The notoriously awards-shy Bundeswehr has started to issue these little badges to German veterans to give them a little something that confirms their status and lets them show their service. I got mine in the mail the other day. It’s not a military award for the uniform, just a lapel pin. The motif is…
Author: Marko Kloos
Ding 52
It’s my birthday today. I am celebrating reaching level 52 Human by watching some shows I’ve been meaning to catch up on, taking my new OLED Switch for a spin, going for a walk to enjoy the last of the October sun, and avoiding anything that looks even remotely like work. October 25 facts: today…
Super-not-so-secret project in the works
I’m waiting for the first round of edits to come back for DESCENT, so I’ve decided to start a new project that should take just a few weeks to finish. See if you can spot a hint: I’ve reset the progress bar for the new project, so you can follow my progress if you…
DESCENT draft is in the bag
As you can see on the progress bar on the right side, the draft for DESCENT is complete at 101% of projected word count. I’d say that’s a landing smack in the middle of the touchdown zone. Now it goes off to the editor, and I get to do the traditional brain rinse where I…
15SEP23
As you can see from the progress bar, the draft for DESCENT is moving along steadily. I write faster the further I get into the book, and especially once I reach the last quarter, so I expect to be finished in another two weeks or so. Then it goes off to the developmental editor, and…
AFTERSHOCKS on sale today
AFTERSHOCKS, the first book in the Palladium Wars series, is on sale today as a Kindle daily deal. If you haven’t checked out the series, here’s your opportunity to try the first book out at a discount. I am currently writing the fourth Palladium Wars book, so you have a few to catch up on…
17AUG23
I don’t have much to report because I am busy pushing this draft along (as you can see on the progress meter in the sidebar), so have a picture of a Dinky Dog in her favorite habitat–a cozy dog bed in a kitchen where there’s food preparation in progress. I’m a slow correspondent at the…
SCORPIO release date change
Some readers have noticed that the release date for SCORPIO has been moved out to January 1, 2024. There’s a reason for that change, one that I can’t reveal just yet. But I can tell you that good things are happening behind the scenes that will make the new date make sense once I am…
11JUL23
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e. the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e. the standards of thought) no longer exist.” –Hannah Arendt, “The Origins of Totalitarianism”
Wild Cards: Pairing Up release day
Happy WILD CARDS day! I have a novelette featured in the latest Wild Cards anthology, titled PAIRING UP. It’s out today and available wherever books are sold: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675676/george-r-r-martin-presents-wild-cards-pairing-up-by-george-r-r-martin/ The novelette is called “In The Forests of the Night”, and it features my Wild Cards character Khan, the joker-ace who’s half tiger. The theme of the…