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Office Hours in Second Life

Tonight (July 2nd), in Second Life, I’ll have office hours starting at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern. It’s a chance to come in and join the discussions about writing. Lots of folks ask specific questions about things they’re working on; but our discussions also are a bit more wide ranging. I’ll be there for about an hour […]

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Sunday Night Fun: a reading

Being as how I’ll be stiff and sore from soccer on Sunday (June 22nd), I’m going to be sitting at home. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t want to have fun. I’m in the mood to do a reading, so that’s what I’ll do. I’m going to be reading the first two chapters from In […]

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Another book for the iPhone/iPod Touch (and in PDF, too)

Another book for the iPhone/iPod Touch (and in PDF, too)

We’ve added another tale to the iReady line of books available for your iPhone or iPod Touch: Wildest Dreams is now ready to be loaded onto your iPod Touch or iPhone. It’s a fantasy story that’s in the top five of my all-time best stories. It’s one I read from at a variety of conventions, […]

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Once a Hero

Once a Hero

Once a Hero was my first published fantasy novel, and is still one of my best books. In preparing the text for this electronic release, I got caught up again and again in the text. I was definitely in the zone when I wrote this book and there are sections so good that I scarcely […]

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The Secrets: Characterization (part one)

The Secrets: Characterization (part one)

I just released the another compilation of The Secrets newsletter issues. This is all about characterization. Since character is king in publishing, this is the set that will help you with all sorts of tricky things. It starts with Blitzkrieg characterization, moves you through the care and feeding of villains and creatures, and finishes off […]

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Yet More E-books for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Yet More E-books for the iPhone/iPod Touch

We’ve added another two tales to the iReady line of books available for your iPhone or iPod Touch: Brewed Fortune is now ready to be loaded onto your iPod Touch or iPhone. It’s a Merlin Bloodstone mystery story, set at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. The tale involves an ancient feud and fearsome curse, both of […]

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More Fiction: Peer Review

More Fiction: Peer Review

Peer Review is one of my favorite stories. I wrote it in 1992 for an anthology called Superheroes edited by John Varley and Ricia Mainhardt. It’s a superhero story about Revenant, a shadowy character who strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies. I’ve always liked superheroes who are normal people trained to the pinnacle […]

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