October is the best, isn’t it? This month marks the release of Putting the Science in Fiction, a unique nonfiction resource for writers developed from my Science in Sci-fi blog series. It ends with Halloween. And it’s the lead-in to my favorite annual writing event, National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo. It’s my […]
Five Things About Michael Mammay
Today is July 31st, 2018, and marks the release of my friend Michael Mammay’s debut novel, Planetside. My thoughts on this book are well-known, and can be read in detail in the Goodreads review I posted yesterday. In short, if you like military sci-fi, you’ll enjoy it. Today, I thought I’d share some things about […]
What Happened In Vegas
I recently returned from the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference, where I had the pleasure of serving on the faculty alongside about a dozen editors, agents, and fellow authors. I don’t go to many events of this kind, but I really enjoyed it and thought I’d share some of the highlights. An Invitation to Vegas So […]
Book Tour for The World Awakening
On Tuesday, February 13th, Harper Voyager is set to publish The World Awakening, the final book in my Gateways to Alissia series! At last, all of those burning questions raised by The Rogue Retrieval and The Island Deception will be answered, and the fate of a pristine world decided. Numerous authors, friends, and colleagues have lent […]
The Story of My Campbell Eligibility
The past two years have been a wild ride. Through a series of what I can only assume are clerical errors and cases of mistaken identity, I’ve managed to publish two novels, four short stories, and several nonfiction pieces. I also became an active member of SFWA and a mentor in a respected pitching contest. […]
