This sucks, but I’m tabling the Blacksmith for a little while. I’ve been fighting with the book for months — I like all of the little parts but the little parts aren’t coming together. So that means I’m just going to put it aside until I figure out what’s going wrong, instead of smashing my […]
I’ve gotten a couple of questions about the compiled version of The Kraken King, because links have shown up at various bookstores. I haven’t seen any typeset pages or additional edits yet, but looking at the bookstore catalogs, it looks like: Info for the print/compiled version: Release Date: November 4, 2014 Length: 576 pages Print […]
One of the most important things I learned from the serial release is that I really don’t reach a lot of my readers — or perhaps they are following me on one social media site, but not another, so the updates they needed weren’t necessarily the updates they received. So here is a quick breakdown […]
First, a few frequently asked questions: (Most of this is information that I included in my newsletter. If you missed that, here is a link! And here is my newsletter link if you want to sign up.) When will the compiled version of THE KRAKEN KING be released? I’m not sure yet! I expect that […]
Okay, yeah, that title is a total tease. But I’ve gotten several e-mails from readers asking me about the length of the story parts, because there is concern about how much story they are going to get. That’s fair; I should have listed this before. I would want to know what I’m paying for, too. […]
By emails I’ve received and just general rumblings on the internet, I’ve picked up a sense that some readers feel they are being punished by the serial release in some way — that if they are buying the serial, the price and format is their punishment. If they buy the compiled print version, the wait […]
Answer: Yes! Right now it is $12.99 at most stores, and $10.99 at Amazon, so I can understand how prohibitive that is. But, good news! The mass-market edition is coming out April 1st. So far, every time the mass-market edition of the Iron Seas novels has been released, there has been a corresponding drop in the […]
The pre-order links for the serial version of The Kraken King went live today at Amazon and Barnes & Noble! I’ve set up a preliminary page for the serial here; descriptions and covers will be revealed by the end of the month (I’ll post links when they go up!) I expect that Kobo, iTunes, and […]
FAQ: Do I do cover work for hire? Since my name showed up in the credits of Jen Frederick’s UNDECLARED, I’ve gotten a few questions about cover art that I’ve been doing — I don’t do it for hire, I’m sorry! It’s just something that I play with when I have a little time (not […]
I’ve been asked these several times recently, so I thought they deserved their own FAQ post. Question: Is Scarsdale (from The Iron Duke) getting his own story? Answer: Yep. The longer answer: I’d actually intended to write his story as the bonus content for the Heart of Steel mass market reprint, but while working […]
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 – […]
Here are more of Maili’s questions – and my (sometimes overlong) answers. d) What’s the difference between a Steampunk novel and a Gaslight fantasy novel? What about alternative historical novels like Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula? Agh. I always feel a little weird when I get into this, because although I’m happy to talk my mouth […]
As before, I’m answering questions that were posed in my “Any Questions?” post. The following are from Maili — and I’ve broken this up into two parts and put them out of order because a) she had a lot of questions b) my answers are long, and c) I still haven’t gotten to a scanner […]
With the release only a week and a half away, the Heart of Steel postcards are ready to go out. As you can see, I have quite a few international cards — if you’ve signed up for the postcard mailing list but never receive them, please let me know! I don’t know how long they […]
Patricia said: This isn’t really about the content.. but the language. I’m from Germany and while I always got straight As in English I had some serious problems when I started reading English novels. (I was 14 back then, though) I often shy away from historicals and wondered if the language is that much different […]
A few days ago, I asked for questions re: steampunk so that I could make certain I covered/anticipated as much as possible during my RWA workshop in San Diego over the weekend (which was awesome, by the way — thank you so much to HelenKay Dimon and everyone in the chapter for making me feel […]