So, Alice in No-Man’s-Land has been out for a week or two now. It hasn’t jumped to the top of the NYT Bestseller list of course, but it’s getting a very good response so far. More or less everything has gone about as I expected so far – the ‘having to coordinate everything yourself’ part, …
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May 15
Alice in No-Man’s-Land
Okay, it’s official – my latest novel is out in the wild! The book is called Alice in No-Man’s-Land, and you can learn more about it by clicking on the cover image below: I’m going to be up front about this right off the bat; this particular novel was not picked up by a …
Feb 04
FALLOUT has Launched!
FALLOUT, sequel to THE BURN ZONE, has officially launched! I hope that you enjoy this installment of the Haan series, in which the status quo (such as it was) begins to get upended and the story grows in scope. In THE BURN ZONE, Sam learned a lot about the Haan that she’d never suspected but …
Mar 24
This is How I Do It
A lot of writers talk about how they write, and today I’m going to do the same. Note, this isn’t about style, or dialogue, or any technical aspect of writing, but rather how one goes about conceptualizing, starting, and finishing a full length novel which is a challenge unto itself even once you’ve got all …
Oct 07
The Burn Zone submitted
I have lived, eaten and slept inside The Burn Zone for a little over four months now, and today I submitted the final (and by ‘final’ I mean the final draft before 1st round edits, 2nd round edits, copyedits and page proofing) to my editor Jessica Wade. As always, I do this with a mixture …
Sep 13
For the Love of Vika Popik
** SPOILER ALERT ** Vika Popik is a secondary character in Element Zero, third book in the Revivor series. If you don’t wish to know things about her in advance TURN BACK NOW ** END SPOILER ALERT ** I got yet more love for Vika Popik the other day, and this has really got me …
Jul 14
Pimping Ain’t Easy
Seriously, it’s really hard. When you work a full time job on top of writing, it’s hard to find the time and energy to pimp at peak efficiency, but if you want to ever get noticed by anyone ever, pimp you must. My most recent pimping attempt was to post sample chapters of my revivors …
Jun 21
The Burn Zone
I really enjoyed writing the Revivors series, but there is a special joy that comes with breaking ground on a completely new tale. The Burn Zone is that tale. This afternoon I verified with my editor at Roc that The Burn Zone is a go. The contract will (I believe) include one other book and …