Things are moving full speed ahead with UK production of the book. ARCs (Advance Read Copies) are set to go on press soon. ARCs are usually a cheaply made version of the book, printed on newsprint-weight paper in a very no-frills fashion. The purpose of ARCs is for reviewers and famous authors to get a [...]
Eowyn and the Nazgul
“Begone, foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion! Leave the dead in peace!” “Come not between the Nazgul and his prey! Or he will not slay thee in thy turn. He will bear thee away to the houses of lamentation, beyond all darkness, where thy flesh shall be devoured, and thy shrivelled mind be left naked to [...]
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!
Second pass on the UK cover. Still not final. Soak it in. I’ll yap about it later.
Self-Stalking, Part 1
So this will be a new recurring segment on the Peephole, where I secretly google myself late at night to see what I find, and then report back the results. Sometimes I will also point out funny traffic statistics of my website. For instance, did you know that some intrepid student at the University of [...]
Library Card
I had some errands to run in the city yesterday, so as I am often wont to do, I stopped at the New York Public Library on 42nd & Fifth. I never borrow books, though. When you write fantasy novels, there is very little research that can’t be conducted on Wikipedia, and I have more [...]