Book Deal News: Scholastic to Release My Next Science Fiction Novel in Early 2017
Thrilled to share this news.
Con Double Header: When Words Collide + Sasquan = So Much Awesome
Doing two cons back to back is exhausting and really, really fun. After visiting my old stomping grounds in Calgary for When Words Collide, I spent a smoke-pocalyptic week in Spokane attending WorldCon.
Highlights: paneling with industry giants such as Vonda McIntyre and Connie Willis, meeting up with Viable Paradise classmates, attending the Hugo Awards, parties, more parties, listening to some fantastic panels, signing books, reading, connecting with friends old and new, and the general awesomeness of attending my first two cons as a published novelist.
A treat: recorded live at WorldCon, episode 16 of Ditch Diggers hosted by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace, features me, Kate Elliott, Linda Nagata, and Aliette de Bodard navigating the hairy scenarios of publishing, D&D-style. It was a hell of a lot of fun and you can listen to it here.
Back to Where It Began: the Willamette Writers Conference
In August of 2013, I attended the annual Willamette Writers Conference. At the time, Zeroboxer was a freshly-written manuscript that I was getting ready to query. I submitted it for two professional critiques and pitched it to several agents at the conference that weekend. A few weeks later I had multiple agent offers, the book sold in December, and it hit the shelves a year and half later.
I think of the Willamette Writers Conference as the event that kickstarted my writing career. So I was thrilled to be back at the conference as faculty this year, teaching a class on writing action scenes, and I was especially honored to be named this year’s Up and Coming Award winner. Thank you Willamette Writers. Already looking forward to next year’s conference.
Reviewer Appreciation Campaign AKA “You Write 50 Words and I’ll Send You 9000”
Reviews are important to a book and an author’s success. For debut authors, they’re especially crucial. More reviews leads to better placement on book-buying websites. Positive ones entice uncertain buyers to give the book a chance, and critical ones warn away those who might not like it.
I really want to do something nice for those of you who take the time to leave an honest review of Zeroboxer. From now until the end of September, if you write and post a review online, I will send you my never-before-published short story “Old Souls.” I quite like it and I think you will too.
All you have to do is write a review of 50+ words and post it to two places on the Internet. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Kobo, your favorite indie bookstore site, and your blog all count. Then click the button below, fill out where you posted it and your email address, and you get a shiny new short story back.
Important note: this is NOT me paying or bribing readers for five-star reviews. That’s a douche thing to do. Reviews should be honest, original (don’t plagiarize!) and based on having read the work in question (don’t leave reviews after only reading the back cover or first chapter).
I REVIEWED! SEND ME A SHORT STORY!Radio Interview: A Book and A Chat
Barry Eva interviews me on A Book And A Chat radio program. You can find it here on the New Visions Radio archives by scrolling partway down the page.