Failing again. Failing better.
So this blog will likely be quiet through the end of this week. I’m currently working my way through THE ARTIST’S WAY. For those who have gone through it, week 4 means taking a holiday from reading. And since I usually need to look around online to find things to post or comment on, well,…
The fourth book in Myke Cole’s Shadow Ops world, GEMINI CELL, is due out on January 27, 2015 from Ace Books. It begins a second trilogy separate from the first (and earlier in the timeline, if I recall correctly). Here’s the cover art by artist Larry Rostant: Here’s the plot summary: US Navy SEAL Jim…
Every now and then, Delilah S. Dawson will go on a bit of a jag, laying down a stretch of writing advice on her Twitter account. Later on, she organizes them on her website. Yesterday, Dawson gave some great advice on editing your early drafts–why it’s important and how to go about it. There’s lots…
I make no bones about preferring Batman over other superheroes. So when putting together the map of a secondary world for a new story idea, I started poring over maps of other cities, Gotham included. Of course, it’s only a matter of time before I fall down the Gotham internet rabbit hole. If you’d like…
I am very happy to say that my first contribution to SF Signal has been posted. It’s part of their regular series “Mind Meld,” in which several contributors answer a question. The answers are often surprising, both for their originality as well as the repetitions. My question was “Elusive Authors: Who are some authors you’ve…