The word still kind of sticks on my tongue in the way things do when you are afraid that giving voice to them will be a jinx and make them untrue, but after making the bookscan bestseller lists for hardback fantasy in both the UK & US, I suppose the term is apt. My agent […]
I-Con
I will be appearing at I-Con in Brentwood, Long Island, this weekend (April 4-5). If anyone is in the neighborhood, stop in and say hello. You can follow the link for more info. I-Con a mid-sized SF convention I attended last year and enjoyed quite a bit. Sean Astin will be there this year. I […]
Bric-a-Brac
I know it’s been a while since a meaty post, but I’ve been busy working on interviews for a variety of websites and publications, which should start filtering out soon. I’ll announce it all here. In the meantime, some reviews! There’s a great, spoiler-free review of The Warded Man on the website for January Magazine. […]
Paperback Writer
Even after seven months on the market, The Painted Man has continues to sell like gangbusters in the UK. Better than I ever dreamed. Well, okay. That’s not entirely true. I’ve dreamed of it selling millions of copies and spawning a Harry Potter-style franchise that made me so incredibly wealthy I could buy a private […]
Made in Taiwan
As I mentioned the other day, The Painted Man (AKA The Warded Man) has advanced into new territory once more, this time selling Chinese translation and distribution rights to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao in record deals for JABberwocky and their Chinese associate agency, Grayhawk! The winning bidder was publisher Gaea Books, whom my Chinese […]