So the editor told me yesterday "The deadline was more of a floating deadline, so don't worry about it." Yay! I have a few more days to knock out this still-untitled Zombie short story. My frequent coauthor, Eric S. Brown, sent me a short story the other day for the 1632 universe (by Eric Flint). … Continue reading Floating Deadlines

Writing Music of the Moment:  "Generation Dead" by Five Finger Death Punch Talk about a crazy two weeks. I've been so busy running around and dealing with this new job that I've forgotten to update the website. Plus side of new job: more income! Yay! Down side of new job: not nearly as much writing time. Boo! … Continue reading The Obligatory Updated Part Deux

So last night my friends over at eLevate Gaming (the WGLNA - World Gaming League North America, which is the Gold (Professional) League for World of Tanks) won the North American championships, upsetting the #1 ranked team in the process. They were pretty damn awesome and it was fun hanging out and supporting the crap … Continue reading Monday Crash

So I have a confession to make: I've never read a Terry Pratchett novel. It's not like I went out of my way to avoid them, it just nobody ever really pushed me and said "Jason, you really need to read this book" like they've done with other authors (John Steakley is one who comes to mind). … Continue reading Terry Pratchett and other, less important stuff.

Book cover release. I really love the artwork that accompanies the Sha'Daa series. It's had some amazing stuff -- a lot of which I've been a part of. And now, a word from one of my editors... Coming in early April from Moondream Press (Copper Dog Publishing), the fourth and latest anthology in the dark fantasy, shared-world … Continue reading Book Cover Reveal

So Larry Correia book bombed me today as part of the Sad Puppies 3 slate (the Campbell Award for Best New Author), which was absolutely awesome. It's really cool when someone of Larry's caliber tells their fans "Hey, check these authors out too." The only downside (a minor one, to be sure) is he linked … Continue reading Book Bomb!

According to WordPress, today we hit 7 years here. Not too shabby. Here's to 7 more.

At the urging of my girlfriend, I'm listing everything I had published in 2014. It's quite a bit. I didn't realize just how busy I was last year. Hill 142 -- Hero's Best Friend, from Seventh Star Press. Short story, published February 2014 (Alternate History) Crouching Seal, Sleeping Dragon -- Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse (2nd Edition, reprint), from MoonDream … Continue reading That Busy 2014

Book Bomb! Sad Puppies 3 Best Short Story suggestions. Share and revel, and help these authors out.

I'm having some slight difficulties right now working through Kraken Mare. It's not because I don't get the story, because that's pretty easy. Supporting characters? Got those in spades. Bad guy(s)? Oh yeah, covered. Science? Science! No, I think the reason I'm having difficulties right now is because I'm happy, and the protagonist of my story … Continue reading Into the Mind of the Imaginary

You would think I would know better than to ask a small, insular, cliquish community "seriously, can you get any dumber?" You would think that, after a year of relentless attacks against my family and friends, I would know simply not to wonder how far these people will stoop. I need to quit being surprised. … Continue reading The Pendulum Swings

I've been a huge slacker, but Barb hasn't and remains awesome. Go check out her latest review over at SBR.

I typically don't write on Saturdays. It's usually my one day where I can sit back, play tanks, maybe some Civ5 or CivBE, and generally be lazy. It's the only day That I remind myself that it's my recharge day. Which is why this morning's little flurry of output was so strange. This book (Kraken … Continue reading Back to Writing

So when I predicted that The Hand of God would be released by the end of next week, what I really meant was by the end of this week. Lo and behold, The Hand of God is now available on Kindle for only $3.99. This book is easily on par with Murder World: Kaiju Dawn, though it is much more … Continue reading Book Release!

I got my Hugo nominations in yesterday. I realized that I am very choosy when it comes to some things, like TV shows and short stories. Movies I can generally suffer through (I've got a track record of sitting through the worst freaking movies out there) but TV shows? If they're boring, I fast forward … Continue reading Weirdness