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With eReaders becoming so ubiquitous in all types and sizes, from smartphones to Kindles/Nooks/Kobos, to iPads and other tablets, many authors (including myself) are experiencing a Renaissance of their backlist. Stories that were published in magazines or anthologies, then quickly vanished from the bookstores…novels that have been unavailable to the public except in used-book stores […]

Rebecca and I just returned from five days in Hollywood at the workshop and awards ceremony for the annual Writers of the Future event.  The 12 winning writers from the past four quarters, as well as a published finalist and a 2010 winner who had not been able to attend last year, spent several intensive […]

Previously WordFire Press made available the dark fantasy story “Drumbeats,” written with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. “A rock drummer bicycling through the African wilderness encounters a village that makes very special drums. This one will make your heart skip a beat.” Now, we’ve added a background essay by Neil about our collaboration and interactions […]

Previously WordFire Press made available the dark fantasy story “Drumbeats,” written with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. “A rock drummer bicycling through the African wilderness encounters a village that makes very special drums. This one will make your heart skip a beat.” Now, we’ve added a background essay by Neil about our collaboration and interactions […]