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World Fantasy: Query Workshop
This Wednesday, at the World Fantasy Convention, I’ll be presenting a two-hour workshop on writing query letters. I did this same workshop at LTUE in February, and it was very well received. February’s class was in person, of course, and … Continue reading
Barbecue Sauce
Elder Nick Benson, from Blackfoot, Idaho, introduced me to the idea that you could make your own barbecue sauce. We were in Brescia, Italy, in 1993, and barbecue wasn’t exactly to be found on the shelves at the time. On … Continue reading
My Own Private Idaho
There are places and institutions that exist persistently in my dreams, in significantly different form from how I actually experienced them. One of them is our house in Idaho. In my dreams, but only in my dreams, we remodeled the … Continue reading
ANTHOLOGY UPDATE — MORMON STEAMPUNK
The OFFICIAL deadline for submissions has passed. If you and I already talked about having extra time or a later deadline, no worries, keep working. If you’re close, and still want to submit, message me and let me know. We’ll … Continue reading
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – ANTHOLOGY OF MORMON STEAMPUNK
As you may know, my novel CITY OF THE SAINTS is an action adventure steampunk romp set in a steam-powered Kingdom of Deseret in the year 1859. Someday, I will revisit that specific setting. In the meantime, I’m happy to … Continue reading
Posted in News, Steampunk
Tagged Anthology, City of the Saints, Immortal Works, James Wymore, Mormon Steampunk, Steampunk
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I Am a Folksinger Now
If you watch my Twitter or Facebook feeds at all, you know that back in August and September I recorded a music CD. This is me (mostly), performing the songs and other music in my epic fantasy novel WITCHY EYE. … Continue reading
Delicious
The crone fixed her yellow eyes on Gnat, and suddenly she spoke in English. “Baroness De Minimis,” she croaked, in a voice that sounded clogged with mud and twigs. “My young men will give you safe passage. You should not … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Sample
Tagged Clockwork Charlie, Ghouls, Knopf, Pixies, The Library Machine
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Texas Wants Me, Anyway
I’ve been in Houston and in Fort Worth in the last two weeks, hitting a variety of bookstores to meet staff and sign stock. This week, I finish my tour of Texas by tagging along with Larry Correia as his … Continue reading
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Tagged Baen, Half Price Books, Larry Correia, Monkey and Dog, Texas, The Twig, Witchy Eye
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On the Road with WITCHY EYE and DARK IMMOLATION
As this post publishes, Christopher Husberg and I should be nearing Las Vegas on the first leg of our world tour, reading from and signing copies of our epic fantasy novels. Okay, “world” is an exaggeration, but “the west coast … Continue reading
