October 24, 2011

The No Man's Land anthology with my story "Falling to Eternity" just received a 5-star review! Yes, girls can write excellent military science fiction!

October 18, 2011

You can find a new interview with me at A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book today.

September 30, 2011

The Genre Traveler just posted a 30-minute podcast starring yours truly.  It's a wide-ranging interview talking about the origins of Firedancer (what DO elemental fire and knapweed have in common, eh?), my time in the military, my alternate history series springing from the witch trials in Salem, and much more. You can listen to it here.

September 29, 2011

There's one day left to win a free copy of Firedancer.  Just post a relevant comment on the most recent post on my blog before tomorrow.  I'll choose the winner from the best comments.

September 17, 2011

Now you can listen to the first chapter of Firedancer! 

September 12, 2011

Reader reviews are starting to come in for Firedancer, and they are blush-worthy! Check out what people are saying:

WHERE TO FIND MY WORK

Firedancer
Sky Warrior Books
Read the first chapter here!

Listen to Chapter 1

Falling to Eternity
No Man's Land anthology

"...pure high-quality work. The first scene drops you into the conflict, sets up the tension, and it rolls on from there, carrying the reader along...In a world where writers from the Big Publishers frequently annoy me with their expectedness, their mundaneness, or the obvious strings on the puppets, this was a rare treat...marvelous fantasy adventure, outside the usual boxes."

"...Interesting characters that draw you into their world, descriptions that create vivid pictures of places and actions. Interaction among the characters flows well and makes the reader feel like an observer, watching from a quiet corner of the scene."

Find out what they're talking about.  Download Firedancer from Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Smashwords, or your favorite ebook outlet.

September 8, 2011

Recently at Worldcon I gave a short interview to Karian Fabian about the sensory details in Firedancer. View it on YouTube. Yes, you can tell it was a sleepless night and a early morning. It was Worldcon, after all!

September 4, 2011

In addition to Firedancer and Who Mourns for the Hangman? in the Kindle store at Amazon (and elsewhere), I have stories in two anthologies: No Man's Land, and now Wolfsongs 2, featuring my story "Wolf Dreams." 

Eleven French men-at-arms make a terrible mistake one awful night, and end up cursed to immortality, forever fearing the full moon. One's vow to end the curse drives him for centuries, across Earth, across the galaxy and beyond...

Find this collection of wolf-themed stories here. 

August 30, 2011

Firedancer is now up on Smashwords. This the first of three novels chronicling the mystery of why the Elementals have suddenly spun out of the control of the talented clans tasked since the Beginning with controlling the encroachments of Wind and Fire and Water upon Earth Mother. Why is the Ancient, Old Man Fire, attacking Annam Vale, where it has never dared poked a single flame up before? Jetta ak'Kal had better find out quickly, or all the world will know the meaning of firestorm...

August 28, 2011

Firedancer is now available on Amazon! It will be up shortly on Smashwords, on Sony, Barnes and Noble, Apple, and all other major ebook outlets as well. 

August 22, 2011

Worldcon has come and gone and it was wonderful to see so many of you. Congratulations to all the Hugo winners!

I will be at Orycon in Portland, OR from 11-13 November. That will be the last con I will attend this year, I believe. I hope to see you again there and to be able to read from Firedancer again. I really enjoyed the opportunity at Worldcon, and the reaction to the story was very kind. The book should be available on Amazon this week or next. 

August 4, 2011

The cover of Firedancer is finished. The wonderful Mitch Bentley has delivered a delightful rendition of the Firedancer world and the heroine. This alternate- world fantasy comes out September 1, 2011, and you can get a sneak peek at the first chapter here.

July 25, 2011

I have received my schedule for Worldcon. I'll be reading from Firedancer at 10:00 on Friday Aug 19 in room A15 (RSCC) at the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading. Then at noon on Friday I'll be in the same room, reading from "Falling to Eternity" at the No Man's Land reading. See you there!

July 15, 2011

Have I mentioned that I will be at Spocon (August 12-14, Spokane, WA) and then at Worldcon (August 17-21, Reno)? And it looks like I'll be at Orycon in Portland, OR over Veterans Day. You can hear me read from No Man's Land at Worldcon and Firedancer at the other two (but I'll have cool stuff to give away at all of them). Hope to see you there!

July 10, 2011

The final, edited version of Firedancer was approved today and now goes to layout, etc. in preparation for its release in September. You can get a sneak peek at the new and official Chapter 1 here.

June 24, 2011

Beneath Ceaseless Skies is putting out a Year 2 anthology and asking readers to vote on their favorite stories. My own story, "Kraken's Honor" is eligible! If you'd like to vote for it, the link is here.

June 14, 2011

It's been a busy couple of weeks, what with Miscon and finishing revisions for Firedancer. The Kindle version of "No Man's Land" is now available, however, for those of you who prefer e-pubs to print. Now you have no excuse not to go check out this excellent collection of military SF stories. 

May 23, 2011

I'll be at MisCon in Missoula, MT this weekend, May 27-30, sitting in on the writers workshop and two panels:

Fri 5-6: Writers Workshop Meet and Greet (Dungeon)
Sat 11-2: Writer's Workshop (Great Hall)
Sun 11-12: Military Intelligence for Writers & GMs (Great Hall)
Sun 1-2: Horses 101 for Storytellers (Great Hall)

Both panels draw on my own background in military intelligence and a lifetime spent with horses, so it should be a lot of fun. And, I'll be giving away copies of No Man's Land, so come sit in for a chance to read this collection of stories with its intro by David Weber, author of the best-selling Honorverse series. 

May 10, 2011

Milscifi.com posted an interview with me today, touching on the inspiration for "Falling to Eternity" and other interesting things. Well, interesting to me, anyway...

May 3, 2011

No Man's Land is out! The anthology with my story "Falling to Eternity" is now available both from Dark Quest Books and on Amazon. The stories look delicious just from the titles, and David Weber wrote the introduction. As the man who created the best-selling Honor Harrington series of military SF, he knows whereof he speaks when it comes to kick-ass heroines and exciting future combat. This anthology is dedicated to women in the military, so show your support and go check it out.

April 25, 2011

Miscon is coming (Memorial Day weekend) and I'll be there in Missoula, Montana. This is a new con for me and I'm looking forward to seeing new faces in new places. I'm also on some really interesting panels, and I'll be helping out with the writers' workshop, which I always enjoy. I hope to have the No Man's Land anthology in hand by then, with the introduction by David Weber. I'll be giving away a copy to someone at the reading, so come on down!

April 24, 2011

Home from Norwescon, and what fun it was! Thanks to all of you who came to my readings. I appreciate your comments and support, and I hope you enjoyed the stories as much as I enjoyed meeting you.

April 18, 2011

Did I mention I'll be Norwescon this coming weekend? I'll be seeing several of you in the writers' workshops, and good on you for submitting work for critique! I also will be doing readings:

• 10:30 a.m. on Friday in the Cascade Room (An Infinity of Moments)
• Broad Universe reading (with chocolate!) Friday at 9:00 p.m. in the Cascade Room (Falling to Eternity)
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies reading Saturday between 7 and 8:30 p.m. in the Salon (Kraken's Honor)

And I have really cool bookmarks!

April 7, 2011

Dark Quest Books is going all out for "No Man's Land, Defending the Future IV." Every author in the anthology gets a unit patch. Here's mine, designed by Mike McPhail. Pretty cool, huh? Did I say that David Weber wrote the introduction? Here's what he has to say about No Man's Land:

April 1, 2011

No, this isn't an April Fool! This is the actual cover art from the upcoming Defending the Future IV anthology, No Man's Land, featuring my story, "Falling to Eternity." With an introduction by best-selling author David Weber, this is one to watch for when it comes out in May. I am really looking forward to reading all the other stories from some really great authors!

March 30, 2011

My novel "Firedancer" has been accepted by Sky Warrior Books for publication in September! Meet Jetta, a failed Dancer who must discover why the Ancient, the elemental fire at the heart of the world that her people have battled for all of time, is suddenly acting in ways the Dance can no longer predict--or control. Read an excerpt here.

February 23,2011

I'm eligible for the Campbell award! A kind friend pointed this out to me. The John W. Campbell award for best new writer in the science fiction or fantasy genres is awarded every year at Worldcon. If you are attending Worldcon this year (Renovation), I hope you take the time to check out my qualifying story, "Kraken's Honor", at Beneath Ceaseless Skies (December 3, 2009). I'd really love your vote!

February 22, 2011

Well, Radcon was a hoot, and it was a delight to see so many old friends and new. Hope to catch you at Norwescon on Easter weekend in Seattle!

February 12, 2011

I have my Radcon schedule! These should be fun:

Friday, 2/18: Breathing Life into Your Writing (4:00-5:00, Ruby room)
Friday: Animals in Fiction (6:00-7:00, Emerald)
Friday: Opening Ceremonies, 7-9
Saturday: 2/19: The Muddle in the Middle (1:00-2:00, Ruby)
Saturday: What is all About? (3:00-4:00, Ruby)
Saturday: What Makes a Successful Critique Group? (6:00-7:00, Ruby)

I hope I'll see some of you there!

January 17, 2011

I'll be a panelist at Radcon, (February 17-20), Norwescon (April 21-24) and MisCon (May 27-30) this year, and participating in the writer's workshops helping other writers. Hopefully I'll catch some of you there!

January 16, 2011

Last year I was invited to submit a story to the Wolfsongs II anthology, edited by M. H. Bonham, which is, unsurprisingly, wolf-themed. She said to avoid werewolves unless I had something really new to say. Since all I could conjure was "werewolves in space", guess what they got? An SF werewolf story. "Wolf Dreams" sold to the anthology today, I'm happy to say!

December 25, 2010

"Falling to Eternity," an SF short story about a squad leader trying to discover the traitor on her outpost, was accepted for the No Man's Land anthology, part of the award-winning Defending the Future series.

November 7, 2010

Woohoo! After a long journey, my short story "An Infinity of Moments" is the lead story in the Fall 2010 edition of On Spec. This is one of my favorite short stories, and I am very grateful to Diane Walton and her staff for helping me bring it to its full potential.

August 3, 2010

SpoCon was a hoot, and I'm so glad to have had the chance to meet so many of you. Thanks for coming out!

July 21, 2010

I'll be at SpoCon from July 30-August 1 in Spokane, Washington. I have a reading at 4:00 on Friday afternoon and I'm on a couple of panels throughout the weekend. Come on out! I'd love to meet you!

June 16, 2010

I did a guest blog at Damnation Books today on the perils and reward of writing dark fiction. Go check it out!

April 11, 2010

My Weird Western short fantasy "Wishes and Horses" has been accepted by Tales of Moreauvia for publication this fall. Nice!

April 8, 2010

Norwescon was excellent. The writers' workshops there are impressive and I got some excellent ideas for present and future work. And I acquired a great hat! (One should really be careful in the dealers' room. So much great stuff!) I'm looking forward to seeing new friends and old at the next con, which at this moment will be SpoCon in Spokane, WA this summer.

March 26, 2010

I'm heading off to Norwescon in Seattle April 1-4, which should be a lot of fun. I hope I'll see a lot of you there!

March 13, 2010

Here's another good review of "Who Mourns for the Hangman?", which seems to touch a chord in everyone who reads the story. The reviewer says, "Who Mourns for the Hangman is an imaginative dark fantasy that is sure to thrill all who read it."

You can download a copy at Damnation Books or as a Kindle e-book at Amazon.

February 17, 2010

I should Google myself more often. I just found this old Tangent Online review of my very first published story, "Where Magic Lives," which earned an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror for that year. It was originally published in On Spec, which has another of my stories, "An Infinity of Moments," in the queue to publish, hopefully sometime this year.

February 16, 2010

I will be giving an interview on Blog Talk Radio Tuesday, February 16th at 5:30 Pacific time, (7:30 Central, 8:30 Eastern). Call in and listen to my report on RadCon and the inspiration behind "Who Mourns for the Hangman?" Come along and listen!

February 15, 2010

A couple of favorable reviews of Kraken's Honor have wended their way to my mailbox:

From Matthew Denton at Novel Musings
From Maegan Bergstrom at Maegan's Musings
From Lois Tilton at Internet Review of Science Fiction

February 11-14, 2010

I'll be at Radcon in Pasco, Washington. I hear this is a great con and a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to the panel I'm on: "For Want of a Nail" which discusses alternate history, a subject near and dear to my heart. Hope to see some of you there!

January 23, 2010

"Who Mourns for the Hangman?" placed in the top 10 in the Preditors and Editors Poll (tied for 5th), out of 95 entries. Not bad!

January 9, 2010

"Who Mourns for the Hangman?" is up for best SF or fantasy story of 2009 at the Preditors and Editors readers poll at Critters Workshop. You can vote for Hangman or any of your favorite stories here. Naturally, I hope you'll vote for me! 

December 16, 2009

I have a guest post up on Naomi Clark's site today, and an interview at Imperfect Clarity.

December 13, 2009

Kari Wolfe of Niteblade Magazine did an interview with me. You can find it at Perfect Clarity. Among other things, it talks about the origins of "Who Mourns for the Hangman?"

December 3, 2009

"Kraken's Honor" is now up at Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Go check it out!

November 30, 2009

Two good reviews of "Who Mourns for the Hangman?" are up at Niteblade and Book Illusions. Many thanks to Kari Wolfe and Debbie Wiley for their thoughts on this story.

November 10, 2009

Another good review of "Who Mourns for the Hangman?" at The Pen and Muse. And I notice that this e-book is now available in the UK at Direct Ebooks. It's priced in pounds, euros, and dollars, so take your choice.

November 2, 2009

A new review of "Who Mourns for the Hangman?" is up at Niteblade Horror and Fantasy Magazine.

November 1, 2009

See my blog for my report on the 2009 World Fantasy Convention. It was great!

I'll be at the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose, California. I haven't attended before so I'm looking forward to it. I hope to run into some of you there.

Another favorable review of Who Mourns for the Hangman from The Horror Press.

Damnation Books debuts with my story Who Mourns for the Hangman? as an ebook. Currently it is in the top 10 sellers of the 25 titles released.

"Who Mourns for the Hangman?" is accepted by Damnation Books for publication in September 2009. This is dark, period fantasy in which a traveling hangman is faced with an unexpected dilemma.

View the video trailer in full high def. You can buy this story as an ebook directly from Damnation Books.

Read the reviews:

   Rites of Romance
   The Horror Press

"Kraken's Honor" is accepted by Beneath Ceaseless Skies for publication in September (tentative). This is high fantasy, in which an exiled prince is forced to discover if the gods his house once betrayed are still angry.

March 16, 2009

"The Master of the Bones" is accepted by Pangaia for publication in spring or summer 2010. When a group of farmers encounter the world's oldest being, the outcome is both magical and not what anyone expected.  This is gentle, modern fantasy in a rural setting.

February 8, 2009

"Eternity's Child," an SF short story about an encounter with an alien artifact, receives an Honorable Mention from Writers of the Future, which puts it in the top 5-15% of entries received. 

January 11, 2009

"Message in the Dust" is accepted by Science Fiction Trails anthology, Issue 4, Spring 2009. Now available here. This is a somewhat unusual weird Western with a strong SF element. Two explorers find something that forces them to weigh courage against foolhardiness, wisdom against curiosity. 

I really love that cheating robot on the cover!

Read a review.

November 13, 2008

"An Infinity of Moments" is accepted by On Spec magazine, publishing date TBD.

On Spec also very kindly accepted my first published short story, "Where Magic Lives," back in the Summer 2002 issue. They might even still have a copy or two to buy. This story received an Honorable Mention in the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthology.