Of late, I find myself pondering how Harvey Weinstein’s existence, his circumstances, came to be. The truth is, he didn’t act alone. He was enabled—permitted and allowed—to do what he did. And it seems to me that everyone who had knowledge is as culpable as he is. I know, that seems a little “out of […]
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You’ve probably never heard of it, but this past week I was at a writer’s conference called Superstars put on by Kevin J. Anderson of Star Wars and Dune fame as well as a number of other great authors. There, almost 400 writers descended upon Colorado Springs and took over the downtown to teach and
Feb. 14 – Superstars, Free Fiction, and a Nightmare Read More »
If you follow me on Facebook, then you probably know that I have repeatedly lambasted J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson for what they’ve done to both Star Trek and Star Wars. Both of them seem to be congenitally incapable of honoring the source material. Period. End of Sentence. In a nutshell, both of those clowns
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Here’s where I’ll be at DragonCon this year in Atlanta, Georgia. I finally made it as an attending professional, which is a nice feather in my cap. I’m really looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends, make a few new ones, and sell some more books. We have high hopes that Shadow of Ruin
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This business is a funny one. The landscape hybrid authors must navigate is even more slippery than that of traditional publishing or indie publishing are on their own. For us (or most of us, anyway), we’re always trying to balance short-term monetization with long-term strategies that create a platform whereby traditionally published titles with greater
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DON’T PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE There’s something my father taught me when I was a teenager: “Never pay for the privilege of working for someone.” What I’ve added these words of warning is, “Go to shields-full anytime someone tells you it’s ‘good exposure.’” Whenever I hear that phrase, I think of a quote from the
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On his FB feed recently, Steven Brust (a man whose writing I’ve enjoyed for over 30 years), expressed something that has troubled me for a few years now. He wrote, “I keep seeing that white people shouldn’t tell the stories of black people, that men shouldn’t tell the stories of women, that straight people shouldn’t
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GETTING PUBLISHED There’s a question I hear quite often from newer authors looking to get into the writing game or people who have never done more than just think about writing. “How do I get published?” I can honestly say there is a different path for every single writer who takes up the mighty pen.
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