On Craft: Words are Not Enough
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For Your Consideration
Greetings, and thank you. This is my second year of eligibility for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in science fiction or fantasy. My second novel, The New Magic, is also eligible for both the Hugo and the Nebula in 2019. The New Magic launched into...
On Craft: Chapter Titles, Pacing, and the Art of Shutting the Hell Up
Hey, it’s been a while. I had the brilliant idea to start Book III right after releasing Book II, which gave me absolutely no time to do blog posts. The good news is that Book III sucked so bad in its first draft that I’m starting over with a blank page...
30 Day Cliff, My Ass: Reflections on 10,000 Sales
So, wow, here we are. Dragon’s Trail just crossed the ten-thousand sales mark. We’ve known that this was coming. We were at ninety-six and change earlier this summer, and we started talking with people about sales numbers, and the Big Ten Thousand kept...
The New Magic: Trailer and Release Date!
The New Magic is entering its final round of typesetting and proofing. Our intention is to have it up for pre-order in about two weeks, on the 15th of August, with a release date of the 18th of September. If you’re a newsletter subscriber, we will have a special offer for you if you pre-order.
