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It’s a hot topic among authors, many of them scrambling to put up as many of their titles as possible as ebooks. Many established authors can see the tide changing and feel the urgency, and they are climbing the learning curve as fast as possible. For my generation of writers, those who started publishing books […]

In 1898, H.G. Wells wrote his account of the Martian invasion, as seen through the eyes of a London newspaper reporter. But if this was truly a war of the worlds, the Martian cylinders and tripods landed all across the Earth.  What other accounts would have been written by the literary figures of the day? […]

Writing a novel is just the first step.  Brian Herbert and I spent the past year brainstorming, outlining, and writing MENTATS OF DUNE, the second novel in the “Schools of Dune” trilogy (following SISTERHOOD OF DUNE). We have finished the penultimate draft of the 173,000 word manuscript, it’s been accepted by the US and UK […]

Last month, Kensington Books ran a special for readers in US and Canada, DEATH WARMED OVER, the first Dan Shamble, Zombie PI novel, for a bargain-basement price of $2.99.  Now, WordFire Press has done it one better for the rest of the world. By special arrangement with Kobo, we’re offering a coupon code for DEATH […]