The day I’ve waited my whole life for has finally come. Tomorrow, March 10, 2009, The Warded Man goes on sale. I can distinctly remember writing stories as a child, dreaming of one day becoming a published author. While this dream technically came true last September when my first book came out in the UK, […]
I Wish I Could Read Polish
I always lament the lack of emphasis in American schools on foreign language skills. I enjoyed a very good public education, and it has allowed me to go far (and others even farther), but there were still many things lacking, like computer education and foreign languages. Language classes weren’t even an option for students until […]
ComicCon Miscellany
So I still had some miscellaneous pictures from ComicCon lying around, mostly ones that people sent to me after I had started posting, and a few that were cut from the first series of blogs due to my own laziness or stupidity. Enjoy! Here’s a shot of all the speakers on the author panel, as […]
NY ComicCon, Day 3
Day three of ComicCon was kids day, and generally more relaxed, though still a zoo by any sane person’s standards. I was nursing something of a hangover after going to the Del Rey open bar party Saturday night, but I had an appointment to tape a radio interview at 11:30, so I hauled myself out […]
NY ComicCon, Day 2
If the first day of ComicCon was surreal, the second was an acid trip down a chocolate river on a marshmallow boat with gumdrop mushrooms growing along the shore. Andy Warhol once said that everyone would get fifteen minutes of fame, and if this was mine, it was about a thousand times more than I […]