Some of you may already know this, but Deceived, my next Star Wars novel, will be released in March 2011, rather than December 2010.  I understand the move was made because there is a desire to time the release of the novel nearer to the release of the Old Republic MMORPG.

So, what can you read of mine in the meantime?  Well, I’m glad you asked, gentle reader.  Whether you are a longtime … Read the rest

First, my friend, colleague, and former editor Phil Athans has written The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: Six Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller. The actual release date is July 18, but it is already available through Amazon (hence, this  book can obviously travel backward through time; rock on).   While I am quoted a few times in this book, you shouldn’t let that dissuade you from purchasing it. Lots of people … Read the rest

I will be the Guest of Honor at U-Con this year.   U-Con is held on the campus of the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) inside the student union, which is within a stone’s throw of the Law Quad, where I learned how to be a desk jockey and corporate drone.

You can read more about U-Con here.  It’s a great con, and Ann Arbor, of course, is an awesome town.  I’ve attended the con … Read the rest

The Kemp clan will be on the scenic shores of Lake Geneva, WI through July 8th.  I’m not sure what my internet access will be, so if things are more quiet than usual in these parts, you know why.

Have a great Fourth of July, all.… Read the rest

I’ve received an affirmative from Del Rey/Lucasarts/Bioware to post an excerpt from my forthcoming Star Wars novel, Deceived.  As you know, the novel ties-in to the forthcoming MMORPG, The Old Republic, from Lucasarts/Bioware.

The  excerpt features in prose a scene you’ll recognize from the first cinematic trailer.  Here, you get a sense of  Malgus as a man.  Note, this has not been copyedited and copyright belongs to the holder, all rights reserved, blah … Read the rest

My editor at Wizards of the Coast, Phil Athans, had his position eliminated yesterday.  You can read his announcement here.

Phil does not seem angry about this, so I suppose I  shouldn’t get angry either.  But I am.  From the outside, this looks to me like another dimwitted, short-sighted decision by corporate flunkies.  That’s all I want to say about that.

The point of this post is to say that I’ve been lucky to … Read the rest

The post title is misleading, because there are no reviews for my 40K word short story collection, Ephemera. The book is, however, selling reasonably well, which means people have bought it and presumably read it.   If you’re one off those people, and have any feelings about what you read, the saints would sing Hosanna if you were to share them in a review on Amazon.

All right, maybe not the saints.  But I, at … Read the rest

Last night on Twitter I was able to reveal that Riptide is the title to the sequel to Crosscurrent.  I hope you like it.

Initially, I wanted to go with something containing “cross” but couldn’t come up with something everyone liked.  So I tried to find something containing “current,” but had the same problem.  Finally I hit upon Riptide and everyone seemed to like that.  I liked it, too, because it suggested a dangerous, … Read the rest