Creative Ink Writers’ Festival
The weekend of May 6 to 8, I’ll be doing panel and blue-pencil work and presenting a workshop at the Creative Ink writers’ festival at the Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre, In Burnaby, BC,...
View ArticleEpiphanies ebook
I see that Epiphanies, the latest Luff Imbry novella from PS Publishing, is now available as an ebook on Amazon. The three previous Imbry novellas were all released in two limited editions (signed and...
View ArticleWorldCon membership(s) for sale
I was planning to attend WorldCon in Kansas City next month but I’ve had a long conversation with my enlarged prostate and the result is I won’t be going. So I have an attending membership to sell. In...
View ArticleA Wizard’s Henchman now available for preorder
A Wizard’s Henchman is now listed as a forthcoming title from PS Publishing and is available for preorder. It’s a science-fantasy novel originally serialized in Lightspeed Magazine under the title, The...
View ArticleDownshift — free audio-book sample
For the past little while I’ve been working with a very talented voice artist named Bob Gonzalez who has been converting some of my novels into audio books through a packager named Listen2abook. He’s...
View ArticleNew Raffalon story in F&SF
I’ve had an email from Charlie Finlay, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, to tell me that my Raffalon story, “The Vindicator,” will run in the November/December issue. This is...
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A Wizard’s Henchman in Kindle
My new Archonate novel, A Wizard’s Henchman, is now available as a Kindle ebook on Amazon. The US price is $5.99 ($7.79 Canadian) and £4.56 in the UK. Here’s the blurb: Erm Kaslo is at the top of...
View ArticleKindle Giveaway of A Wizard’s Henchman
With the release of A Wizard’s Henchman, I’m trying something new to broaden my readership. Using Amazon’s giveaway program, I’ve provided seven copies of the Kindle ebook as prizes. An apology to...
View ArticleGoodreads Giveaway: 9 Tales of Raffalon
I’m going to give away three signed copies of the 9 Tales of Raffalon paperback through Goodreads. The contest starts today and is open to residents of the US, Canada, and the UK. To enter, you go to...
View ArticleCouple of fine reviews
Over the last 24 hours, my 2016 novel, A Wizard’s Henchman, has attracted five-star reviews from two highly knowledgeable sources. I thought that was worth crowing about. Stephen Theaker,...
View ArticleExcerpt from “The Sword of Destiny”
With the Gardner Dozois-edited anthology, The Book of Swords, due out in less than three weeks, Gardner has picked my story, “The Sword of Destiny,” to use in a promotional excerpt. You can check it...
View ArticleSigned up to Patreon
Well, I’ve done it. I’ve created a Patreon account so that people who like my work and want me to keep on producing can support the effort with a dollar or a few each month. In return for which they...
View ArticleDoing Ask Me Anything on reddit.com
On Thursday, this week, I’m going to be participating in an Ask Me Anything event on http://www.reddit.com/r/fantasy discussion group to promote The Book of Swords. In case you’ve missed my several...
View ArticleNew Instafreebie giveaway
I’m starting another Instafreebie giveaway, this time giving away up to a thousand copies of my thriller, PAROXYSM. Here’s the blurb: Mad as Hell – and Loving It! Ruthless mercenaries, hired by an...
View ArticleAnother sale to F&SF
I’ve sold another Dying Earthish Archonate tale to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It’s called “The Prevaricator” and should run sometime next year. It won’t be part of a series, as...
View ArticleFirst Patreon Reward
It’s been three months since I opened a Patreon account, so it’s time to send out the first reward for my 49 patrons, bless them all. The incredibly talented Bradley W. Schenck did me up an ornate...
View ArticleI’m invited again
I’ve had an email from editor-extraordinaire Gardner Dozois, inviting me to submit a novelette to another one of his signature anthologies, this one to be called The Book of Legends, due out next year....
View ArticleOne More Kill ready for pre-order
My suspense novel One More Kill, is now available for pre-order from PS Publishing as a £20 hardcover. There is also a signed, limited (100 copies) edition for £35. An ebook will follow in the next...
View ArticleNew Hapthorn novel?
In December, John Joseph Adams invited me to send him a story for the 100th issue of Lightspeed in April. I remembered that it was John, then slush reader for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science...
View ArticlePW review of One More Kill
Publishers Weekly has given a positive review to my suspense novel, One More Kill, now shipping from UK publisher PS Publishing in a high-quality hardcover. A paperback edition and an ebook are...
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