I had two great hopes for this video. First, that my Brenta Claus look would be a smashing success. Second, that this video would come in under 1 minute. Yep, that’s it. (Really, it’s a quick update on my writing.) Happy holidays! And thank you, YouTube, for only giving me 3 choices for thumbnails, all of [...]
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New Interview
If you’re not a Twitterian (and I don’t blame you if you’re not! Don’t go there, it’s like crack! It was on twitter that I found the sketch of me above by CSpainey!) you probably missed my on-Twitter interview with Bryan Thomas Schmidt. If you are on Twitter, you probably couldn’t miss it [...]
Goodreads Winners and Photobomb Winner!
First, congratulations to the winners of the Goodreads Contest: to both Theresa and Irwin in California, Carola in the Netherlands, Tyler in Ontario, and Maria in South Australia – congratulations! Your signed copies of The Black Prism are on their way. Now about the photobomb contest: we had some spectacular entries. Here are some of the [...]
Writing Advice Update: On Originality
Banes, color magic, and vampires. All in one sparkly post together.
TWO Contests for the Price of One!
It’s not even Thanksgiving, and Brent’s already breaking out a Christmas tree? I recently passed the 1,000 fans mark on Goodreads, and I thought I should do something cool to celebrate that. First, a contest just for those of you who are following me on the book sharing/reviewing site Goodreads. So if you’re a member [...]
Imaginary Friends, Real Friends, and Friendlier Web Pages
Why, you might ask, is Brent featuring the cover of another author’s book on his webpage? Good question. If you’ve read The Night Angel Trilogy, you’ve seen the amazing blurb that Terry Brooks gave me, which was a great push right out of the gate for a new guy just scrapping to make it. Terry [...]
It’s that time of year again….
Yes, that’s right. It’s time to strap on your blaster and your Wookie suit. Or curl your hair into that wicked hot bun! And goose-step or shamble your way down to the 5th SF Authorfest. As before, the fantastic Beaverton branch of Powell’s books will be hosting as many SFF (Science Fiction and Fantasy) writers [...]
Writing Advice Update: Editing
Happy November 1st! It’s known by a variety of names (All Saint’s Day, Day of the Dead) and is the anniversary of numerous important events: the day Honda opened their first factory in the US, the day Napoleon invaded Austria, and the day Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel was finally displayed to the public! (Thank you, Wikipedia). [...]
World Fantasy & Halloween Contest 2012
For those of you who are in San Diego and/or attending the World FantasyConvention this week, please come say hi! First, I’ll be at the Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego for an informal gathering of fantasy authors tonight at 6:00 pm. Some restrictions do apply due to the nature of the event, so please [...]
New Interview — and a Giveaway!
Check out my new interview, which has just gone live at Literal Addiction Paranormal Book Club and on Book Monster Reviews. Go, read, enjoy, and enter to win a signed poster from Brent and the cast of Perfect Shadow as well as as a Perfect Shadow T-Shirt on BOTH sites! Make sure you follow the [...]
