Last night, my friend John Scalzi was in Concord as part of a book tour for his new novel “Lock In”, so I went to see him and attend the reading. A few weeks back, we were talking about signings and stuff, and I joked that my first book store signing event would probably be…
Category: friends.
the novels of chang.
Chang Terhune is a good friend of mine. We met for the first time back at Viable Paradise XII in 2008. He is one of the many talented writers in the VPXII alumni group that are also fine human beings and fabulously fun to hang out with. Because he’s practically a local (Castle Frostbite is…
book b-day: “untalented”.
My friend Katrina Archer has a novel out today. It’s a fantasy novel called “Untalented”, and the cover is simply gorgeous. Kat is a fellow Viable Paradise XII alum, and boy howdy, has VPXII produced some excellent writers. And not only are my VP friends great wordsmiths and -plumbers, but they’re also genuinely fine and…
hey, look. it’s july already.
Wow, will you look at that calendar? Seems like we’re a week into July already. I’m still writing on the third Frontlines novel, which was TECHNICALLY DUE LAST MONTH. Erm. Let us not speak of this right now and continue on to other subjects. (I’ll be done soon, I promise.) Team Munchkin Wrangler just got…
the two kinds of cops.
These days, there are two kinds of police: there are law enforcement officers, and then there are peace officers. My friend Matt is a peace officer.
godzilla is the mongoose.
Brilliant new friend Erica has a blog post up on the new Godzilla film, expanding on the highly intriguing theory she put forth at the Supersecret Writing Retreat: Godzilla (2014) is actually a shot-for-shot remake of Kipling’s Rikki-Tikki Tavi. (Obvious spoiler warning.) I fully endorse and support Erica’s interpretation. It just makes total and absolute sense….
i done did a writing retreat.
I got back from my super-secret writing retreat late Saturday night, and now it’s back to work in the regular office in the back of the house, with no company except for the dogs. For an introvert, I sure like being around my friends. A few related bullet points: The Bose noise-cancelling earbuds are completely…
from the desk of the ink-splasher.
I checked Amazon over the weekend, and it looks like Lines of Departure is available for pre-order in all formats (Kindle, paperback, and unabridged audio) for the January 28th release. (Terms of Enlistment will also be released as a new, “Director’s Cut” edition at the same time and in the same formats.) I know that…
meanwhile, over at kat’s place.
My friend Katrina does a recurring blog feature called Prime Writing, and the latest installment features some dorky dude who wrote a novel about spaceships and stuff: http://www.katrinaarcher.com/journal/2013/06/24/prime-writing-marko-kloos/ You may want to check it out. Said dorky dude talks a bit about his novel and how it came about.
dadcation again, and a request for a friend.
I get to spend a good chunk of today’s Dadcation at the tire place while letting them perform the biannual ritual known in New England as the Changing of the Tires. Because the all-seasons on there are down to “questionable” status after almost five years, I’m having snow tires put on, which means my wallet…