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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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For Those Who Don’t Subscribe to Publisher’s Weekly
It turns out that if you get a starred review, PW offers you a nice price on an ad touting the fact. And here is the ad Baen is taking out in the 2/27 issue of PW. I risk being … Continue reading
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Tagged Baen, Deborah Warren, East/West Literary, Knopf, Publisher's Weekly, The Kidnap Plot, Witchy Eye, Wordfire Press, WorldCon
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Why Writing Is Awesome
Writing is hard. You work alone in a closet, you struggle with doubt and fear, and then when you produce a book, no matter how good it is, someone feels obligated and entitled to beat you up for it. And … Continue reading
Seven Days of Trumpets
THE KIDNAP PLOT releases today. For the next seven days, you’ll see me posting 3+ times a day about the book. I PROMISE, after a week, I’ll taper off. And I’ll try to share things in the posts — reviews, … Continue reading
Velocity
I’m in several segments of this publishing industry, now: self-publishing, indie-publishing, and, releases imminent, big-press-publishing. The segments work differently in many ways, one of which is speed. Let’s set aside the middle ground for this brief discussion and focus on … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Knopf, The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie, The Kidnap Plot
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Street Team
Okay, time to get serious. Wordfire Press is relaunching Rock Band Fights Evil, Crecheling, and City of the Saints this year — starting this spring. And in a year, The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie will be out to the public, … Continue reading
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Tagged City of the Saints, Clockwork Charlie, Crecheling, Facebook, Knopf, Pensacon, Rock Band Fights Evil, Wordfire Press
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History Cake
Emily Adams published a review of City of the Saints a few days ago on A Motley Vision, and I want to share it here. Because it turns out, that much of what I write could be described as “history … Continue reading
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Tagged A Motley Vision, City of the Saints, Easter Eggs, Emily Adams, Knopf, Steampunk, Writing Advice
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Sold!
Thanks and congratulations to Deborah at East/West Literary (my agent) and Michelle Frey at Knopf… my editor! Deborah and I have accepted a three book offer from Knopf for The Kidnap Plot and two sequels. I look forward to polishing … Continue reading
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Tagged Deborah Warren, East/West Literary, Knopf, Michelle Frey, Middle Grade, Steampunk, The Kidnap Plot
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