Shout outs!

 First of all, the most tremendous of all shout outs to N.K. Jemisin for winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel this past weekend for THE FIFTH SEASON. This is such an amazing novel and you’re such an incredible writer.  I’m thrilled to see you getting the recognition you deserve!  And readers, check out thisContinue reading “Shout outs!”

Awesome new releases by Chloe Neil & N.K. Jemisin!

So excited about today’s new releases: THE OBELISK GATE by N.K. Jemisin and THE SIGHT by Chloe Neill, coincidentally both on this month’s list by Smart Bitches, Trashy Books of exciting August releases! As a quick intro, THE OBELISK GATE is the sequel to N.K. Jemisin’s THE FIFTH SEASON, which had been up for a whole host ofContinue reading “Awesome new releases by Chloe Neil & N.K. Jemisin!”

Installment 5 of How I Met My Client with Steven Piziks

I’m always excited to have a new installment of How I Met My Client/How I Met My Agent, but this one is especially fun on my end because…well, just read on and you’ll see. I’m going to let Steven go first here, because, really, the story starts with him. As a quick introduction, Steven PiziksContinue reading “Installment 5 of How I Met My Client with Steven Piziks”

Installment 4 of How I Met My Client/Agent

I’m pleased to bring you the fourth installment of How I Met My Client/How I Met My Agent, featuring Michelle Belanger, author of CONSPIRACY OF ANGELS and HARSH GODS (coming August 30th)!  Michelle is running a giveaway right now with swag packs and signed copies of HARSH GODS, so you might want to check itContinue reading “Installment 4 of How I Met My Client/Agent”

Great Things and New Releases

I’m just back from the Cascade Writers Conference in Tacoma Washington, and I have to say that it was a fabulous trip.  The writers conference itself was lovely and featured Tor editors Beth Meacham and Claire Eddy as well as speakers Manny Frishberg, Lee Moyer, Matt Youngmark and others.  (You can check out the wholeContinue reading “Great Things and New Releases”

Happy Book Birthday, Levi Black and David Mack!

Two exciting book birthdays to celebrate today – RED RIGHT HAND by Levi Black and Star Trek Legacies, Book 2: BEST DEFENSE by David Mack!  Oh, and a big shout out to R.S. Belcher for the great Wall Street Journal review of one of my favorite books, THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE WHEEL.  To quote: “TheContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday, Levi Black and David Mack!”

My Heist Crew!

Amy Christine Parker is doing a really fun thing for the release of her new young adult novel SMASH & GRAB, which, as you might expect from the name, is a heist novel. She’s asking people who they’d have on their heist crew, and people are tweeting and otherwise posting, using the hashtags #Smash&Grab andContinue reading “My Heist Crew!”

Installment 3 of How I Met My Client/Agent

I really love this new How I Met My Client/Agent series on the blog and hope you do too! One of my favorite things about it is that it illustrates the many paths to finding representation. I first met Carol Berg at a pitch appointment at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference in 1999. Now, I’mContinue reading “Installment 3 of How I Met My Client/Agent”

More awesome July releases!

Before I even get into new releases – and July is an incredible month for them! – I want to give huge shout outs to N.K. Jemisin for her World Fantasy Award Nominee THE FIFTH SEASON and to Genevieve Cogman, whose novel THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY has just come out in the US to great acclaimContinue reading “More awesome July releases!”

Awesome New Releases

I have three very different but all awesome new releases coming out next week.  Since it’s a holiday weekend coming up, I wanted to spread the word early (often is good too!). All to be found in the wild on July 5th:  PAPER AND FIRE by Rachel Caine (US, UK), sequel to INK AND BONE,Continue reading “Awesome New Releases”