For some reason, everyone seems to be succumbing to oneupmanship over their recollections of this particular con. It seemed a bit silly at first, but now that I’m reflecting on the con, I think I understand why. ConFusion runs every year and from what I understand changes themes every year. This particular year was epic [...]
Ahem. So yesterday I mentioned that the auction for the Tuckerization to be included in the third and final book of my Lays of Anuskaya trilogy hit it’s first trigger point. That was the $100 mark. Well today it hit the second kicker. That’s $250. O.O <–that’s me blinking… The auction sits at $255 right now. [...]
I mentioned yesterday that I had two auctions up for Patrick Rothfuss’s Worldbuilders charity drive. The first is for a ms critique of up to 7,500 pages. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one, but I’m pleased to say that it’s already past the $50 mark. The second auction is for a Tuckerization [...]
In years past, I’ve been pleased to participate in Patrick Rothfuss’s wonderful yearly charity drive called Worldbuilders. The charity itself is great. It raises money for Heifer International by giving away books and all sorts of other cool stuff to those who donate to the charity. You can find out more about it on Worldbuilders’ Our Mission page. I’ve typically donated books [...]
Epic ConFusion is just around the corner. It’s being held Jan 20-22 at the Detroit Mariott Troy in Troy, Michigan. If you’re an epic fantasy fan, this is the con to be at this year. Then again, if you’re an epic fantasy fan, you’re probably already going. It’s got a number of heavyweights going, like [...]
I was excited to see that The Winds of Khalakovo made The Mad Hatter’s Best of 2011 list! Now this is the long list, and I might be jinxing myself by talking about it, but I’m really honored to be considered among those other novels. You know, novels such as: Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick Seed by [...]
The Winds of Khalakovo recently hit Pat’s Fantasy Hotlists’s Top 10 Specfic Books for 2011. Pat wasn’t quite finished up with the review at the time, but it has now been posted to his site. The verdict? Highly recommended. Here’s a brief excerpt from the review: Truth be told, Bradley P. Beaulieu’s debut wasn’t on [...]
Today, there is a rather large smile on my face. The Winds of Khalakovo just made Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist’s Speculative Fiction Top 10 for 2011. Winds joins books by two of my heroes: C.S. Friedman and George R.R. Martin. And I’m certainly pleased (more than pleased. Way, way pleased…) to be among such august company [...]
Aidan Moher invited me over to A Dribble of Ink for another guest blog. This was one I promised months ago but didn’t get to until now. Why did I take so long? Read it and see.
A few months back, Night Shade pinged me about an opportunity to get on Suvudu’s Booked, a feature where they ask authors to share their favorite books with their readers. I sent in my post and more or less forgot about it. Well, it finally came out today. It’s pretty neat to be on Suvudu, [...]
At WorldCon in Reno (still twitching from the lights and bings and pops on the casino floors), Greg Wilson and I sat down to talk with Patrick Rothfuss about the writing life, language, and poetic magic. I tried to leg wrestle Greg for this one too (see note on our previous epic match over our [...]
Over at Grasping for the Wind, I talk about the perceptions of characters and how, as writers, we can use them to our advantage to create tension and mystery, and to give the story a verisimilitude that would otherwise be missing. I've recently been reading The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss, and I used [...]
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