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  • Hound and Key Cover Reveal

    Not all the blurbs and such are written yet, since I’m off to Westercon tomorrow, but meanwhile I wanted to share the cover of my new self-pub novel! It’s character-focused contemporary fantasy and is coming out September 6. Watch this space for preorder links around the ides of July! My cover artist was Kate Marshall,…

  • Westercon Schedule 2016

    I will be at Westercon! C’mon by, say hello, pick up a copy of WOLFSBANE in the dealer’s room, or listen to a weird west short story at my reading on Saturday. Autographs Fri Jul 1 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Anticipatory Anthropology Hawthorne Fri Jul 1 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm The study of…

  • Usual Path to Publication

    The time has arrived! The Usual Path to Publication, a collection of essays edited by the wonderful Shannon Page about different authors breaking into publishing is out today! It just so happens to include one detailing my journey as well. In it, I share the GUARANTEED SECRET TO–well, all right. In it, I share my…

  • Miscon Schedule 2016

    It’s that time again! I’m heading out to Missoula, and I hope to get to say hello to some of you guys there. I’ll also have copies of WOLFSBANE available in the dealer’s room. Take special note of my reading–I’ll be reading from a never-before-seen (or heard) short story! Fri 5:00 – 5:50 PM, Beyond…

  • Kickstarter Anthology

    I have another cool, shared project announcement for you guys! My story is going to be part of Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology! It’s part of a Kickstarter right now, so if you’re interested in reading my story and lots of cool others ones about the intersection of magic and technology, take a look!

  • Wolfsbane Audiobook and Essay

    Two exciting pieces of news today! The first is that WOLFSBANE is now out in audiobook! The second is that you can now preorder a copy of THE USUAL PATH TO PUBLICATION, a collection of essays about how writers got first published. I share the table of contents with very august company! It comes out…

  • Norwescon 2016 Schedule

    I will be at Norwescon, coming up March 25-27! I hope you will be too, and will come say hi! I will have print copies of WOLFSBANE along as well. Fri 11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Cascade 3&4 So You’ve Finished a First Draft Django Wexler (M), Rhiannon Held, Randy Henderson, Frances Pauli, Laura Anne Gilman…

  • Eligibility Post

    In the past, I’ve done one of these only rarely–I was, after all, concentrating on my novels, and I know how hard it is to get series books onto nomination lists if you’re not, you know, the Wheel of Time. That’s why now that I’m doing one, I’m throwing my weight behind something entirely new…

  • Short Story Out

    My new urban fantasy short story is now available online to read for free! Thinking in Pieces, Urban Fantasy Magazine, December 2015 A taste: When the woman built her mind from crows, she chose them for their cleverness, their puzzle-solving. She had not expected to find them so stubborn, so resistant to thinking together. But…

  • Holiday Wolfsbane Sale!

    Starting today (Friday, November 27) for one week only, the Wolfsbane ebook is on sale for $1.99! If you’ve been holding back, unsure, or if there’s someone among your family and friends who might like it as a present, grab it now! Links: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords Links to many other fine purveyors…

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