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‘Fans of THE MARTIAN will appreciate …’
… some aspects of my novel, according to another pre-publication review. Before we get to that, some news: I’m in the midst of examining the galley proof of Walking On The Sea of Clouds and owe all my...
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Book Your Trip to the Moon, Two Weeks from Today
Bad puns aside, Walking On The Sea of Clouds is scheduled for release on Wednesday, 26 July! Next week I’ll have more information about the best way to order a copy if you want one, and then as the...
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We Will Congregate with the Congregation at ConGregate
This weekend I’ll be in the bustling metropolis of High Point, North Carolina, for the ConGregate science fiction and fantasy convention — which is also hosting DeepSouthCon this year! Here’s where...
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Book Giveaway! Register Now
I’m going to give away several copies of my debut novel, Walking On The Sea of Clouds, which is to be released on Wednesday, July 26th. As I tell anyone who will listen, two reviewers so far have...
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How Did We Get to This Point?
We’re one week out from releasing Walking On The Sea of Clouds into the world! In case you’re still wondering whether the novel is your kind of read, here are some comments made about it: Much like The...
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Today is … Not Quite the Day …
I don’t pray for patience, because someone taught me long ago that the answer to a prayer for patience is to be put in situations that require it. Walking On The Sea of Clouds is almost ready. We are...
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First Sighting in the Wilds of the Internet: Smashwords
If you want an electronic copy of Walking On The Sea of Clouds, you can now buy it on this Smashwords page. Amazon and other links for print versions are still pending, but you can get it for your...
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We Need Government, But Not Necessarily Governing
(Another in the series of quotes to start the week.) Fantasy fans may be expecting a quote from the Harry Potter series this morning, since today is J.K. Rowling’s birthday; while that was tempting, I...
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Congratulations! Prizes Are Going Out Today
Last week we held a drawing for several copies of Walking On The Sea of Clouds — we organized a fun little “Facebook Live” event where three friends drew names out of an actual hat — and I announced...
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Celebrating My Debut Novel!
This past Sunday, I threw a party to celebrate the only debut novel I’ll ever have. (If you just happened onto this blog, it’s called Walking on the Sea of Clouds, and I’d be much obliged if you would...
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What Are YOU Doing for Labor Day Weekend?
I’m in Atlanta, Georgia, with thousands of my closest friends — 70 or 80 thousand, I expect — at the annual Dragon Con science fiction and fantasy convention. In addition to giving a solo concert as...
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Introducing the Adventure Sci-Fi 2017 Bundle!
Want a bunch of books for a little money, and the chance to support a worthy charity? Then read on … NYT-Bestselling author — and my publisher — Kevin J. Anderson has curated the Adventure Sci-Fi 2017...
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Fayetteville ComicCon Preview
This weekend I’ll be down in Fayetteville at, as noted above, Fayetteville ComicCon. I will have a table in “Author’s Alley,” where I’ll try to interest folks in anything and everything: Walking on the...
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Fan Appreciation, “Power Rangers” Style
I told this story in my newsletter, but in case you didn’t read it there:* Last month I attended the Fayetteville ComicCon, where I had a table on “Authors Alley” and tried to interest as many fans of...
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A Surprising and Humbling Comparison
“… as entertaining as some of Heinlein’s early fiction …” As I mentioned in this past week’s newsletter,* that’s what a reviewer for the National Space Society wrote about Walking on the Sea of Clouds....
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Are We Headed Back to the Moon?
On the way home from some errands — which included delivering a signed book, grabbing lunch with my lovely bride, and getting a haircut — I heard on the news that President Trump is supposed to issue...
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It’s Not Illogical, It’s illogiCon!
This weekend is our local Research Triangle, North Carolina, science fiction and fantasy convention: illogiCon! (Professor Schrodington, the illogiCon mascot.) Here’s what I’ve got going on: Friday:...
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Only 10 More Days to Volunteer for LIVE SLUSH
Want to have your novel submission evaluated LIVE and nearly in-person? A couple of years ago I did a series of workshops at science fiction and fantasy conventions in which I did just that: gave...
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What Would C.S. Lewis Think of WALKING ON THE SEA OF CLOUDS? (Part 1)
(I originally wrote this as an item in the Lorehaven Book Club Facebook group.) Have you read C.S. Lewis’s essay, “On Science Fiction”? He divided the field into a number of “sub-species,” as he put...
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What Would C.S. Lewis Think of WALKING ON THE SEA OF CLOUDS? (Part 2)
(I originally wrote this as an item in the Lorehaven Book Club Facebook group. Part one is found here.) As I noted in part one, I recently re-read C.S. Lewis’s essay, “On Science Fiction,” in which he...
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