Monthly Archives: August 2013

08/30/13

Final Pre-Release Excerpt from THE GODBORN – Riven

TheGodborncleanAs I mentioned here, Wizards of the Coast has authorized me to post monthly excerpts from my forthcoming novel, The Godborn (book II of the Sundering Series), in the lead up to its October 1 release.  I’m posting this excerpt a couple days early because we just had a new addition to our family and my schedule over the next few weeks is very hectic.  I have the time now so what the … Read the rest

08/5/13

Fifth excerpt from THE GODBORN — Vasen and Orsin

TheGodborncleanAs I mentioned here, Wizards of the Coast has graciously authorized me to post monthly excerpts from my forthcoming novel, The Godborn (book II of the Sundering Series), in the lead up to its October 1 release.

I’m posting a total of six excerpts. They started in April and will go through to September.  None will contain spoilers. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m going to feature different characters in each excerpt, so you … Read the rest

08/5/13

A few new reviews of A DISCOURSE IN STEEL

ADiscourseInSteel-largeA few new reviews came in over the weekend for my second Tale of Egil and Nix, A Discourse in Steel.  I’ve been more than a little pleased with the reception for this book, so thanks to all of you who have mentioned it and/or reviewed it.  I really appreciate.  And for those of you who haven’t yet read it, maybe these reviews will nudge you in that direction:

Ranting Dragon said, “Egil and … Read the rest

08/1/13

A noisy marketplace, the mid-list, true fans, and thanks

superfan(At the outset let me say this:  While this post is about sales, I don’t think about all of this in terms of selling books, as such.  Instead I think about it in terms of being read.  True, the two are essentially congruent, but the former always seems to me an ultimately self-defeating (and kinda greasy) way to think about a writing career).

Years ago, the Technium had a piece entitled “1,000 True Fans… Read the rest