by Joseph Malik | Feb 23, 2024 | General, In The Press
A retired commando and a beautiful sniper have just made humanity’s greatest discovery. All they have to do now is survive. THE CALL OF THE VOID Archaeology professor Logan Shines-at-Night has left the daring life of an airborne commando behind him in the...
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 | Nov 9, 2020 | Dragon's Trail, General, In The Press, The New Magic
Well, it’s been nine months. I’d say that a lot has happened, but that’s kind of an understatement. COVID hit Washington State early, in late February, right after RadCon. The Army wasted no time in designating me “Essential Personnel”...
by Joseph Malik | Aug 9, 2019 | Dragon's Trail, General, In The Press, The New Magic
So, here we are. I’ve been a little busy; apologies for the lack of updates. Lots of huge things going on, and the biggest one right now is that I’m going to be appearing on three panels at WorldCon in Dublin on the 15-16 of August. I’ll also be...
by Joseph Malik | Nov 15, 2018 | Dragon's Trail, Eligibility, In The Press
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...
by Joseph Malik | Aug 27, 2018 | Dragon's Trail, General, In The Press, Writing Craft
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...