I can stand to watch exactly two films about Writers Writing: The Shining and Throw Momma From the Train.  I find the rest of them (yes, even Misery, which, aside from Cathy Bates,  is a pale imitation of the novel), to generally be trite, boring, pretentious or inaccurate to varying degrees.  (You don’t want to know how hard I hurled objects at ( Read more... )

Today, we’re exactly two weeks away from the release of The Iron Thorn, and a big box of hardcovers just appeared on my doorstep.

This is pretty much the last phase before publication-I get the finished book a few weeks before y’all do, but don’t be jealous-you can do all sorts of things in the meantime to keep up with the Iron Codex.

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The final tally is in, and including my contribution to Helen’s Juilliard fund-we raised $1,233.00! That’s an entire month of tuition and living expenses paid up!  Way to go, internet!

Helen’s going to pop in later in the week to say a few words, but for now, here’s a little reward for everyone who kicked in and everyone else reading, too.

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Oh the joys of living in an old house.  I’ve learned more about boilers and radiators this winter than I thought I’d learn, well, ever.  Want to know why your radiator is making that sound?  Whether you have a sealed or unsealed pipe system?  How many PSI your boiler should be at?  I CAN TELL YOU WITH MY KNOWLEDGE.

I have a sealed system, which ( Read more... )

Back in the fall I wrote a story that I called “Born Under a Bad Sign”, aka “The Shotgun-Wielding Fallen Angel Story”.

I’m happy to say that The Wild Side, the anthology I sold it to, has a kickass Dan Dos Santos cover:


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Just the obligatory quick note to let you know that Bone Gods, the third Black London book, is officially out today.


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A week from today, I’m taking off from Boston and jetting to San Diego for nerd prom, AKA San Diego Comic Con.

I really have no idea where I’ll be during the con aside from the schedule below, because I’ve found if you actually try to do anything at SDCC, you end up standing in line for six days and then get yelled at by surly security redshirts ( ( Read more... )

I’m a bit late, being in the throes of a deathmarch on drafting Iron Codex 2, my second YA novel, but I did want to mention today is the release day of Shades of Gray, the second Icarus Project novel that I wrote with the awesometabulous Jackie Kessler.

It’s available at all fine indie and major booksellers, as well as online:
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Shades of Gray, my second Icarus Project novel with the fab Jackie Kessler, is coming out in a little over a week in the US and UK.

Usually, this is where I’d ask you to please pick up the book, if you were already so inclined, during release week, but this time we’re doing things a little differently.  Our print run is on the small side, so Jackie ( Read more... )

Today is insanely busy.  Every day this week until Saturday is going to be insanely busy.

But that’s okay.  Stuff’s gonna get done, so next week (and every week thereafter until August 1), I can focus on finishing up Iron Codex II.

In other news, I also have something like three pitches to write in the next couple of weeks-one for another media ( Read more... )