January 2013

I haven’t been great about posting interviews and reviews to my blog, mostly because I already spam Facebook and Twitter with those links, but I’m going to try and get better. Just in case any of you are interested in these things. Maybe I’ll add a separate page just for links to major reviews and… Continue reading

Colleen Hoover, a fantastic author you should check out, just announced a print-only deal with Simon and Schuster. This is an even bigger development than my agreement, because it signals a trend rather than an anecdote. How long before other publishers realize they need to offer similar concessions to successful indies or miss out on… Continue reading

4 out of 5 beta readers can’t be wrong, can they? Well, maybe. Feedback from one of my beta readers has highlighted room for improvement. This is plot-level work, not grammar and typo stuff, which means getting up tomorrow morning and hammering away at major sections of the book. The release date, tentatively set for… Continue reading

An amazing story was just self-published on Amazon. It takes place in a buried silo where population control is critical, the Down Deep is flooding, and loved ones are being put to death. It is suspenseful and gut-wrenching. It is based on Wool. And I didn’t write it. This isn’t the first piece of fan… Continue reading

And honestly, this is in spite of my name being on the thing. George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. LeGuin, Terry Brooks, Ernie Cline, William Gibson. All in different colors. How badass is this? My question is this: Name the two authors (that’s all that will fit thanks to Georgie!) whose names you’d like to see squeezed… Continue reading