Del Rey is offering Betrayal, book one of the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series as a free download for a limited time in order to help launch the final book in the series, "Invincible".

I've never read any of the Star Wars books--I think I've had a mental block against it. Either that, or I just didn't want to give Lucas any more of my money. When I met my wife, we both had VHS copies of the original movies (Episodes 4-6). Then we got a VHS copy of the re-done Episodes 4-6. Then it was the DVD's of the re-done Episodes 4-6. Last, DVD's of Episodes 1-3. After having bought a VHS copy of Episode 1. Oh, ... [More]

This site is about my writing, of course, and my attempt to get published.

The short of it is that It remains a work-in-progress. The long of it? I'm about 65 pages into editing my second book.

This is just the first run-through. The goal at this point is really just general clean-up: tie-up any loose ends I left dangling, clean things up, make sure everything is whole and consistent, and, most important of all, hack and slash anything--anything!!!--that doesn't fit into the main storyline. It's all well and fine to have sub-stories or other plot devices that help build your characters up, but I've got a 135,000 wor... [More]

8/3/08 Update: OK, OK. Since having written this post, I think I've "gotten" Twitter. In fact, I'm on it and loving it. Follow me if you want.

I follow a number of professional bloggers who give various forms of advice regarding social interaction, driving people to your site, and just having a presence. Outlets such as MySpace or Facebook (which I don't really use but given how slow and obnoxious MySpace can be I'm thinking of using my account more) are great, but they're fairly static. Sure, they allow you to make comments or write blog entries, but those entries are meant to exist for hours, days, wee... [More]

9 Ways To Jumpstart Your Writing Goal
Keep writing. Keep doing it and doing it. Even in the moments when it's so hurtful to think about writing. ~Heather Armstrong

Fleming letters raise thousands
Letters between James Bond author Ian Fleming and his "Miss Moneypenny" have fetched £14,340 at auction - almost five times more than expected.

Fritz Leiber, master of Shakespearean sci-fi
The colourful alcohol-soaked career of Fritz Leiber began in theatre. His father, Fritz Leiber Sr, was a veteran actor (notable for having his portrait painted every time he took on a new role), and the sometime owner of the... [More]