Many of you may not know it, but in addition to writing, I’ve taken up stand-up comedy over the last few months. My first time on stage was back in June or July on a lark. A local comedy collective here in Milwaukee called the Caste of Killers was putting on an open-mic night, which […]
Read more +Hello nerdlings! After burning a day on such enticing activities as expense reports, I’m back up and running from a weekend in Springfield, Missouri. VisionCon was once again a great experience. It was going to be tough to top last year’s performance, but I think the organizers did so masterfully. A few personal highlights for […]
Read more +Morning, everyone. The big dust-up in the world of geeks this week comes courtesy of D.C. Comics decision to hire world-renown but controversial sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card to pen upcoming issues of Superman. And since everyone is sharing their opinions on the topic, I figured I’d get in on the action. I’ve actually struggled […]
Read more +Wisconsin finally decided to commit to the whole “winter” thing, so I’m here basically locked into the house for the day. A few things have cropped up in the community of writers and publishing in the last week or so, and I thought I’d take a minute to add my thoughts. First, there was the […]
Read more +My FB page has reached 200 likes! Thanks to all my old fans, and all the new people who have just wandered in. As promised, here’s the celebratory short story, never before published. Titled “Unerring”, it is set in the Abyss Walker Universe, the same as my upcoming release, “The Wererat’s Tale: The Collar of […]
Read more +If you’ve always wondered about what sort of sake writers drink, what they do to maintain their stellar physiques, their opinions on superhero movies, or the slow homogenization of the entertainment industry, wonder no more! Thursday’s interview with the Damsels of Dorkington is up, and it was a lot of fun. Look for these screwballs […]
Read more +So, it’s been confirmed that J.J. Abrams will direct Episode VII. Okay, let me start off by saying AAAAAHHHH! MASSIVE GEEKGASM! Look, folks, Disney taking over Star Wars could ONLY be a good thing for the franchise. Just looking at what they did for Marvel’s second string of characters, (let’s be honest here, few cared […]
Read more +I have some covers to share today! First up is the artwork for Sarah Hans’ first anthology, “Sidekicks”. The deadly looking lady in purple is Stiletto, a character in my short “Coffee and Collaborators.” I’m honored she made the front. “Sidekicks” is being edited now and should be available soon. Next up is the final […]
Read more +Good morning internets. Before we wrap up the slush pile series, I have a couple of housekeeping announcements to make. First, and most excitingly from my perspective, I’m going to be Thursday’s guest for the Damsels of Dorkington weekly video chat. I’ve hung out with these crazy kids at places like VisionCon and GenCon. They […]
Read more +Happy first-day-back-after-a-con day, everyone! I spent the weekend in Michigan, surrounded by a brick wall topped with a barbed-wire fence. Sadly, or happily, the rest of the story is not as dramatic as the opening might make it seem. I was a panelist at Immortal Confusion, and for a smallish con, (around 850 attendees) it […]
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