My interview with the Fangirl blog is now posted. Mostly we talk Star Wars, but we also touch on some general themes present in all my writing. Have a read if you have a moment. I had a lot of fun doing the interview (we actually did this interview by phone and Linda transcribed it; given my penchant for lawyerspeak, that must have been a Herculean task).
Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Sit in a chair and type words that make sentences. Good luck.… Read the rest
Angry Robot has posted a sneak peek at the cover art for The Hammer and the Blade
To say that I love, love, love this would be an understatement. It captures Egil and Nix exactly. My thanks to the artist, Richard Jones, whose portfolio you can see on his website.
Egil, … Read the rest
I’ll be doing an “Ask Me Anything” Q&A on Reddit.com(with the fantasy group) tonight at 8PM Central Time. You can also post questions ahead of time and I’ll answer them when I log on tonight. Just click on the link above and ask away.
This should be fun. I hope to see you there.
Like all parents, I often wonder if I’m doing right by my kids. Am I teaching them the important things? Am I sending them off into the world with the tools they need to live a fulfilling, honorable life? Man, we affect them in so many ways. It’s an awesome, awful, wonderful responsibility. My dad is 85 and quite sick at the moment, so these questions are especially on my mind right now. When I … Read the rest
As this NY Times article (and this announcement by WotC) makes clear, the next iteration of Dungeons and Dragons is under development. I’ve known about this for a while (but was sworn to secrecy under threat of thumbscrews) and have been privy to some of the discussions (in a mostly minor, incidental way). But what I’ve seen has me very excited about the future of D&D.
I think it’s enormously wise of WotC to look … Read the rest
So let’s see what’s new in January from Angry Robot, in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, and in the Forgotten Realms.
From Angry Robot Books, we have The Great Game: The Bookman Histories, Book 3
When Mycroft Holmes is murdered in London, it is up to retired shadow executive Smith to track down his killer – and stumble on the greatest conspiracy of … Read the rest
It’s January, which means another excerpt from my sword and sorcery novel, The Hammer and the Blade
As always, the purpose of the excerpts is to give you a feel for the tone of the book, the voice of the characters, and … Read the rest