The winner of Week 4 of my great book giveaway was Melinda, who commented on my Edward Willett Facebook page. Now it’s on to Week 5! Rules are the same: leave a comment below, or reply to one of my Facebook posts, or retweet one of my daily Tweets on the subject, and if your …
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Book Giveaway Contest Week 2: Everyone’s a winner!
The first week of my new weekly book giveaway contest was relatively successful, but I want to see those numbers rise. So this week there’s a new wrinkle. This week’s winner can select a book, fiction or nonfiction, of his or her choice–and everyone who enters (that’s right, everyone) will receive a coupon allowing them …
New Saturday feature: the weekly book giveaway
So, here’s the thing. I’ve got a lot of books cluttering up my basement, because every time I have a book published, I get author’s copies, and I’ve also bought up or simply received stock of books going out of print. Lots and lots of books. I don’t need all those books. Oh, sure, I …
Some thoughts on the reviews of Masks
One of the…um, eye-opening…things about having novels published (and at this point, under both this name and others, I’ve had quite a few) is the realization, as the reviews start to come in (if you’re lucky enough to even get reviewed), that not everyone thinks you have written the most amazingly wonderful book of all …
Masks is out, reviews are coming in…
…and they’re very good! I’ve been a bit remiss posting on here about the release of Masks, which officially occurred on Tuesday, because it’s been a hectic week: I’ve also been directing my play-with-music, As Time Goes By: A Love Story with Music and Ghosts, and it opened on Thursday. That meant tech rehearsal Monday …
A Wordle for Masks
Just for fun…easy to tell it’s entirely told from the point of view of a character named Mara, isn’t it?
Masks by E.C. Blake: Prologue and Chapter One
Masks, the first book in The Masks of Aygrima, my new fantasy trilogy for DAW Books (written as E.C. Blake) will be released in hardcover and ebook formats in just over one month’s time, on November 5. I’m very excited about this, of course, and I want you to be excited, too. And so, as …
Penguin’s promotional video for Masks hits YouTube
Just saw this today! It was shot back in January when I was in New York to visit the DAW offices…
A YouTube interview avec moi…
…promoting the re-release of Spirit Singer by Tyche Books. Among many other things.
Cover art for new edition of Spirit Singer
The launch of the new edition of my Saskatchewan Book Award-winning YA fantasy Spirit Singer by Edmonton’s Tyche Books is close upon us, and as proof, I offer this reveal of the cover art! It’s very different from what was on the original…which is good, since this is a new edition from a new publisher. …
Why books are better than the movies made from them
My 11-year-old daughter Alice and I, during a before-school stop in a coffee shop this morning, were discussing books that have been made into movies: specifically The Hunger Games, which won several People’s Choice Awards last night. “Why are the books always so much better than the movies?” asked Alice. A question for the ages. …
J.R.R. Tolkien in his own words
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday: he was born January 3, 1892. In honor of that occasion, here’s the section entitled “In His Own Words” from the biography of Tolkien I wrote for Enslow Publishers, J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of Imaginary Worlds. These quotes are drawn from on an interview with Tolkien conducted by Daphne Castell and …
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Episode 144: Nick Stitle
A 45-minute chat with Nick Stitle, the 17-year-old author of the epic fantasy Stormless. Websitenickstitle.com Facebook@nickstitleauthor Instagram@nickstitle_author Twitter/X@nickstitle Nick Stitle’s Amazon Page The Introduction Injuries forced Nicklas Stitle to stop playing tennis after his freshman year of high school, and he realized that was an opportunity to begin working on the story he had been… -
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A long chat with Genevieve Gornichec, author of the historical fantasies The Witch’s Heart and The Weaver and the Witch Queen. Websitegenevievegornichec.com Facebook@gengornichec Twitter/X@gengornichec Instagram@gengornichec Genevieve Gornichec’s Amazon Page The Introduction Genevieve Gornichec earned her degree in history from Ohio State University, but she got as close to majoring in Vikings as she possibly could, and her… -
Episode 142: M.J. Kuhn
An hour-long chat with fantasy writer M.J. Kuhn, author of the internationally bestselling Among Thieves and its new sequel, Thick as Thieves. Websitemjkuhn.com X (Twitter)@mjkuhnbooks Instagram@mjkuhnbooks TikTok@mjkuhnbooks Facebook@mjkuhnbooks The Introduction M.J. Kuhn, author of the internationally bestselling Among Thieves and its new sequel, Thick as Thieves, is a fantasy writer by night and a mild-mannered… -
Episode 141: Hayden Trenholm
An hour-long conversation with Hayden Trenholm, award-winning playwright, novelist, and short-story writer and member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame. Websitehaydentrenholm.com X@HaydenTrenholm Hayden Trenholm’s Amazon Page The Introduction Hayden Trenholm is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He has also been a public servant, an actor, a bartender,… -
Episode 140: Edo van Belkom
An hour-long chat with award-winning Canadian horror writer Edo van Belkom, author of the Wolf Pack YA books, now a Paramount+ TV series. Websiteedovanbelkom.com Twitter@edovanbelkom Instgram@edovanbelkom Facebook@edo.vanbelkom Edo van Belkom’s Amazon Page The Introduction Edo van Belkom is an award-winning Canadian author who began his career as a reporter for newspapers in and around Toronto, mainly… -
Episode 139: Natalie Wright
An hour-long chat with Natalie Wright, author of the new fantasy novel Season of the Dragon, as well as the H.A.L.F. series and the Akasha Chronicles. Websitenataliewrightauthor.com Facebook@nataliewright.author Twitter@nataliewright_ Instagram@nataliewrightauthor Natalie Wright’s Amazon Page The Introduction Natalie Wright writes fantasy and science fiction novels and short stories. She’s the author of the award-winning H.A.L.F. series… -
Episode 138: Evan Graham
An hour-long chat with Evan Graham, author of the Calling Void series of science fiction stories and the new novel Tantalus Depths. Websiteevangraham.org Facebook@AuthorEvanGraham Twitter@evanmgraham Evan Graham’s Amazon Page The Introduction Evan Graham consistently refuses to seek help for his lifelong sci-fi addiction. Since there are not enough stories currently in existence to satisfy him,… -
Episode 137: M.C.A. Hogarth
An hour-long interview with M.C.A. Hogarth, prolific and award-nominated science fiction/fantasy author and artist. Websitemcahogarth.org Twitter@mcahogarth M.C.A. Hogarth’s Amazon page The Introduction Daughter of two Cuban political exiles, M.C.A. Hogarth was born a foreigner in the American melting pot and has had a fascination for the gaps in cultures and the bridges that span them… -
Episode 136: J. G. Gardner
An hour-long interview with J.G. Gardner, scientist and author of the new high-fantasy novel The Path from Regret. Websitejgardnerauthor.com J. G. Gardner’s Amazon page The Introduction J.G. Gardner has a Ph.D. in Microbiology and is currently a researcher working on new ways to generate renewable energy using bacteria. While having published many technical papers on… -
Episode 135: Rebecca Yarros
An hour-long chat with Rebecca Yarros, the USA Today– and New York Times-bestselling author of more than fifteen novels, including the just-released Fourth Wing, book one of the new fantasy series The Empyrean. Websiterebeccayarros.com Facebook@RebeccaElizabethYarros rTwitter@RebeccaYarros Instagram@RebeccaYarros Rebecca Yarros’s Amazon Page The Introduction Rebecca Yaros is the USA Today– and New York Times-bestselling author of…
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