Kris Rusch has another excellent Thursday post up on her blog, and this one deals with the effect of the ebook revolution on the short story format. Synopsis: short stories stand to EXPLODE in the next few years, and this is good for everybody, especially indie writers. Getting a story published in a magazine 1)… Continue reading Hmm…short stories?
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The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell
A thousand years ago, a young warrior named Skilgannon helped the princess Jianna escape an attempt on her life. They became lovers, and when she retook her throne, she made Skilgannon her chief general. When she ordered the abject annihilation of her enemies, he loved her too much to refuse her–and thus became Skilgannon the… Continue reading The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell
That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made by Eric James Stone
When Harry Malan’s work transferred him to Sol Station deep inside the sun’s core, he didn’t expect to become a Mormon branch president over more than a hundred alien converts to the faith. The Swales, ancient sun-dwelling beings with their own history and culture, travel the universe by naturally teleporting between stars. When Harry learns… Continue reading That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made by Eric James Stone
I’ve never registered on the Absolute Write forums…
…and now I don’t need to. The publishing industry has turned into the wild and lawless west, complete with lynch mobs and posses, isolated and inbred communities, a gold rush for ebooks, and dirty corporate executives looking to railroad their way over the honest, hardworking authors who just want a plot of land to call… Continue reading I’ve never registered on the Absolute Write forums…
Guest post: Developing Characters in a Fantasy Setting
Nathan Major is a friend and fellow writing who, like me, has taken the epublishing route for his first novel, Paradise Seekers. I met him through our mutual friend Charlie at Brandon Sanderson’s English 318 class. His book is pretty good; I’m only partway through it right now, but he’s playing with some interesting fantasy… Continue reading Guest post: Developing Characters in a Fantasy Setting
Staying in Provo
So, I have some news. After carefully weighing my options, I decided to stay here in Provo for at least another six months, rather than teach English in Korea for a year. My main reason was the current pace of change in the publishing world. Originally, I wanted to take a year or two off… Continue reading Staying in Provo
Tag and such
So my cousin Angela tagged me in this cross-linking truth-or-dare blog game, and it looks fun so I figured I’d participate. Here goes: Do you think you’re hot? I suffer from no illusions as to my ability (or rather, lack thereof) to carnally attract the opposite sex. That’s not to say I’m ugly, but when… Continue reading Tag and such
Buy me lunch and I’ll teach you how to make an ebook
Okay, this is insane. For a long time, I’ve kept up with Writer Beware as a source for quality news about publishing scams, but now…huh? Recently, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Katherine Rusch have been giving a TON of warnings about “agent-publishers” –agents who are electronically publishing their clients when they’re supposed to represent their… Continue reading Buy me lunch and I’ll teach you how to make an ebook
Drawing up the starmaps
I’m a big fan of indirect sequels, where each book tells a standalone story but incorporates many of the same characters as other works and is set in the same world. Sharon Creech did this with Walk Two Moons and Absolutely Normal Chaos: the main character from ANC was a minor character in WTM. The… Continue reading Drawing up the starmaps
I Don’t Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
John Cleaver, teenage sociopath and demon hunter, has put his inner monster to work protecting his small town community from supernatural beings. But now, the head demon, known only as Nobody, has come to take him down. As if that weren’t difficult enough, the most popular girl in John’s class, Marci, has taken a liking… Continue reading I Don’t Want to Kill You by Dan Wells