I’ve been trying to think of something to blog about, but I’ve really got nothing to say tonight. Cassie had her first shots yesterday, and while she took them like a champ, she has been feverish and unpredictable for the last 36 hours or so. Not in a very creative state right not. I guess […]
Intervention
I think I need an intervention. I was told that a lot of new authors get addicted to checking their rating on Amazon, which you can find under “Product Details” on the book page, but I didn’t think it would happen to me. Oh, who am I kidding? Of course I did. But even so, […]
Ward Cards & Temp Tattoos
As part of their early promotion for The Painted Man, Voyager had sets of temporary tattoos made, using the wards I had designed for the website, which are also being used on all the international editions of the book, as well as in other places. These were sent out, along with the promotional Advance Read Copies (ARCs) […]
Podcast Update
Ugh. I’m running out of stuff to talk about, but I don’t want to break my longest daily blogging streak… maybe ever. So… uh, here’s a direct link to the interview I did with Grant Boyden on Sport 927am in Australia. You can tell how nervous I am being on the radio by counting the […]
Starting on a Farm
There are many tropes in fantasy writing, themes so common that they pervade the genre, making it seem limited and stifling at times. The Dark Overlord bent on conquering the world, even if it means being ruler of nothing more than a pile of ashes. The bumbling old wizard who knows more than he lets […]