by Joseph Malik | Mar 8, 2023 | General
The theme for NWC 45 is “Between Two Worlds,” and what better theme for a portal fantasy author? My schedule for Norwescon 45 is a beast, with panels and demos each day, and all day on Friday and Saturday. Subjects will run the gamut from Norse...
by Joseph Malik | Feb 11, 2023 | General
Wow, that got your attention. Follow me at https://noc.social/jmalikauthor and https://spoutible.com/jmalikauthor. Temporarily, anyway. I am a hair’s breadth from being done with social media. There is an excellent chance that by the time the next book comes...
by Joseph Malik | Feb 5, 2023 | General
I got the final piece of artwork for STONELANDS back from the Pentagon, cleared for publication. I love sending them something with redactions already in place only to get it back with more redactions added. What made this fun is that I used to build, and brief, maps...
by Joseph Malik | May 25, 2022 | General
Hello, friends. It’s been a while. I haven’t been active on this blog because I’ve been very active on social media over the past couple of years. Also, I’ve been wrapped up in the mad scramble that is Army Medical Retirement—imagine a scavenger hunt designed...
by Joseph Malik | Sep 1, 2021 | General, In The Press, Worldbuilding, Writing Craft
Well, it’s con season again. Finally! My first con is a small local fantasy and SF convention, RustyCon. This will be my first time at RustyCon, and I’ve heard a ton about it over the years. I’m really excited about this. My schedule is below. If you...
by Joseph Malik | Feb 16, 2021 | General, Writing Craft
The same caveat applies here as applied to Part 1: This is what has worked for me. Take it or leave it. Disclaimer: This is a much longer post than the last one. What follows could be the bullet points of an introductory class on elementary literary theory for the...
