A few years ago, I went on an extensive national book-signing tour for my novel Ai! Pedrito!—the tour in which I set the Guinness World Record for the “largest single-author book signing.”  We hit 27 cities in 28 days—and I remember my neighbor grinning when I told her about the upcoming trip. “Oh, how glamorous it must be!  27 cities in 28 days!” You can always identify the people who don’t travel often…. I’m now sitting in a hotel room in Hollywood, just arrived an hour ago, and will be teaching and presenting an award for the Writers of the...
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Just because I came home from my HELLHOLE AWAKENING tour didn't mean that the signings stopped. We came home from RavenCon in Richmond VA by about midnight Sunday, and by then my cold and laryngitis had gotten even worse, and now my eyes were very red (with the raspy voice and the bloodshot eyes, I had a real "demonic" thing going).  First thing Monday morning I went to see the doctor, who prescribed antibiotics as well as eyedrops to get rid of conjunctivitis (and he told me to rest, but alas that wasn't going to happen).  I had a Colorado...
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Some cool news from our publishing side: Kevin J. Anderson’s WordFire Press has just signed a deal for all their titles to join the Baen eBook Library, the largest SF-dedicated eBook site. WordFire Press features over fifty backlist and previously unpublished titles by Anderson, Frank Herbert, Bill Ransom, Brian Herbert, Neil Peart, and others. WordFire Press books are already distributed in most eBook formats through major eBook retail channels.  Becoming part of the Baen eBook Library will introduce those titles to a very large, dedicated, and specialized audience. In coming months, WordFire Press books will be featured in the Baen...
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After half a day at home, from Dayton OH on my HELLHOLE AWAKENING tour, I flew off with Rebecca to Richmond, VA where were guests of honor at RavenCon.  It was an early morning flight, and an all-day flight (departing 8 AM, arriving 4:30 PM), and I woke up that morning with my full-blown laryngitis returned.  So I sat in the back seat of the car, saying nothing, while Tim drove us to the airport. I got some DARK BETWEEN THE STARS editing done on the plane flights because I knew I would be busy for the weekend. We landed,...
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