Monthly Archives: December 2009

My editor at HarperCollins, Diana Gill, recently sent a Tweet out (it may have been a reTweet, I can’t recall), asking what was the gateway drug book that got writers interested in science fiction and fantasy to begin with. I … Continue reading →

Onetime editor and now science fiction and fantasy author Laura Anne Gilman writes about the importance of emergency funds for freelancers over at her blog. (The advice is good for anyone, actually, so I recommend heading on over and giving … Continue reading →

The science fiction and fantasy magazine Realms of Fantasy has relaunched with a brand new website you can find here. They even have the current issue as a downloadable PDF. Click on over and check it out, and if you … Continue reading →

Canadian science fiction writer Peter Watts was beaten and arrested at the Canadian border by U.S. border police when trying to return to Canada. Details are still sparse, but the information that’s out there is shocking and ominous. It appears … Continue reading →

For those of you in the Harrisburg area, I’ll be doing an encore book signing at the Borders Books in the Capital City Mall (the store in the mall, not the nearby one next to the Bon-Ton). I’ll be there … Continue reading →

In the genre world of science fiction and fantasy, new writers used to follow a fairly predictable path to novel publication that went something like this. Get some short stories published in genre magazines Improve writing/stories Build fan base Get … Continue reading →

I used not to mind the early darkness of winter, but the past few years, and this year especially, the early night is wearing me out. My lack of motivation in going to the gym for the last month and … Continue reading →

To a choreographed scene from Superman II, no less. I really like the duct tape used as costume decoration. Enjoy! (found via CHUD.)

Diana Rowland’s Mark of the Demon is the first in a series of urban fantasy novels that mixes the police procedural and murder mystery formats with the more standard elements of paranormal romance — a tough, take-no-names female protagonist, lots … Continue reading →

In case you don’t have time to catch New Moon in the theaters (like me). Genius.