My fine publishers at Angry Robot sent me the final cover to Vegas Knights today, which you can see right here. It looks much like the preview covers sent out earlier with just a few tiny tweaks. Many publishers don’t give the author much of a chance to give feedback about the cover at all, but Angry Robot has been …
Apex Books Reviews Amortals
At Apex Books, Jennifer Brozek–a fine writer whose The Little Finance Book That Could sits on my to-read shelf right now–gives Amortals a sweet review, after which she goes on to interview me about the book. The conversation ranges from the themes behind the book to the kind of music I listened to while writing it. Jenn gives Amortals a …
Plotting at the Big Thrill
Over at the Big Thrill–the International Thriller Writers webzine–I joined in on this week’s roundtable. The question of the week is “Do you plot, plan, or outline? Or, do you just go where your characters lead you? Why?” A good dozen of us are pitching in answers this week, and you can join in with your own. Those of you …
Speaking for Star Trek: Tim Russ!
Yesterday, I arc-welded the final rivet into the great spaceship of fun that is Star Wars vs. Star Trek. I lined up a writer for the Star Trek foreword for the book: Tim Russ! Most Star Trek fans remember Tim as Tuvok, the Vulcan chief of security on Star Trek: Voyager, but he actually played a number of Star Trek …
Project 16:49 Fundraiser
My wife Ann is the homeless student liaison for the School District of Janesville, a city about 15 miles north of us. As part of that, she’s involved with an effort to set up a shelter for homeless teens, an effort called Project 16:49. An article in yesterday’s Beloit Daily News covers one part of the fundraising initiative: a benefit …
The Thousand Year Game Design Challenge
Over at Tor.com, I posted about Daniel Solis’s Thousand Year Game Design Challenge. In short, Daniel and his wife have put up $1,000 as a prize for the best game they think has the potential to become an all-time classic. Check out the post for more details.
Star Wars vs Star Trek Update
My next nonfiction book, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, has a page up on its publisher’s website. I just noticed it’s filed under “Humor.” Man, I wish they’d told me that earlier. (See, there’s a joke right there. That one’s free. Tip your servers.) Adams Media also put up a larger version of the cover, which you can see here. …
Boardgame Remixing at Tor.com
After the holiday break, I’ve finally gotten back to blogging a bit for Tor.com. My latest entry, “Bored of Board: Remixing the Classics,” covers The Boardgame Remix Kit, a cool idea for getting some extra mileage out of those games moldering in your closet. Check it out.
Cybermage Gives Amortals 5 Stars
I know, it’s looking like all Amortals all the time on my website, but what can I say? The book just hit the US, and I’m more than a bit thrilled about it. I’m truly grateful for the reception it’s getting. To those of you who enjoyed the book and take time to tell others about it – whether in …
SFRevu Loves Amortals
Over at SFRevu.com, Drew Bittner gives Amortals a rave review. He writes: Forbeck constructs a near-future Washington DC that seems eerily plausible (to this local, anyway), creating a culture where amortality is widespread and the “life is cheap” ethos is taken to some unusual extremes… But Forbeck’s real genius here is keeping the big and obvious aspect of this biotech …