I just received my editor's copies of Blood Lite II: Overbite, the second volume of humorous horror stories, just in time for Halloween.  The book should be in stores by next week. Great funny stories by Heather Graham, LA Banks, Kelley Armstrong, Allison Brennan, Sharyn McCrumb, Kevin J. Anderson and Janis Ian, Mike Baron, Edward Bryant, Mike Resnick and Leslie Robyn, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, J.A. Konrath, Scott Nicholson, Jordan Summers, Sam W Anderson, Amy Sterling Casil, Derek Clendening, Don d'Ammassa, Brian J. Hatcher, Nancy Kilpatrick, John R. Little, Mark Onspaugh, Aaron Polson, Daniel Pyle, Jeff Ryan, D.L. Snell, Lucien Soulban,...
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Two great Rush concerts in one week and summiting a 14,264-ft peak; it’s tough to decide which part I enjoyed most.  (On the other hand, I don’t have to decide.) It’ll come as no surprise to my fans that I have long enjoyed the music of Rush.  I’ve been going to their concerts since 1983, and Neil Peart’s lyrics have inspired a great many stories and scenes in my writing. My first novel, Resurrection, Inc., is closely based on the Rush album “Grace Under Pressure.”  (It’s been out of print for a while, but we’ve just made it available in...
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The following is my complete appearance schedule at DragonCon this weekend.  In addition we also have a table in the lower dealers’ room, and you can usually find me there if I’m not on stage. FRIDAY 1 PM—reading (Hellhole and Blood Lite 2) 2:30 PM—autograph session (with Rebecca) 4 PM—How to Increase Your Writing Productivity (lecture) SATURDAY 1 PM—Challenger Center panel 2:30—Oil Spill Disasters 4 PM—autographing (w/June Scobee Rodgers & Rebecca at Catalyst Game Labs booth, upper dealers’ room) SUNDAY 10AM—Things I Wish Some Pro Had Told Me When I Was Starting Out (writers workshop/lecture with Rebecca) 1 PM—New York...
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