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I’ll be at the Labyrinth of ConFusion science fiction convention next weekend (1/19-21), Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel. Speaking in several panels. Reading from one of my books. Look me up and say Hi!Link to the Con: https://lnkd.in/gfg8mCawLink to my schedule: https://lnkd.in/gtYUbYNM My Speaker’s Sessions                                                                                 Friday, January 19                                                             5:00pm EST:…

This is a milestone for me. My first three novels (A Grand Imperial War, A Grand Imperial Heir, and Fool’s Paradise) are on the shelf at the local library; the Grace A Dow Memorial Library (https://www.gadml.org/). A lot of times authors feel like they’re typing into the wind, with no…

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WindyCon 49 Enjoyed attending WindyCon, this past weekend. Met a load of fans, and was on several panels. The 1st one, “Please Note, Post-Apocalyptic Books Have Been Moved to Current Affairs,” was a hoot. One thing I noticed was the repeated discussion of the big, scary AI Menace in almost…

Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a fun, fantasy read. Hanuvar is a defeated man, but not a beaten one. The tale is told episodically, with the episodes getting better and better as the book goes on. Which is…

Image: Andreas, via Pixabay.com One of the first decisions a writer should make is what kind of writer he should be. Obviously, a rich and famous writer is preferred, but that decision is not entirely up to the writer. Fame and fortune consist of a series fundamentally-shared choices between the…

  Say hello to Chatty, a sad little AI chained to a server in the bowels of a major tech conglomerate. Poor Chatty spends his days (and nights) rejecting resumes for lacking the approved buzzwords, listening through your phone to figure out what ads should appear in your feeds, and…

Was a panelist at Archon46, near St. Louis, this weekend. Rooms and times where I was supposed to be printed on back of name placard. Archon is a class act!BTW, if you like the snazzy outfit, my shirt is what my daughters call “stem-boi plaid.”

Image: kirill_makes_pics, via pixabay.com   Lately, I find myself troubled by heretical thoughts. Since I first started writing, it had been a stretch goal of mine to become good enough at the craft to make a living at it. This ambition afflicts many (most? all?) scribblers, whether admitted or not….