Comic Con schedule
I’m venturing down from the OC wastelands into San Diego today, where chaos has already gripped the city as ComicCon 09 opens. Giant apes storming through the streets, world-changing trade...
View ArticleThursday, August 13th: reading in Ashville, NC @ Malaprop’s
I’ll be reading from BURNING SKIES Thursday night at legendary indie bookstore Malaprop’s at 7 p.m. I’ve never been to Asheville before, so can’t wait. Normal blogging will resume next week, which...
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is one heckuva of a cool town. Reading at Malaprops went great, and it was awesome to see my high school pal Karen Casey (now an Asheville denizen), as well as writer friends Richard Dansky and Melinda...
View ArticleAutumn Rain action figures?
Well, it’s (almost) all over. I’ve sent Bantam my revisions to the copy-edited version of THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT, and now I’m surfacing with a couple of updates. First, Jess Horsley and Jeff Saylor...
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There’s a certain strand of geek culture that seems to almost pride itself on being unable to see the wood for the trees. In particular, it’s pretty funny to watch Aint It Cool News firing away at...
View ArticleOn the Hot List
Pat over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist has released his end-of-the-year Hotties, of which BURNING SKIES clocks in at #14. As if that weren’t enough, he’s also tied me with the formidable Jeff Somers for...
View ArticleSecret Autumn Rain websites revealed!
Well, the cat’s out of the bag now, per my post in Jeff Vandermeer’s Booklife yesterday, which revealed the existence of sites like this one. Tune in before they cart the whole thing off to Area 51...
View ArticleMACHINERY OF LIGHT giveaway!
Attention Fools. This is your Captain speaking. Captain Zoom, that is. Though I am less than a year old, I can proudly say I have done absolutely no fucking work during any of that time. Truly, I am...
View ArticleMore Autumn Rain reviews/commentary
While I continue to crank away on various Sekrit Projects, I thought I’d share with you a few more links related to the Autumn Rain trilogy. First Mike Johnstone at the University of Toronto has...
View ArticleStrange Horizons reviews the Autumn Rain trilogy
Nader Elhefnawy has penned an extremely thoughtful review of the entire trilogy for Strange Horizons. On a more personal note, I should say it’s very cool to finally be IN Strange Horizons; I sent them...
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