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May 12, 2017 · 107 words
I Am Cover’d
Behold! The Gregory Manchess cover for Quillifer, my next book, complete with blurb from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz! How cool is that! The protagonist’s expression turned out to be key for this, and according to my editor went through several versions. “It was a goldilocks scenario of just too old, too wa
Read entry →May 10, 2017 · 146 words
For the Folks Abroad
This is an announcement for my readers outside of North America. The Praxis, the first in my Dread Empire sequence, is on sale for 99 cents, or 99 cent-equivalents in whatever your currency happens to be. You can find the book at Amazon.co.uk, iBooks, Kobo, and Google. This is the revised and slightly expanded Praxis,
Read entry →May 4, 2017 · 142 words
Spas of the Jedi
Ever since the trailer for Star Wars: the Last Jedi was released, there has been a mighty buzz over Luke’s proclamation that “It’s time for the Jedi to end.” Charlie Jane Anders, on wired.com, suggests that what the Jedi need is not extinction, but Workers’ Comp. This is clearly a job with a high attrition rate. [&hell
Read entry →May 3, 2017 · 681 words
Reviews Too Late: Batman vs. Superman
Two weekends ago, I got HBO free for three days. They usually do this when promoting something special, but during those days I didn’t see on the schedule anything special like Game of Thrones or The Handmaid’s Tale (which is Starz anyway), so I’m guessing they were just feeling generous. Be that as it may, I recorded
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