Geek Gab with SIlver Empire Author Susan McPhail

This past weekend, we at Geek Gab had the pleasure of hosting Susan McPhail, author of Treasures of Dodrazeb: The Origin Key from Silver Empire Books. Join us as we discuss Susan's work, Indiana Jones, and--shameless plug--my Dragon Award win for Souldancer. As long as you're checking out Susan's book, you…
September 13, 20164 Comments
The Puppy of the Month Book Club Reviews Nethereal

The Puppy of the Month Book Club Reviews Nethereal

Nathan Housley, Jon Mollison, and The Frisky Pagan have chosen my first novel Nethereal as their inaugural entry in the Puppy of the Month Book Club, which they explain thusly: The Puppy of the Month Book Club is a collection of science-fiction and fantasy fans who favor the open minded diversity…
September 12, 2016
The Dragon Awards: CHORFs Double Down

The Dragon Awards: CHORFs Double Down

Predictably, the self-styled masters of SF fandom have learned nothing from the last time they gave my fans a reason to mobilize. Here, a butthurt CHORF attempts to DISQUALIFY! Souldancer's Dragon Award win by citing Amazon review numbers as evidence that the winner of a populist award isn't popular. Tip…
September 6, 201617 Comments
How I Predicted that Souldancer Would Win a Dragon Award

How I Predicted that Souldancer Would Win a Dragon Award

Yesterday I announced that my SF/Horror book Souldancer has won the first annual Dragon Award in the Best Horror Novel category. Winning the Dragon, which  truly reflects SF fans' preferences, has been a great honor and a tremendous pleasure. But it wasn't a surprise. Two weeks ago I predicted that the…
September 5, 20169 Comments

Off to SLCCC

I'm heading off to the Salt Lake City Comic Con tomorrow. I planned and booked the trip before I found out that Souldancer is a Dragon Award finalist. Otherwise I'd have gone to Dragon Con, but Larry Correia will be at SLCCC, and it should be a good time anyway.…
August 30, 20166 Comments
There Will Be No SFF Reconciliation

There Will Be No SFF Reconciliation

Only replacement of the intellectually, morally--and often physically--sick post-Campbellian fans, editors, and publishers who came to dominate the field in the 1970s. The SFF "Field" Baen author Brad R. Torgersen relates his experiences with the SJW monoculture in SFF: The mandarins of SF/F expend a lot of energy wrapping themselves…
August 29, 20168 Comments
Souldancer Makes Amazon’s Top 100 Free eBooks

Souldancer Makes Amazon’s Top 100 Free eBooks

Yesterday I kicked off a free giveaway in support of my Dragon-nominated SF/horror novel Souldancer. The idea was to make my book available to Dragon Award voters much as Hugo voters receive a free packet containing many of the works nominated for that award.. Giving voters easy access to nominated…
August 24, 20164 Comments
Souldancer Is Free on Amazon

Souldancer Is Free on Amazon

The only good reason to become a professional writer is having stories that you are maniacally driven to share with people. The only way to stay a pro author is to write for your fans--not for editors, not for critics, and not for yourself. Most authors are insecure introverts who…
August 23, 201618 Comments
Hugos 2016: The Canary in Worldcon’s Coal Mine

Hugos 2016: The Canary in Worldcon’s Coal Mine

The 2016 Hugo Awards were held this past weekend at Worldcon in Kansas City, MO. If you only get your news from the same legacy outlets that libeled Sad Puppies leaders Larry Correia, Brad Torgersen, and Kate Paulk, you probably buy the Narrative that a cabal of right wing extremists…
August 22, 201613 Comments