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It seems a long time since I’ve spent two nights in a row in the same bed. With two signings in the greater Los Angeles area (Pasadena and Huntington Beach), we stayed at a centrally located hotel in Beverly Hills as our base. Ken picked us up again in the morning to spend the day […]

Warning labels on hotel hair dryer. I feel safe now Heading south from San Francisco on Sunday morning, Brian and I each got up early—Brian to head to the train station for his trip down California’s central valley, and me to the airport for a quick flight to Los Angeles so I could spend part […]

After yesterday’s overnight trip on the Amtrak from Portland down to San Francisco, I awoke surprisingly refreshed.  I don’t usually sleep well on the train (with the jerking and lurching it’s like someone constantly shaking you awake).  Brian and I each had cramped sleeper compartments (I think they’re called “cozy”) with a little table and […]

Even in the midst of the Hellhole tour, the other projects keep going. A few months ago I started work on an ambitious proposal for a new standalone trilogy set in the Seven Suns universe, developed and expanded it to the point where I felt comfortable submitting it to publishers.  “The Saga of Shadows” is set […]