Sometimes when people talk about the difference between growing up “not rich” and growing up “poor”, my mind wanders towards the whole idea behind safety nets. I’ve been cleaning the basement out lately, which includes rearranging stuff in the crawlspace/storage area. Which means I’ve found a few boxes we haven’t unpacked since moving back here …
Kay’s Books Are Sad. Read Mine Instead. “Hi. I’m Steve Thomas. You might recognize me from tormenting Kay in social media or, if I’m lucky, from my comic fantasy books. When Kay invited me to write a guest post for her blog, my first thought was, “What do I have to say that her readers …
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One of the most interesting things I’ve learned writing epic fantasy novels is realizing just how deeply people apply their own worldview on things. So that if something doesn’t “match,” it feels off. I write from the perspective of someone who grew up, and is still surrounded, by a culture that emphasizes getting along and …
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If you haven’t had a chance to read Evan Winter’s Rage of Dragons yet, you really should. Everyone’s talking about it and you want to be one of the cool kids who’s read it before Evan becomes the next big thing (and he’s well on his way up there!). I inhaled this one …
In case you missed out, Orbit Books just did a cover reveal for The Wolf of Oren-yaro. A year of waiting has finally paved way to the excitement of having a book about to be released in stores (!). I spoke about the story behind the book’s acquisition over at Shut Up, Shealea. It’s …
