So, to start, it's still technically 2017 awards season so here's the list of stuff I put out this year that is at least technically eligible for awards. *deep breath* February 2017: Duchess of Terra March 2017: Judgment of Mars May 2017: Rimward Stars August 2017: ONSET: Blood of the Innocent August 2017: Heart of Vengeance September 2017: Terra & Imperium October 2017: Interstellar Mage November 2017: Changeling's Fealty November 2017: ... Read more »
General Writing
An April Update
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit the books page for up to date links and releases. We are beginning the process of redesigning the website, so a lot of content on here has fallen a bit out of date. Working on that in the interim, but my priority is always the books. Speaking of which: Rimward Stars is a bit over sixty percent done, trucking along on schedule for a target mid-May release. Next up after that are ONSET 3: Blood of the Innocent and Terra and ... Read more »
A Year Full Time
Something I didn't draw too much attention to last year for a lot of reasons was my transition from writing part-time to writing full-time. It was a careful thing, done in stages, carried out with the full support of my then-boss. And it started September 1, 2015. As I think most people reading this blog can guess, it went well enough that most of those stages got jumped over and I was no longer even working part-time by the end of 2015. Since September 2015, I have launched five novels ... Read more »
SF&F Marketing Podcast
I appeared on Lindsay Buroker's Marketing SF&F podcast on Tuesday, talking about science fiction and crossing genres. ... Read more »
Looking Forward – 2016
As I mentioned previously in my post Looking Backwards, 2015 was a mind-boggling year for me. I released four novels (City in the Sky, Space Carrier Avalon, Hand of Mars and Stellar Fox), made a deal with Tantor Media to release audiobooks of my main-line books (Space Carrier Avalon, Starship's Mage, and Hand of Mars have all been released as of this blog post), and in general have watched my mostly forsaken dream of being an author explode into reality. So what's coming in 2016? My target ... Read more »
Merry Christmas
A Blessed Solstice, Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. ... Read more »