#sffwtrcht

Upcoming guests on #sffwrtcht

2./15/11—Dark Quest Books/Kevin Breaux
2/22/12—Myke Cole
2/29/12—Jennifer Pelland/Apex
3/07/12— Grail Quest Books
3/14/12— The SFFWRTCHT Round Table - Topic: Worldbuilding with Juliette Wade
3/21/12—Matt Forbeck
3/28/12—Mary Robinette Kowal
4/04/12—Linda Poitevin

Archive for April, 2011

This excerpt is the opening scene from Chapter 1 of my forthcoming debut novel, the space opera “The Worker Prince” wherein the protagonist and his buddies are introduced along with chief rival and antagonist number 2, Bordox: “Why do they keep staring at us?” Farien nodded toward the dance floor and Davi realized all eyes  [ Read More ]

Categories: General

After a long delay, more helpful links: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/08/book-publishing-glossary.html – Former agent Nathan Bransford offers a glossary of publishing lingo. Very helpful reference. http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2011/04/07/sffwrtcht-a-chat-with-author-kristine-kathryn-rusch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm;_medium=feed&utm;_campaign=Feed%3A+GraspingForTheWind+%28Grasping+For+The+Win – my interview with author Kristine Kathryn Rusch has a lot of good info for writers. First in a column I’ll be doing weekly. http://authorculture.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-offer-beneficial-critique.html – How To Give a Beneficial Critique http://www.kirkusreviews.com/blog/science-fiction-and-fantasy/sf-signal-how-start-reading-science-fiction-part-1/?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150149431281144_15894166_10150149648101144#f1390c056c – SF Signal’s  [ Read More ]

Categories: General

My friend Gene Doucette has a new book out called Immortal. A combination of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, it’s hard to categorize neatly by genre, but he’s given me the opportunity to review the book and do an interview as well. As a bonus, you can find an excerpt below. I hope you’ll check it out,  [ Read More ]

Categories: General

For me, Star Wars books are often like comfort food — familiar, not overly surprising, but good, an enjoyable way to pass the time. So when I scheduled Paul Kemp for my interview chat, I was surprised to learn his Star Wars books didn’t include those familiar characters I’d grown to love–the characters who made  [ Read More ]

Categories: General

Although it isn’t original to this site, I can’t resist reposting this article from www.howardandrewjones.com last December. Howard, one of the editors of Black Gate, is a talented author and somewhat of an authority on historical fantasy. His insights are well worth reading. by Howard Andrew Jones Some years back I decided that if I  [ Read More ]

Categories: General
  • RSS
  • Delicious
  • Digg
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin

From my blog...

Thoughts On The...

Twice now I have explicitly told my publisher ...

To The Woman...

Okay, this is going to be a departure ...

Write Tip: 12...

I've spent a lot of time studying and ...

Write Tip: 9...

By now most writers are realizing that in ...

70 Most Memorable...

Aspiring Writer and Book Blogger Kris Keegan did ...

Twitter updates