Dispatches from Valhalla is up in both ebook and dead tree! All my Phases of Mars short stories, Wonder No More, “Winifred” (Usurper’s War origin story), and The Victorious Meeting together in one action packed volume!
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Planets and Rockets (KC Planet Comic Con / Huntsville Expo Recap and Projects Update)
You know, it has occurred to me I should probably, I don’t know, actually update this thing more often than I do. So, with that in mind, we’ll cover some of the highlights of everything that happened since February. There’s going to be a longer post on things like what do I suggest for cons (as […]
Giant. Freakin’. Robots.
Rise of the Robots So, way back in June at Libertycon 35, I was dragooned persuaded to do three anthologies for Raconteur Press (substack– Facebook is here). I agreed to do three, as in the number between 2 and 4, anthologies. Starting with a mecha-centric one, then a cavalry/armor centric alternate history one, and concluding […]
Social Media = Author Business Tool
So independent author to independent author, let’s talk about social media. In case you haven’t noticed (HA!), there’s been a lot of angst over social media as of late. As in, multiple folks are being downright vehement on whether some sites deserve patronage at all. Uh…do y’all want to make money? Because unless anyone is […]
Whoopsie and Updates
So, you know how sometimes you figure out you’re going to do something in a few months, set all the conditions, and then think “Of course I’ll remember that!”? Come to find out, when there’s a pandemic, cancer scare, and various other issues, you don’t remember to do that things because you’re busy doing something else. […]
Potpourri July 2020
This Saturday, I will be presenting on Writer’s Research for the St. Louis Writer’s Guild. You can join for free via Zoom. I’m basically going to talk about how to do historical research and also chase down various things about writing. There’s going to also be a lot of Q&A, so if you’re wanting […]
Friends in High (Suborbital) Places
So a thing about the Con(vention) business is you gradually develop a family. One of the really good folks in the fam, Dorothy Grant (spouse of the indomitable Peter), took up the writing gig a relatively short time ago. Her latest book is out now on Amazon, and having heard the pitch I recommend adding […]
Conventions in a Time of COVID
Just popping in here briefly to inform everyone of another postponement. Soonercon, originally scheduled for June, is now postponing to June 25-27, 2021. As I’ve been doing to help ease the pain for most conventions, I’ve merely asked to have my vendor space passed forward to 2021. I figure it’s the least I can do. […]
The Cosmic Chuckling Continues
So the original version of this event was announcing my location and attendance at Planet Comic Con 2020, 20-22 March at Bartle Hall in Kansas City. As usual, I was going to be in attendance with Anita C. Young with her artwork and books. Well, as you can see if you go to the Planet […]
Happy Veteran's Day Potpourri Post
So it’s been a bit since I’ve updated the blog. I figured I’d hit some of the high points of the last couple of weeks: Attended the Ozark Book Con down in Fayetteville this past weekend as a vendor. First year event with all that entails, but had good panels and talks with several good […]
Cincinnati Comic Expo Drawing Winner
Teagan was the winner of our Cincinnati Comic Expo Drawing, snagging one of Anita C. Young’s “Foxy” 9x12s. Requested happy merchandise winner photo below! If you want to get a print for yourself, feel free to go to Anita’s website or our Etsy Store!
Cincinnati Comic Con 20-22 September
So I’ll be doing Cincinnati Comic Con 20-22 September. The general floor plan is below: Booth #520, my digs, is zoomed in on in the following pic: I hope to see some of y’all there! I love meeting fans in the wild, and this will be my first time in Ohio! Provided Amazon doesn’t […]