Three and a half years ago, I listed Michael Z. Williamson's Freehold as one of the most influential books I've ever read. That still remains true to this day. Today Freehold is available for free on Kindle over at Amazon. "Yeah, cool, so?" you might say. Well, there's another reason I'm posting this as well. A limited edition hardcover … Continue reading Freehold Available
Stupid Busy
I've been stupidly busy the past few weeks (to steal a line from my friend Gerry). This is going to be a long update, so you may want to grab something to drink, or let the dog out. First off, let me say that Mysticon 2014 was an absolute blast. It went off without a … Continue reading Stupid Busy
Branding Iron
So two days ago it became official: I had to drop a convention. I hate doing that, though I had a sneaky suspicion that it might happen this year, since I had booked more cons than normal. Unfortunately, it was Ravencon which was thrown under the bus this year, and while I've attended Ravencon in … Continue reading Branding Iron
Sweet
So it's award season, which means I typically ignore them, since I never get nominated for anything. Never say never, apparently. My short story, The Finder's Keeper, is up for Best MidSouth SF/F Short Story at the Darrell Awards. That was quite a surprise, and very, very cool (I like the Darrell Awards.... not as snooty … Continue reading Sweet
Book Release v2.1
Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse was re-released this weekend. My short story, Crouching Seal, Sleeping Dragon, is in this one now (it started off in Sha'Daa: Pawns, remember? Paragon Idol, another short story I wrote in that universe, is replacing it). Cool cover. You might like it. I did. It's been a busy week or so. Con this coming weekend. … Continue reading Book Release v2.1
Mysticon Schedule
I'm going to be a little busy at Mysticon next weekend, but fear not! I'll be manning the fan table for the Official Honor Harrington Fan Association: The Royal Manticoran Navy quite a bit, so I'll be very easy to find. 5:00PM Friday -- Cats On A Keyboard: Basically we'll be talking about our pets and how … Continue reading Mysticon Schedule
Short Update
It's expected to be about 10-14" of snow here, so I'm all prepped to be snowed in for a few days. I should get that short story I owe done and out of the way with (sorry!!!). Short update. May have more interesting things tomorrow.
Release Day
Hero's Best Friend was released today and is available on both Kindle and Nook. You want to support your local author, then buy this book. Kindle link Nook link Also, if you purchase it, take a few moments to fill out a review on B&N and/or Amazon. It really helps out.
Never Finished
Wrote a very long book review today for the upcoming Kaiju Rising over at Shiny Book Review. It goes live at 4pm EST. So... four minutes or so. Good book overall. It was the first anthology I've reviewed, and boy was it a long one. Now I know how the people felt when they tried to review Lawyers … Continue reading Never Finished
Another Story
Just sold another short story to Copper Dog Publishing. My short story, "Paragon Idol", will be featured in the reprint of the Sha'Daa: Pawns anthology which is being re-released this year. If you remember, I already had a story in Pawns ("Crouching Seal, Sleeping Dragon") which was bumped to the reprint of the Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse anthology coming out … Continue reading Another Story
Book Review Query
So I didn't watch the Super Bowl last night. Not out of some high and mighty stance or anything. I didn't feel like getting out of the house to watch it. I don't have a TV, and I hate live streaming anything over the internet. My poor bandwidth, man! Plus I really don't care about … Continue reading Book Review Query
Cover Reveal
And, at long last, I can show off the cover for Hero's Best Friend, which contains my story Hill 142, the untold (and completely alternate) version of the Battle of Belleau Wood during World War One. Edit: Oh, I probably should mention that this is coming out in the next few weeks from Seventh Star Press. Here's … Continue reading Cover Reveal
Butthurt
I was thinking of writing an article today on race and science fiction, but... meh. No matter which "way" I transcribe it, someone's going to get butthurt over it. Not "mildly disagreeing" with me, and not a "I think you're wrong and this is why" conversation, but generally butthurt. Why? Because people are combative and … Continue reading Butthurt
Michael Z Williamson Essay
There's a lot of varying beliefs about what the future holds, especially when espoused in science fiction. The fact that anyone can look at the history of our planet and then postulate through science fiction that anything that failed in the past will work in the future because "the right people will be running things" … Continue reading Michael Z Williamson Essay
Another Cover Update
...and after seeing the new cover for Sha'Daa: Tales of the Apocalypse last night, I received an email this morning from another publisher about the cover for Hero's Best Friend, where my story Hill 142 resides and is awaiting print. The cover is in, and I must say that it looks gorgeous. There's going to be a … Continue reading Another Cover Update
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