Daily Archives: December 5, 2017
“Don’t Live For Your Obituary” Arrives at the Scalzi Compound
Posted on December 5, 2017 5 Comments
Look at this lovely book, held aloft by my lovely missus. It’s Don’t Live For Your Obituary, my first collection of writing-related essays in a decade. The official release date is December 31st (yes, New Year’s Eve), but if you pre-ordered the signed limited hardcover from Subterranean Press, I understand they have begun to be […]
Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2017, Day Two: Non-Traditionally Published Books
Posted on December 5, 2017 194 Comments
Today is Day Two of the Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2017, and today the focus is on Non-Traditionally Published Books: Self-published works, electronically-exclusive books, books from micro presses, books released outside the usual environs of the publishing world, and so on. Hey, I put my first novel up on this very Web site years ago and told people to […]
The Big Idea: Ryk E. Spoor
Posted on December 5, 2017 15 Comments
Typing in a minefield: When Ryk E. Spoor took on his new novel Princess Holy Aura, that’s what he guessed he’d be doing. Why? And why did he decide to write it anyway? Read on for the answers. RYK E. SPOOR: I did not expect to write Princess Holy Aura. “Hey, you’re the author, don’t […]
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