I turned in the final edits of POINTS OF IMPACT today, so now it’s full steam ahead toward publication. (I don’t have a date for you yet, but you’ll know as soon as I do.) That makes six novels in the last five years, which isn’t bad for a slacker like me. That reckoning is…
Novels and conventions and such
I finished Frontlines #6, POINTS OF IMPACT, and sent it to my publisher. Now we do some editorial ping-pong, and then I’ll be able to share the publication date with you so you can preorder the book in VERY LARGE QUANTITIES. I had to cancel plans for attending ConFusion in Detroit in January because I…
Things a dachshund owner knows, #2,198.
This is why we tell guests and visitors to keep food items on the counters well away from the edges. People underestimate the vertical reach of a determined dachshund.
Last day for your Hugo nominations
Today is the last day for Hugo nominations for Worldcon 75 in Helsinki. If you’re a member of Worldcon 74 (MidAmericon II) or Worldcon 75, and you haven’t yet finalized your ballot, now’s the time. And I won’t engage in self-pimpage for the Frontlines stuff, but if you’re still nominating, I’d urge you to consider…
My revised public schedule for 2017
After overbooking myself on cons in 2015 and 2016 a little, I decided to lay off the conventions until April this year, mainly because I have a book to finish. But the con year is about to start up again, and I’ve gotten to add a few things to the list. So if you want…
They make their females wear clothing!
So this piece of comment spam ended up in my spam queue, and it was too amusing not to share, seeing how it was probably written by a prime male specimen with impeccable morals and blinding attractiveness. You know, I read the whole thing in the whiny nasal timbre it ought to be read in, and my…
One for the fountain pen fans
I have a little tradition for book release days. Every time a new novel comes out, I get myself a nice new fountain pen to commemorate the event. For FIELDS OF FIRE, I didn’t have to shell out my own money, because this one was paid for by 47North, my publisher. It’s a gold-trimmed Parker…
FIELDS OF FIRE, Amazon reviews, and gay Russian space marines
FIELDS OF FIRE has been out for not quite a week, and it’s sitting on 54 Amazon reviews and a 4.8 star review average already, which is much better than a sharp kick in the crotch. Thank you to everyone who has bought it, and extra special thanks to those of you who took the…
It’s Fields of Fire release day!
FIELDS OF FIRE, the fifth book in the Frontlines series, is out today on Kindle, in paperback, and as an Audible audiobook (read by the excellent and talented Luke Daniels). You can get it here in all three formats. Pro tip: All the other Frontlines books are still only $1 each on the Kindle, but…
lines of departure, polish edition.
The Polish edition of LINES OF DEPARTURE is out this month from Fabryka Slow, and they continue their excellent cover illustration streak: For the American covers, I only ever had one specification–no character faces. (That’s because I wanted the readers to picture the characters any way they wanted in their heads. Note that young master…