Sorry I missed the last couple of Tuesdays with travel to the Caribbean and to Washington DC. Here's a taste of something new and funny, THE DRAGON BUSINESS. This book is being released as part of the Amazon Kindle Serials program—it's a lot of fun, eight episodes released one per week.  And, for the impatient among you, the last episode is being released TODAY, so you can get the whole novel. For those who purchase the Kindle serial during the "episodic" release, you get all the sections for $1.99 total (and that price is still valid), though now that the...
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A professional writer can write, and teach, anywhere. And sometimes you have a better office than others. Last week, Rebecca and I spent four days in the Caribbean on a cruise ship, instructing a group of dedicated writers for “Sail to Success.”  This was our second year.  We taught the sessions with fellow authors Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Eric Flint, and Jack Skillingstead, as well as Baen Books publisher Toni Weisskopf and agent Eleanor Wood. After a long and gruelling flight (which took off at 6:15 a.m., ugh!) Rebecca and I met the rest of the group at the hotel...
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Here's something for you to feast your eyes on before Turkey Day!  Stephen Youll's absolutely spectacular cover art for HELLHOLE INFERNO. Brian Herbert and I pored over our outline and chose the scene we thought would make the best cover, worked with Steve through several iterations for details and positioning, and this is what he came up with.  Another spectacular example of his work.  Brian and I are on our fourth edit of the manuscript now and should turn in the final by the end of January. The novel is due to be released in August 2014, and it concludes...
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Here's a sample of an edgy thriller by award-winning comics legend Mike Baron, just released in print and eBook by WordFire Press. I've published Mike's stories in two of my BLOOD LITE anthologies, and I love his visceral style. I think he reads like Quentin Tarantino on paper. When world leaders burst into flame like a string of firecrackers, the President calls on a renegade former agent with a history of mental problems. Otto “Aardvark” White possesses a unique quality. He's lucky. What Otto discovers in the mountains of Colorado will blow your mind and change the way you look...
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