabled blog comments…
When characters take the wheel
I have a blog post up on the Wild Cards blog, in which I talk about the relationship between character and plot, and attempt an answer to the question of which is more important to a good narrative. I’ve been a member of the consortium since late 2015, and since then, I’ve turned out two…
Life after FaceTwitStagram
A little over a month ago, I pulled the plug on all my remaining social media accounts and went full-on cold turkey on everything. And by “cold turkey”, I mean that I didn’t leave myself the option of reactivating those accounts. Twitter and Facebook make it intentionally hard to leave the service altogether, for obvious…
The Big Idea: Aftershocks
My friend John Scalzi was kind enough to let me borrow his blog today, where I talk a little about the central idea behind Aftershocks. In related news, I have been informed by reliable sources that I can claim the first use of the term “giraffe-adjacent” on Whatever. May it stand to future historians as…
Aftershocks release day!
AFTERSHOCKS, the first book in my new SF series called “The Palladium Wars”, is out today! It’s available on Amazon in Kindle, Audible, trade paperback, and hardcover forms. And if you are a Prime member in the US, the Kindle version is available to you free to read for the month of July as part of…
Writing and the Internet
I have to come to realize that over the last few years, the Internet has had a profoundly corrosive effect on my professional output and occasionally even my emotional health. This effect has been especially severe in two areas: social media and email, both of which basically constituted my consent to being easily and directly…
AFTERSHOCKS giveaway winners
Sorry for the delay, but I had to stay mostly offline this past weekend and yesterday because I was away on SECRET BUSINESS, so I didn’t get around to spinning up the old Random Numbers Generator and let Mr. Computer pick 10 entries out of the hat until this morning. Here are the winners (with…