Holy crap, is there a lot going on these days! It’s been pretty overwhelming. For starters, I had not anticipated just how high the demand would be for bookplates. There’s still plenty left, but I expect they’ll all be gone by the time The Desert Spear launches on April 13, so if you want one, […]
Goody Bag
Lots going on at the moment. Partially by planning and partially by happenstance, there is currently a flood of new PVB material these days. I am going to try and call some of it out quickly before things pile up overmuch, so I can get back to The Daylight War later this afternoon without a […]
Semicolons are the Devil
I’ve spent fifteen years in publishing—working as a retailer, editor, copyeditor/proofreader, managing editor, production supervisor, and writer. As a result of these experiences, I have formed some opinions, many of them centered around how subjective the rules of grammar and language style are. One of those opinions is that semicolons are the devil. I fucking […]
Priorities
All parents have their priorities. Some are obsessive about teaching the basics of reading and math, and make their child’s life an endless grammar/math quiz. Others don’t give a damn about reading and just want their child to be able to sing. Or dance. Or sit and watch sports/play video games with them. No matter […]
Treasure in the Mail
The postal service has been good to me this week. One of the things about being an author that I’m still coming to terms with is all the awesome books I get for free, often in advance of their on-sale dates. Some of these are my own work, and that’s to be expected, but my […]