Yay!

I’m pleased to announce A Field Guide to Assassins of Muromachi Street, the sequel to Mediocre Assassin’s Handbook is forthcoming from Prizm Books!

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New Header

The new header is cropped from the cover of Mediocre Assassin’s Handbook (which, incidentally, you can get as a print or ebook). It came out last Wednesday from Prizm, and was totally lost in the madness of the Atlanta trip. I also haven’t got my copies yet, so it doesn’t feel like it’s really out.
How [...]

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What’s Next

I just sent my (hopefully) final contract-related email to Drollerie Press. It was to thank them for their patience while we negotiated the contract and to tell them I would be glad to work with them. So it’s official. Stormy Bamboo and Other Tales is coming from Drollerie Press. You’ll probably see a the title [...]

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Ten Things I Learned About Publishing This Year

In no particular order:
1. Do as your editor says. They are wise and know much and they have a plan.
2. Read your galleys. Galleys are to text as dryers are to socks; inside of them text sometimes disappears.
3. If a submissions editor says, “Sorry, I’m behind, give me two more weeks” more than three times [...]

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New Year Round Up 2008

Words of Fiction: 304, 000 words (ish)*
Novels Written: 2 (Snows, Handbook)
Novels Sold: 2 (Tenth Man, Handbook)
Stories Written: 68 (not all original fic, or any good for that matter)
Stories Sold: 1 (Us, and the World)
Emails Sent: 205+
Submissions: 10
Rejections: 8
Sales: 2
Blog Entries: 320+
Most Popular Posts: Disney [...]

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Mail!

So, guys, I came home and my apartment was cold and quiet and I thought, to hell with this, I’m off to the gym. I ran on the tready for a half hour which is just enough for my brain to start figuring out that I’m not moving but I should be and start to [...]

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Four Points

Here’s what I’m thinking about right now:

1. I have to publish a lot of stuff right now. I need to get as many books and stories out as I possibly can because some of my books are going to stink, some of them are going to tank and I need to be able to smile [...]

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Book the Second

I rolled out of bed late this morning and staggered to the computer to commence the day’s compulsive email checking. In my mailbox there were two items, one of which was the email I’ve been ulcerating over. The news is good.
Prizm Books has just purchased the Mediocre Assassin’s Handbook. I don’t know details like price [...]

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A Sigh of Relief

So there’s this thing I’ve been debating about for a while now. A big thing. A career thing. Today I took a deep breath and did it. And I’m feeling much better now.
As some of you know, in June I wrote a book called The Mediocre Assassin’s Handbook. I loved and still love this book. [...]

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More Editing, With a Side of Self Indulgence

So, edits.  They’re turning into a bit of a bugaboo.  They’re a lot of work (I have so much to learn) and they’re making me question everything about the way that I write.  I suppose this is a good thing, but I’m going through a crisis with karate now, so I feel like a writing [...]

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