Yes, rather than write yet another year-in-review post for New Years Eve, I’ve decided to give you just the next thing I had on my mind. I’ve noticed again that people like to write about characters with long, flowing hair, and then they like to ignore the consequences of that Read more…
Writing fiction, like any other art form, is about absorbing truths and experiences, and transferring them to your audience. We often get so focused on talking about techniques and words that we forget what it’s all in service of — namely, this transfer of an emotion I once felt to Read more…
Are you getting as excited as I am for the release of my first novel? I hope so! I thought I’d post a brief excerpt from the book to get you hyped. This is the introduction of the third member of the gang, Zuleikah! I thought it was a good Read more…
This originally appeared on John Scalzi’s Big Idea Blog on March 9th, the launch day for Galactic Hellcats. My dad’s buddies were bikers. Guys whose legal names I still don’t know, but called Froggy or Uncle Um. Their wives and girlfriends with thick mascara and wind-burned faces had motorcycles, too. Read more…
If you order your copy of Galactic Hellcats from Mac’s Backs, let them know in the comment field on the order form that you’d like it signed, and I will sign it! You can even request a specific message if you want. Shop owner Suzanne has been dropping boxes off Read more…
My father got custody of my twin sister and me when we were twelve, in sixth grade at Perry Middle School in Perry, Ohio. He had to snatch us quickly, in the middle of the day, one of us at school, the other being kept home, while Mom wasn’t around Read more…
Well, kinda. Now that events are Happening In the Real World, as well as online, I am Doing All The Things. Here’s where you can catch me: Thursday June 10th, Wednesday June 16th and June 23rd, I’ll be leading a Working Class Writing Workshop through Literary Cleveland Wednesday, July 14th, Read more…