RIVETED’S typeset pages are back to my publisher, which means the next time I see them they’ll be part of a book. That also means I’ll probably put up an excerpt soon — of course, this is always a crazy, awful decision-time for me, because I never know whether to just post the first chapter […]
This will be available on August 7, 2012. Here’s the official page for it (with excerpt), but the description is as follows: Eight months after The Iron Duke, can their marriage survive a new danger? “Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City” A TALE OF THE IRON SEAS When newly-married Detective Inspector Mina Wentworth is called […]
If I put a slider on each book page like this, showing each book in the series for easy navigation, is this helpful? Or is it just too much junk on a page? Would it be better at the top of the page? The bottom? Not there at all?
I saw quotes from this essay floating around last week, but only finally read it today: from Greg Rucka, “Why I Write ‘Strong Female Characters’”. Ah, yes. There’s a reason why he’s one of my favorite comic-book writers, and why his Wonder Woman run is up there at the top for me. Everything he says […]
So, after seven months, I’m finally back to finish up this Q&A series. For reference, here is the rest of it: Part 1 – What is steampunk, broadly? How does steampunk romance differ from other romances? What attracts me to the genre? Why do your books remind me of Victorian crime novels? Part 2 – […]
…talking about writing historical science fiction through 21st Century goggles. I actually didn’t cover even a portion of what the topic deserves, and I’m open to answering any other questions in the comments — so if you’re interested in writing steampunk (or just want to discuss it a bit as a reader), I’ll be there […]
Thanks to the power of random.org, I have a list of ten winners of The Iron Duke UK edition! I want to thank everyone who entered and who left such great feedback about the site. By popular demand, there is a new fan art gallery here. I totally bulked it up with the trading card […]
Any “writing steampunk” questions? I asked this on Facebook, too, but will here as well: I am writing an article about writing steampunk for a guest blog next week. The topic is basically: writing sci-fi history from a 21st century perspective, but I’m wondering — Are there any questions re: writing steampunk that you want […]
The nice thing about finishing a book is that I finally treat myself to the movies I’ve been wanting to watch. So, yay! Avengers was much better than I thought it would be. I still don’t get why ***SPOILER PLOT POINT SPOILER*** Loki let himself be captured … was it just in the hope that […]
I have a bunch of UK editions of The Iron Duke here, and I was thinking: What better way to celebrate a new site design than giving away books? (Okay, so there are probably better ways to celebrate, but I have a lot of books here and no shelf space. So please, help me unclutter […]
Whee! I just got RIVETED copy edits, so I know what I’m doing this weekend. The website is almost completely updated now. I know there are little things that I need to fix (all links to Powell’s are missing, but I’ll add those in manually). It’s also running a bit slow when entering comments, so […]
As you can probably see (unless you are reading this on a feedreader), I’ve changed my site a bit and moved to a new server. I’m still working out some of the kinks, so it might be a few more days until it’s running correctly. My apologies for any errors and difficulties in the meantime.
I’ll be slowly crawling out my cave over the next few days, and this is one of the things that I forgot to mention last week: the release of HEART OF STEEL in German by Egmont LYX! You can click on the cover to go to their website and to read their description.
First: I have a new RSS feed. If you prefer to read this in your feed reader, you will need to update your subscription. First Point Five: If you are in the Seattle area, I posted information about this week’s signing/forum below, plus a link to The Iron Duke discussion in Felicia Day’s Vaginal Fantasy […]
Sorry for the blog silence; I’ve been in a writing hole, and am about to dive back in, but I have a few quick links: If you are in the Seattle Area this weekend, May 5 — so am I! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some of the brightest stars and most popular authors of […]
I’m super thrilled that both Heart of Steel and The Blushing Bounder have been nominated in this year’s DABWAHA tournament. Many of you might remember the spectacular effort readers made last year to put The Iron Duke in the top spot. There was much, much dorkery on my part. I made graphics and sent newsletters. […]
