It’s taken a while, but Faces, the third book in the Masks of Aygrima triolgy, is coming out in audiobook firnat to join the audiobooks of the first two, Masks and Shadows. All are produced by Recorded …
I’m pleased to announce that I’m a finalist for two Aurora Awards this year. Star Song is a finalist for the Best Young Adult Novel Award, while my podcast, The Worldshapers, is a finalist, for …
Each of the past two years I’ve successfully Kickstarted an anthology featuring authors who were guests of my Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers, where I talk to other science fiction and fantasy authors about the …
But even before that, I’m open to submissions for Shadowpaw Press’s Reprise imprint of rights-reverted, previously published books by authors who (like me) may have had novels or nonfiction orphaned by the collapse of one …
Shapers of Worlds Volume II, the anthology I Kickstarted earlier this year featuring short fiction by authors who were guests during the second year of my Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers, is now available pretty …
Available directly from Shadowpaw Press or get it now from your favorite vendor! Read the first two chapters My newest novel is a young adult science fiction adventure in the style of Robert A. Heinlein and Andre Norton, …
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The first sentences I wrote today…
For Blue Fire:
The Priest-Apprentice stayed through the end of her second dance, the show-ending Flame of Desire, but had vanished by the time Amlinn, wiping sweat from her bare midriff with a with linen towel–having carefully removed her navel jewel first; she had lost one one and her Grandfather had not been pleased–emerged from behind the stage.
Words today: 806
Total thus far: 12,387
For Magebane:
“My head hurts,” Lady Estra said, and her expression, even sourer than usual, seemed to support her claim.
Words today: 581
Total thus far: 21,643
A very short writing session today, alas, but at least I got a little something done on each of the books. And of course I wrote my science column today. Tomorrow’s word count should be higher.
I note that my publisher, DAW Books, is now Twittering! Their feed appears to have just gone live yesterday. Check it out!
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