Researching New Thieftaker Books
One of the things that often strikes friends and family as strange about my work is the distance in time between “what I’m working on” and “what I have coming out.” We are still six months away from...
View ArticleFlash Writing Tips: Three Rules I Follow When Creating Magic
This post is about creating magic. Literally. More to the point, it’s about creating a viable magic system for your fantasy story or novel. A couple of months back I wrote about worldbuilding and...
View ArticleToday On the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!
The day before the long-awaited release of THIEFTAKER, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour stops at the blog of SFNovelist friend and fellow Tor writer Alyx Dellamonica. My post there is about the magic system...
View ArticleThe Blog Tour Rolls On: Interview with Ethan Kaille and a Post About Magic
The Summer 2013 Thieves’ Quarry Blog Tour rolls on with two more posts today. One is a different sort of post from most of the others I’ve done: It’s an interview with Ethan Kaille, the lead character...
View ArticleOh, Yeah: I’m Also at John Scalzi’s Blog!
Sometimes, when we rush, we do stupid things. To that end, I somehow forgot to mention in this morning’s post (below) that I am today’s guest at John Scalzi’s “The Big Idea” blog. I’m writing about...
View ArticleWriting-Tip Wednesday: Creating Magic Systems
I do everything in my power to keep magic from taking over my story, because ultimately, even in the most imaginative fantasy worlds, magic should remain secondary to character and plot. For today’s...
View ArticleCreative Wednesday: Books To Buy For The Writer In Your Life
‘Tis the season for giving, and for searching out gifts for the writer on your holiday shopping list. Or, if YOU are the writer on your holiday shopping list, searching out gifts for yourself! And so I...
View ArticleProfessional Wednesday: Why Fantasy, Why Magic?
My oldest brother, Bill, who we lost several years ago, was an avid reader. He loved books of all sorts. Every year, he made a list of the National Book Award nominees — finalists and books on the long...
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