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And It’s Up and Out
1635: Music and Murder, that is, just in time to buy and read it before 1636: The Devil's Opera comes out on October 1. Link # 1 http://www.baenebooks.com/p-2148-1635-music-and-murder.aspx Link #2...
There Are Ruts…
So the theme for September's posts is supposed to be about getting out of the rut, or taking it to the next level. Well, there are ruts, and there are ruts. There are the ruts where the well has run dry, and the words are not flowing. Judith Tarr talks about those...
Warning
Folks, I have discovered that there is a 1636: The Devil's Opera Facebook page and a Youtube 1636: The Devil's Opera trailer. As best I can determine, those were not created by anyone associated with the authors, the publisher, or Amazon, and consequently I strongly...
If You’ve Ever Wondered How A Story Happens
I was asked to write something for the new 1632 blog. Follow the link to my thoughts on writing the story "The Evening of the Day." http://blog.1632.org/?p=24 D
And here’s the new cover
Breaking News
I have signed a contract with Baen for an e-book to be entitled 1635: Music and Murder. It will contain all of the 1632 music stories except the Johann Bach stories. Yes, this means that the main Franz and Marla cycle will now be available in a single book. The book...
Coming Soon to an Internet Near You
For those of you who are alternate history fans, if you haven't checked out the New York Times best-selling 1632 series (a/k/a Ring of Fire series) created by writer Eric Flint, you are missing something. It currently amasses over six million words in print, with...
Writing environments
A lot of writers listen to music while they write. I'm one of them. Everybody who does listens to something different, I think. I know of at least a couple of writers who listen to heavy metal at loud volumes. Whatever works, I guess. Me, it has to be instrumental...
Those Who Came Before
I've said in previous Fictorian blogs that I've been both an omnivorous and a ravenous reader since as far back as I can remember. Oddly enough, though, as I've also previously mentioned, I was never someone who knew at an early age that I was going to be a writer. ...