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What I wrote and edited in 2011

January 6, 2012

For your curiosity and your consideration. I was involved in lots of great projects in 2011, with lots of great writers, editors and publishers! As Anthologist: When the Hero Comes Home, co-edited with Ed Greenwood (Dragon Moon Press) As Editor/Acquiring Editor: Eden by Phil Rossi (Dragon Moon Press) (Novella) The Empress Sword by Paulette Jaxton [...]

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Erik Scott de Bie on SHADOWBANE

September 29, 2011

SHADOWBANE: An Interview with Erik Scott de Bie Here to talk about his new Forgotten Realms novel Shadowbane, launching the end of this month from Wizards of the Coast, is rising Realms star and When the Hero Comes Home contributor, Erik Scott de Bie. From the searing, tragic romance of Ghostwalker to the endless fight [...]

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Cross promotion makes me happy

June 20, 2011

Author J.M. Frey has written a great review of The Empress Sword by Paulette Jaxton, for Lambda Literary. You can see the review here — it contains minor spoilers. Last week, I finally got to meet my friend and long-time writing partner Xander Briggs in the flesh. Xander has a touching story in When the [...]

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WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME

June 6, 2011

We have a book cover, and it is beautiful. Art is by Scott Purdy. If you want to purchase a copy early, you can get the ebook version direct from the Dragon Moon Press site. This is a PRESALE, not a preorder, as in, you can have an ePub or Kindle version in your hands [...]

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The Society of Steam and other Pyr Projects

June 2, 2011

If you haven’t heard this from me yet, I am officially, in addition to my other freelance and ongoing responsibilities, copyediting for Pyr, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books. My first book with Pyr, Sword of Fire and Sea by Erin Hoffman, is now available. You can also catch a great interview [...]

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Book Roundup

April 28, 2011

Lots of activity this week, all regarding books and projects I’m involved with. * Publishers Weekly calls Erin Hoffman’s SWORD OF FIRE AND SEA (Chaos Knight Book 1) a “likeable high seas fantasy adventure debut.” I edited this book for Pyr, and had the pleasure of hanging out with Erin this past weekend at Norwescon. [...]

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Win a Baby Griffin!

April 11, 2011

The amazing Windstone Editions is teaming up with World of Andovar. Author Erin Hoffman will be giving away two baby griffin statues in celebration of the release of Sword of Fire and Sea from Pyr. To enter, just “like” the World of Andovar Facebook page! More details are available at Erin’s blog. I had the [...]

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2010 ForeWord Finalists Announced

March 21, 2011

Finalists have been announced for ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards, and I’m pleased to see that five of the books I’ve worked on this past year have made the list! In the Science Fiction category: * Angel of Chaos by Nina Munteanu * Destiny’s Blood by Marie Bilodeau In the Fantasy category: * [...]

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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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Fighting Gravity

February 24, 2011

One of the toughest things about being in publishing, on either side of the desk, is having to sit on good news. I think it’s even harder than getting rejection letters, because at least with rejections you can share your pain. Getting an exciting offer and not being able to tell anyone can be excruciating. [...]

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