Usually, I get my Understanding™ moments in the shower, or while downing the second mug of coffee – the application of hot water is usually required. But I woke up this morning with a single, surprisingly urgent thought: “oh. So THAT’S what the whisky witches are!” Gee, thanks brain. It only took me, what, ten […]
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If you’re spending this first day of August either out in the sun or hiding from the sun, my fantasy novella “From Whence You Came” is on sale over at Book View Cafe for $1.99! Centuries before the Vineart War, massive sea-serpents roamed the seas, endangering the lives of all who sailed there. Only the
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For those of you who’ve read the Nebula-nominated Vineart War trilogy, or have thought about reading the Vineart War trilogy, or have any curiosity at all about an epic fantasy adventure based on wine magic… You can now read “Dirt on their Hands,” Jerzy’s origin story – originally available only to the kickstarter patrons of
Under the heading of “better not-early than too-late,” I have (yeah, I know, finally!) updated the DRAGON JUSTICE page, complete with excerpt & ordering info! Soon (how soon? Two weeks. Maybe three…) there will be a chance to Win Valuable Prizes on the Official Release Day(s)! Keep an eye on this page…. I’ve also updated
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I woke up this morning to an amazing start to 2012 – we’ve broken $5000 on “From Whence You Came!” *falls over dead of shock* Which means we now not only get an amazing cover from Bob Eggleton (and trust me, it’s pretty damn awesome) but “bonus” sketches too! I have NO idea what Bob’s
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so… I’ve been wondering what to do with the “what happened to Mahault after the events of The Vineart War” realization I had…. Should it be a new Kickstarter bonus for “From Whence You Came”? Should it be saved for some future time? And then I thought – nah. So. If we make it to,
I’m crazy, it’s true, but I’m crazy in that way that you like…. Read More »
The thing about “From Whence You Came” is that I never had any intention of writing it. Master Vineart Bradhai just a bit of backstory in the trilogy, to explain why there were no longer any sea serpents. But I couldn’t get him out of my head – the question of what, exactly he had
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The Vineart War trilogy told the story of Jerzy, who defended the Lands Vin from a threat from without. But generations before, there had been a threat from below. It was a passing reference, part of the history of the Lands Vin… but once mentioned, it grew in my head, until I couldn’t not tell
A new Lands Vin Story? If you will it, it will be so…. Read More »
Where the hell did the month go? And yet, here is is, the end of October, and so, tomorrow I am off to World Fantasy Conference, in San Diego. I will miss the group signing tonight at Mysterious Galaxy, which makes me Very Sad, but it couldn’t be helped. If you happen to be there,
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And so, the Vineart War trilogy has been finished – on my part. It now exists in whole for readers to discover, as I hope they will continue to do for many years to come. If you read it and like it, pass the word along. Books only survive through word-of-reader-mouth (and online review). As