I’m having a blast visiting book clubs to discuss the Finn Fancy series. Here’s a couple of photos (more to come): If you are in a book club, might I humbly suggest this is a great time for you to pick Finn Fancy to read? Here’s why: * Reviews describe it as […]
Book Club Finn Fancy Fun! Read Post »
In my social media feed, a lot of people were sharing this post about City on Fire, a book with sentences so bad they are funny (much like entries into the Bulwer-Lytton “Dark and Stormy Night” contest but not intentionally so). I laughed. Then I learned about the author, and the history of the book. I think we
On “City on Fire” and Mocking Bad Writing Read Post »
“So, this is your apartment? Nice. Where can I slip into something more comfortable?” “Right over there, in the door past that copy of Finn Fancy Necromancy. Oh my gosh, have you read it? It’s REALLY exciting and funny an — uh, like you. I’ll get the wine.” Why do I give this fine
Some Finn Fancy Love Time Read Post »
When the lights went out in the room due to the lack of bodies, we had to laugh. I was a panelist at Rustycon this weekend, a lovely small local con run by very dedicated and passionate volunteers. Unfortunately, several factors led to smaller than expected turnout — horrible Friday weather and traffic, every
The Benefits of a Con Where Few People Came Read Post »
Like most people I think, I read by both taste and mood. Sort of like how I eat. Or make lo — uh, make the food I eat. While I enjoy dark fantasy and so-called “grimdark” (official term and sponsor of the 2000’s Stuff Nobody Agrees What the Official Term Should Be For-athon), it
The Fate of Grimdark the Grimdarian and the Rise of Shiny Fantasy Read Post »
I’ll be teaching a 90 minute workshop at Radcon in February, and before that on a number of panels at Rustycon at the end of January! Come hang out with me and exchange thoughts on the joys and challenges of writing. There are limited seats for the workshop, but both the workshop and of course
Con Jobs January Edition Read Post »
Happy New Year! Rather than simply share events from my past year, I thought I’d again offer a bit of encouragement and advice to help with the coming year. While this is aimed primarily at my fellow writers, the same advice can also, I think, be applied to most any goal or creative pursuit, and to
Setting Your Goals for 2016 Read Post »
TODAY IS TRADE PAPERBACK DAY! Finn Fancy Necromancy is being released in Trade Paperback today, January 5th! So if you’re in your local bookstore and spot Finn Fancy Necromancy (US paperback version) on the shelf, do me a huge favor and snap a photo and post it to Facebook or Twitter and tag me, or send
Finn Fancy Trade in the Wild! Read Post »
Santa Claus has starred in a lot of movies. I can only assume he uses the money from his acting gigs to upgrade his workshop, what with technology always advancing. Hard to build iPods with chisels, ya know? But, sadly, not all of his movies are good. Here are some examples of the not-so-great ones.
Real or Not Real: Horrible Santa Movies Read Post »
Due to cutbacks, the PsyPhy Network’s Holiday Classics Crappy Remake Department and their Scifi Classics Cheesy Remake Department have been merged. Here are some of the resulting projects that are now in various stages of production. A Charlie Brown War of the Worldsmas Good grief! Aliens invade the earth, and not even Linus’s nuclear-blue slanket
New Scifi Christmas Classics! Read Post »