Launch Day!

The day I’ve waited my whole life for has finally come. Tomorrow, March 10, 2009, The Warded Man goes on sale. I can distinctly remember writing stories as a child, dreaming of one day becoming a published author. While this dream technically came true last September when my first book came out in the UK, […]

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Desert Spear Update

Patrick Rothfuss had a recent blog post about the status of his second book, The Wise Man’s Fear. It was a post that really touched me, because while I do not know Mr. Rothfuss personally, his story in many ways felt like my story.  I don’t have a legion of fanatics harassing me, but I […]

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I Wish I Could Read Polish

I always lament the lack of emphasis in American schools on foreign language skills. I enjoyed a very good public education, and it has allowed me to go far (and others even farther), but there were still many things lacking, like computer education and foreign languages. Language classes weren’t even an option for students until […]

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NY ComicCon Author Roundtable

Okay, I mentioned this during my ComicCon Day II posting, but it took a while for the video folks to get it ready. There was an SF Author Roundtable at ComicCon where nine other authors and I all got to talk for… about five minutes each. Maybe. Admittedly, I am a loudmouth, so I might […]

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Why I Stopped Blogging Politics

Haven’t gotten much writing done in the last two days, despite a looming deadline on The Desert Spear. Part of this is because I am recovering from a cold, and Dani had a 103 fever for two days and I’ve been pulling extra daddy-time that’s left me exhausted. Part, but not all. I’ve had a […]

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