Dec 31
I have a love-hate relationship with Google Alerts. For those not in the know, Google Alerts allow you to get an update anytime anything appears on the internet matching a given search criteria. I thought they would be useful for tipping me to any buzz about my novels. The reality is that about half the …
Sep 13
** 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
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 …
May 31
I really just can’t say enough about my experience at Balticon. From start to finish it was a fun, educational experience and I am so glad that I went. Granted, having won the Compton Crook Award for State of Decay I was one of the Guests of Honor, and as such they took really great …
May 26
It was announced this morning – my debut novel State of Decay has officially won the 2011 Compton Crook Award! So, I will be flying to Baltimore tomorrow not just to attend Balticon, but also to accept the award and I couldn’t be more excited. The folks running the con have been absolutely fantastic about …
May 02
I’ve got a very special giveaway going on over at SF Signal right now. I’m giving away one bundle of all three Revivors books, each one signed, with the cover page hand illustrated by me. Here’s what the prize looks like: Swing by and enter, and tell your friends! Giveaway rules are outlined over …
Apr 26
I still need to get the pictures together, but I’m settled back in with my first ‘con under my belt. How did it go? I’ll give you a quick breakdown. It was fun, I’ll say that up front. My wife and I had a good time in spite of being fish out of water to …
Apr 19
Ok, tomorrow my wife and I hop a flight from Boston to Seattle for Norwescon. I’m looking forward to the event itself, but I’ll be honest: I hate to fly. I think I might hate everything about it. I don’t like airports, I don’t like pat-downs (okay, sometimes I do), I don’t like being in …
Mar 08
I received another piece of good news yesterday – State of Decay was chosen as one of the finalists for the Compton Crook Award, which is awarded by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society for the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror. They throw a shin dig …
Jan 18
I was very pleasantly surprised this morning to learn that my debut novel State of Decay has made the short list for the Philip K Dick Award…whether or not I win remains to be seen, but as cliche as it might sound it really is an honor just being nominated. I am a huge fan …
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