Today, I’m participating in the “My Writing Process” blog tour. This tour is all about upcoming work and why the writer is working on it. You can thank Caren Gussoff – an over-intellectual, hyper-ambitious dilettante Didikai living in Seattle, WA who writes speculative and literary fiction — for inviting me to be a part of…
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The Hive is back in the second Hive Queen novel, Hive & Heist. You can buy an ebook in any of the major stores or on this very website. A space station caper! Is it really stealing when you take back what’s yours? Exhausted and broke, Rhiannon’s Hive limps into John Wayne Station on the…
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Everyone’s making awesome book quote thingies these days, so I made a few for Hive & Heist. Feel free to share them, or to make your own. Note: I’ve been holding off on telling you all it’s available until it’s in all the major stores, but you can currently pick up a copy on this…
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Queen & Commander is only 99 cents! (Yes, that price drop propagates across all the international markets where it’s available.) This special price is on at all the major ebook stores from April 15 – May 15, 2014. Since Hive & Heist comes out in a few weeks, it seemed like a good idea. Go…
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My town gets hemlock advisories. You know, the poison that Socrates famously killed himself with? Yeah, it apparently grows on the side of the road in the Pacific Northwest. You’d think someone would go out with a weedwhacker. Or burn all the freeway medians in a panic. But there isn’t any panic at all. Heck,…
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Do you want free books? With Hive & Heist coming out in early May, I’m plotting a review-heavy blog tour. Actually, it’s being organized by Xpresso Book Tours. (They even made pretty banners for sharing. What? You thought I made that graphic at the bottom of this post myself?) If you want to review either…
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You know The Odyssey? Homer’s one big novel from the ancient Greek days? No, it’s not the one with the guy who loves his mama a bit too much. It’s the one with the guy who goes on a seven seas adventure. While he’s gone, a bunch of jerks declare him KIA and make a…
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Originally, this post was going to be a top five list. But, ah, that didn’t happen. Here’s what I was thinking. What? Top Five List of five indie/self-published works of science fiction from 2013. Why? The Hugo Awards for best SF (and SF-adjacent goodness) allow any fan with $50 and an Internet connection to nominate…
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I am crazy in love with my new cover art for Hive & Heist. Look at that space station interior. And the colors! It’s so moody and heist-y and awesome. I suppose I should tell you there’s a whole day left to get involved with the Kickstarter for Hive & Heist, and that one of…
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If you’ve been waiting for the sequel to Queen & Commander, it’s going to be called Hive & Heist and should come out in 2014. You can learn more and get involved on the Kickstarter page. I also made this awesome video that tells you a bit about the book and then describes my book-making…
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