Last year, I started Speak Out With Your Geek Out to encourage people to have fun about whatever it is they were into, to spread the happy and the shiny. What happened as a result of that was a swelling community of people who rallied around each other and who were genuinely interested in what […]
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Why I Can’t Wait for New Hero
I cannot wait for “Fangs and Formaldehyde” to debut in the New Hero anthology. No word yet on the street date, but the conversation in my head went something like this: READER: What’s so different about your vampires? ME: Well, you know how some vampires sparkle? READER: Yeah… ME: Mine blow up! READER: They blow […]
Too Many (Cool) Mind
There is something to be said for martial arts movies. There is also something to be said for old adages about idle hands being the devil’s workshop, which supposed (if you believe a quick count of the tubes comprising the internet) dates back to Chaucer’s time. And there is also something to be said for […]
Getting To The Point: 100 Days
It’s January 4th and I’m four days into my novel revisions. The biggest decision I’ve had to make is whether or not my main character’s amnesia is integral to the plot, or if it’s just a device I’m using to build the world slowly. It is crucial that the MC does not remember what’s happened […]
Hugo Award Nominations Open!
The 2012 Hugo Award nominations are open! If you’re able to nominate an author, editor or publisher for a Hugo award, I hope you take the time to do so. The nominations end on January 31st and there’s a lot of great categories to list your favorites. This year, I have one short story that […]