In two weeks I’ll be attending ConCarolinas 2013 as a writer guest and panelist. It’s my first convention and I’ve been pondering how to make myself memorable to attendees and […]
On Being Remembered After Networking Read More »
With the push of a button, Tooth & Nail is officially published. There’s a lot of “you should have a launch event” out there online but I don’t even get
With the approaching completion of Tooth & Nail, I face a philosophical quandary: do I drink the Kindle Kool-Aid or do I stick to my idealistic principles? Oh, wait, one
Exclusivity vs. Openness Read More »
Revamps. Get it? Ha! I kill me! I read a fantastic idea for free marketing: give one’s characters their own Tumblrs. Roderick – Withrow’s psychopath cousin – would absolutely have
Tumblr, Editing & Website Revamps. Read More »
I’ve published a new short story called “Complications”. It was inspired by Machine of Death and I obtained the explicit permission of the editors of that fine volume before making it available. It’s
Stealth Launch: For Science! Read More »
December was occupied almost entirely with an extensive rewrite of Tooth & Nail, the sequel to Perishables. I had to make any of a number of changes and expansions and
Starting 2013 at a Sprint Read More »
The cover artist for Perishables (the awesome John Ward) recently sent me a message noting he hadn’t heard from me in a while and asking what was up. I realized
Publishing Plans & Tentative Timetables Read More »
I cannot believe Target is opening on Thanksgiving Day. I wrote a novel featuring a vampire trying to buy a BluRay player at the Black Friday midnight opening of a
Ten years ago I waded into my first National Novel Writing Month with an idea that had been banging around in my head. I came out the other side with
Sequels vs. Grad School: Task Queues of the Damned Read More »
The title of this post is a quote from a fantastic blog post/interview/conversation between Joe Konrath and Barry Eisler. Eisler describes having walked away from a half-million dollar contract to
“Advertising Costs Money. New Stories Make Money.” Read More »
