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Goodreads HERO giveaway!

October 3, 2011

From now until October 31, you can sign up on Goodreads to win a free copy of WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME! TWO copies are up for grabs. They will be signed by yours truly, and mailed to lucky winners in the US or Canada. Click here to enter for free!

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GenCon Wrap-Up

August 9, 2011

I got back from GenCon last night. Instead of relaxing and decompressing, I ended up launching right into a game of Power Grid, which made for a nice transition home. I spent most of the con at my booth, selling When the Hero Comes Home. If you purchased it this weekend, thank you! If you’ve [...]

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Speaking on the Slush Pile

April 25, 2011

Doing a bit of catch-up here… I did a fun guest post for the Dead Robots Society, which can be found here. It’s all about adding value to your query and succeeding in the slush pile. Enjoy!

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Things That Make Me Happy

March 3, 2011

Click through to visit some random things around the web that are making my inner geek smile today: * The Dalek While-You-Were-Out Note — courtesy of BBC America. I want to print this out and hang it on my door. * If IKEA Were Here Before the Druids — those wordless instructions always make construction [...]

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Things Editors Don’t Do

February 3, 2011

In a word: THIS. @CherylMorgan tweeted (and posted) a heads-up about this and I thought I’d give it a signal boost. Apparently a publisher decided to “straighten” the deliberately-ambiguous gender pronouns in writer Mima Simić’s story, turning it unambiguously heterosexual. In Mima’s words, “As this gender/sex ambiguity is one of the thematic pillars of my [...]

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A Good Resource for a Good Cause

January 24, 2011

Bestselling author Brenda Novak is gearing up for her 2011 charity auction for Diabetes research. It opens for bidding on May 1 and runs through May 31. The Good Cause All the funds from this auction go to the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami. Since I lost my mom to diabetes-related complications [...]

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SFWC & SFWU

January 20, 2011

Last year, I posted about the fantastic experience I had at the San Francisco Writers Conference. This year’s conference, February 18-20 at the fabulous Mark Hopkins Hotel, promises to be even more exciting than last year’s. My brilliant intern, Xander Briggs, will be on-hand to experience the whirlwind networking and editorial sessions with me. I’m [...]

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Power Dynamics in Publishing

November 11, 2010

Author Jim C. Hines posted recently about power dynamics in publishing — specifically, about how occasionally an editor will take advantage of that power dynamic to harass writers and aspiring writers, and how that sort of behavior is Very Much Not Okay. Even less okay is the fact that sometimes writers and aspiring writers feel [...]

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Responsible Reviewing

November 4, 2010

Previously on this blog, I’ve mentioned that bad reviews happen. However, there’s an important difference between a negative review and a negative reviewer. Lisa Desrochers wrote a great rant on her blog today: When Book Reviews Cross the Line. There is no reviewer-cred in tearing down authors, just because you happen to dislike or disagree [...]

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Tentacles and Temptation

November 1, 2010

What do sexuality and the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft have in common? I answer this question and more in an interview regarding my story “Descent of the Wayward Daughter” for the forthcoming anthology Cthulhurotica. Read more here, and preorder your copy of Cthulhurotica during the month of November!

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