Archive for July, 2008

So I’m trying to get my act together for this year’s World Science Fiction Convention — AKA Denvention 3 — taking place next week in Denver. I just got word that I’ll be one of the featured writers at a “Rising Stars” reception on Thursday afternoon, and I’m hoping to get a few advanced copies [...]


Books, beer, and chili, people!
If you’re in the State College area on Sunday, September 7, 2008 you’re invited to the Pandemonium Two-Stage Launch party.
Stage One will be a reading and signing at the State College Barnes & Noble at 3pm. B&N will have books on hand for sale.
Then afterward — Stage Two, if you’re digging [...]


A couple of days ago at ReaderCon 2008 I did my first ever reading from Pandemonium. Two scenes, one of which involved singing. (Note to self: skip the singing next time.) 
I’d like to personally think all the people who showed up. Most people who say that—I’m thinking Celine Dion here—aren’t really going to think everyone personally. She’s [...]


More blatant self-promotion: Publisher’s Weekly ran this interview with me today about what the heck I was thinking of when I wrote Pandemonium.
Some day I should write something in this blog that doesn’t involve flogging the new novel.
So… How ’bout them Cubs?


Well, this is pretty cool. Publisher’s Weekly, the industry’s leading news and review publication, gave Pandemonium a starred review. (And already I can hear my Mom wondering what a star means, and I don’t really know. My rough count says that about 10% of the reviews get a star.  So, harder to get than a [...]