I celebrated the demise of 2016 and the birth of 2017 in a manner outside what has been a very long-standing norm for me and New Year’s Eves. I found myself in remarkable new environs with fantastic new people. I watched dolphins play just offshore. I saw pelicans spike the water for their daily sustenance. […]
Looking for the digital equivalent of a stocking stuffer for family, friends, or even yourself? I have a perfect gift idea for your favorite bibliophile. This holiday season, I’ve put together a special edition eBook containing two fun-filled science fiction short stories. The first story is entitled “17,” a distant future yarn about what ol’
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(Read the Pre-Flight Jitters blog first) The first half of this review is going to be about my impressions of Rogue One without any spoilers. While I don’t mind them, I know a LOT of people do. The second half, however, will absolutely have spoilers… but don’t worry, I’ll have a GREAT BIG warning before I
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I’m doing my Rogue One blog in two parts, mostly because I’m curious to see how my impressions compare before and after what is a significant media event thirty-nine (yes, 39) years in the making. That’s three quarters of my existence, and I’ve had a vested interested in the franchise since I was a wee
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2017 is just around the corner, and I’ve confirmed my first show for next year. It looks like I’ll be making an appearance at my favorite convention of the year in February—namely, PensaCon! The show runs from February 17th through the 19th, and it looks like I’ll see you there. Having said that, I wanted
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I was talking with Cat Rambo, President of SFWA, the other day. She’d posted a recommendation that authors do a “List of Award Eligibility” post on our websites. Sounded like a great idea. Now that I’m sitting here, staring at my computer, I realize that I only had one thing actually published this year. One
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It seems as if it’s time once again to talk about the nay-sayers: talk about how to deal with them. It is a topic I bring up in panels at conventions, and I’ve blogged about it here and there over the past six years. But the message is eternal, because it is an endless war—a
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So it’s officially a tangible thing … the fruit of my labors. Early Happy Birthday to me. Hard copies of Blood Curse, arrived on my doorstep today. One box is bound for Houston and ComicPalooza where I’m headed tomorrow morning with a truckload of WordFire books to set up the WordFire Press booth. Another box is headed
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