Category: reading

When I Realized My Writing Dream – What’s Your Moment?

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In this video, I recall the very day and minute and moment when I fully realized my desire to become a writer and career author. Now, I want to hear from you. What event, experience, or encounter set your dreams in motion? Let’s hear your story!

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Writing & Technology Panel with Cory Doctorow

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At Anomalycon, I had the chance to be on a panel with guest of honor Cory Doctorow as well as author Lou Berger! We talked about “Writing and Technology,” and the discussion ended ranging over a wide range of related issues and items. (You may need to turn up your…

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Playing with Fire!…er…that is…Video!

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While I don’t blog as often as I used to, I have been spending some more time out and about at conferences and conventions, connecting with other readers and writers more one-on-one, talking on panels, and giving other presentations. I’m a bit of a muddle when it comes to the…

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“Liberator” – Short RPG adventure story now out from Privateer Press

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Privateer Press has an ongoing series of short fiction (almost flash fiction, in some cases) that highlight adventures and characters from their Iron Kingdoms game setting. I had the fun of contributing to the most recent release of these Iron Kingdoms Excursions with my short piece, “Liberator.” Here’s the synopsis snippet:…

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Guest Post: J M McDermott on megacorps, Cinderella, and his latest Kickstarter endeavor

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In the future, one corporation will rise up and consume the others into a hulking monstrosity. It will likely begin inside the border of either Russia or China or the United States, where the oligarchs that quietly rule our kingdoms will merge political authority with corporate economics until there is…

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What’s your book reading/writing soundtrack?

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Recently, I came across a small article about Booktrack, a platform that offers “soundtracks for books.” I haven’t used it yet, but I’m intrigued. It’s a service that offers tools to add music, ambient sounds, and sound effects to accompany a story, a book, or other text. It’s touted as…

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How many books are you reading at once?

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I have “book stations” around the house any given day, any given week. These can come in a variety of formats. I might have the latest Ramez Naam in the bedroom (please don’t take that out of context) while a new Pathfinder Tales novel is on the office table, with…

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