I just posted information about the Gen Con Writers’ Symposium over at Tor.com. Stop on by over there and check it out. If you’re an aspiring writer, it’s an excellent education. If you’re a seasoned pro who’d like to take part, Jean Rabe is the lady to contact. While it might seem like they already have a full slate, I …
Conduit 2 Coming in March
The latest computer game I worked on – Conduit 2, a first-person shoot exclusively for the Wii – is due to hit stores March 22. The team at High Voltage called me in to help them out with this just before the original game in the series – The Conduit – hit shelves. They had a lot of wonderful ideas …
Bookgasm on Vegas Knights
Over at Bookgasm, Alan Cranis reviews Vegas Knights. While he doesn’t like it as much as the last reviewer, he still has a number of excellent things to say about it. Forbeck has a fine ear for dialogue and is generally convincing in his characterizations. His portrayal of the glitz and excess of Vegas is equally strong, even when portraying fictional …
First Vegas Knights Review: 5 Stars
Last week Angry Robot sent out a number of advanced reader copies (ARCs) of Vegas Knights to reviewers. Over at Good Reads, Tony Lane wins the derby for being the first such reviewer to post his opinion on the book. Tony gives the book five stars and writes: I recently read and enjoyed Amortals but was surprised to find this book arguably better. …
The Gen Con Writers’ Symposium
The Gen Con Writers’ Symposium just launched a spanking-new website for this year’s events. I’ll be taking part in it again this year, helping out with four slots. Tossing this on top of my guest of honor seminars and my other duties/events makes for a busy Gen Con weekend, but that’s how I love it. My Gen Con Writers’ Symposium …
Vegas Knights Cover Released
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 …