I am a big Terry Brooks fan. I’ve said it before. I’ve said it more than once. I’ve said it several times, in fact. If Tolkien is the grandfather of modern fantasy, Terry Brooks is my awesomely cool uncle. When I was a kid, Tolkien, specifically The Hobbit, aroused my interest in fantasy, but it […]
Forum Testers Wanted
Hi, this is Peat’s friend and webmaster David here. Over the past few weeks, Peat and I have been working on a prototype version of a forum for this site. We’ve decided that it’s finally ready for beta testers. What we’re releasing today is an imperfect work, with the idea being for it to be […]
World War Spear
Germany and Poland are at war. No, it’s not 1939. This current war is about who can be awesomer this week, and the fighting is fierce. Germany has already racked up an impressive number of points. As I mentioned yesterday, Das Flüstern der Nacht, the German translation of The Desert Spear from publisher Heyne, just […]
Fall Tour and Daylight War Update
I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog, but I have a good excuse. I was working on The Daylight War, and for the first time in a good long while, the work has been good. I think every writer has their ups and downs, times when it feels like the muse […]
Another Night
I use a lot of reminder alarms on my Outlook calendar, so I don’t forget about shit. Because otherwise, I totally will. So I put them in for birthdays and holidays and conventions and lunch dates and writing deadlines. I use them to remind me to write this interview or go on that podcast. Whatever. […]