I just back from Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention. First off, for all those people keeping up with SPELLPUNK, I apologize for missing last Friday and Monday. I got really wrapped up in the whirlwind that was World Con. I'll be making it up to…
Many things, but in this case I'm specifically speaking about short fiction. I both am and am not a short story guy. I appreciate the short story as a form for several reasons. For one, the short story is the back bone of science fiction and fantasy. If…
I've been working on SPELLPUNK off and on for the last twenty or so years. It's odd that with all the changes and mutatations I've taken it through, it's still roughly the same thing I started with. Yes, it's gone…
Here we go again. Book launch. Nerves and jitters and borderline freaking out. Most writers I know, no matter how cool they appear on the outside have a little bundle of "Please, please, please let people buy and like my book." I'm no different, except that…
Wow...and again...wow! What an awesome weekend. For those of you who don't know, this last weekend being July 5th through 8th, I attended my first science fiction convention, WesterCon65 as a pro. True, I'd gone to BayCon in May, and I'd evening…
Ever since I dove into the world of Indie publication, I've been hearing over and over, "You have to brand yourself," from a variety of successful writers. The explanation is that a "writer" transforms him or herself into a "brand," he or…
Every so often, after I have a really good storytelling show, after I've passed my bag around (I use a bag rather than a hat because the bag holds more money) and sold some books, I'll get a straggler who wants to speak to me a…
Greetings everyone! I know I promised some people that Arms of the Storm would be available today, but due to life circumstances, It's not 100% ready. I'd originally planned for book three of Tears of Rage to be in the 90,000 word range. As of…
I'm not one to use the internet to rant overly much. I make snide, snarky, and sarcastic comments on Facebook and Twitter, but I tend to leave my ranting to my real life interactions with people. I've never considered exactly why. Perhaps it's because…
Greetings all. I'm getting ready for the San Jose Fantasy Festival, which is going down this weekend, April 14th and 15th. I'm especially excited about this weekend because it's the first time I'm going to be hanging out with my fellow fantasy…
