Balticon and…Yarn?

Balticon is May 25-28 in Baltimore. The Balticon Podcast will tell you why I can’t wait! Balticon promises everything for podcasts& SF lovers–even podcast-themed yarn!  Download.

Parsec Nomination Time

Should anyone think my fiction deserving, I’d love to see ASUNDER (RSS feed) nominated for a Parsec Award (maybe for Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast, Novella?)
…Oh, and PS? Starla Huchton made the cover for the ASUNDER sequel, PYRE, too. You will love it.

Feast Your Eyes!

A few months back, I successfully crowdfunded my novel ENEMY LINES and its sequels into print. It’s been a rocky road (self publishing always is) but I’m pleased to reveal to you the first cover, designed for me by Starla Huchton:

TalkShow: Podcast Promo Love!

Just a quick show to recommend some other great podcasts doing amazing things with sounds and fullcast recordings: The Heaven Field, Edict Zero: FIS, Leviathan Chronicles and Mask of Innanna. Download

Amazon for authors, (roundtable interview)

Adventures in SciFi publishing had J. Daniel Sawyer, Indiana Jim and myself on to wax eloquent (and rude) about Amazon’s effect on publishing, authors & readers. A fun & informative talk!   Download

Are you Ready?

ENEMY LINES crowdfunding update

Just a quick update here. I’ve finished my first round of email thank you’s to my backers, and the first in a series of perks -my ebook LAST MAN HOME- is winging its way to those kind folks.

Oh, and the Kindle Fire? Let’s all be good sports and contragulate Ash M. (aka Nomad_Scry on twitter) for drawing short straw!

What am I up to now? Contracting with my illustrator & editor. Details to come when the rough images come in (and te red pen, oy, the red pen!). And that’s all for now! Back to the grindstone go I!

Patronage vs. Donations

I’ve had a number of you good readers and listeners express regrets you didn’t get a chance to support me in my IndieGoGo campaign. Some of you asked where you can donate, via PayPal or other, to support my writing.

I thought hard about that, because I’m jazzed the crowdfunding campaign is working as outreach. As an indie content creator the greatest thing in the world is to create advocates. Real PATRONS of what you make!

So, I’ve decided not to return to to donations. If you want to send me money, I’ve got a better idea: what you were going to give me as a patron, please use instead to buy one of my books from Smashwords if you’d like to use Paypal directly, or Kindle, or whatever platform floats your boat.

If you’ve got the books, buy one for a friend, or even a Book Blogger if they’re set up to accept it. This way, your money directly supports my word production, AND works as an endorsement to whoever you get the book for.

And… thanks for asking. Thanks for helping. Thank you for being my Patron!

Why John Scalzi is a Complete, Sadistic Bastard!

Well first off, no flame wars plz: John Scalzi admits, nay, revels in his sadism on his blog Whatever.

First? All in good fun. Second? He was a great sport to help me out and I’m grateful. After that? Yeah… COMPLETE Bastard! Read this! Listen to him delight in my pain!

Enemy Lines Campaign Wrap-up

A short video with a reading, ENEMY LINES status update for my IndieGoGo backers, a Kindle Fire giveaway… and a hot pepper.

For those of you who went above & beyond, you know who you are, and thank you! My apologies for the video quality, but I wanted to get this out fast. Enjoy!