Author of the Storms of Magic, The Savage Earth, and The Deadlock Trilogy
Put your answer to this week’s weird question in the comments below. Hit the like button for other comments that you enjoy. At the end of March, the commenter with the most likes wins a book!
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AFAQ (Anticipated Frequently Asked Questions): [Read more…] about The Five-Second Time Machine
My friends and I love to ask each other weird questions. It’s a fun way to kill some time, but it is also a safe way to talk about deeper issues. These weird, hypothetical, often impossible scenarios let us explore what is really important to us. They allow us to examine the way we make tough choices and the criteria we use to do so. But mostly it’s just fun.
This is a confession .
I’ve come to realize that I do very little to help the authors who work so hard to write the books I love. I derive a lot of pleasure from the books I read. Long wait at the oil change place? No problem, I’ve got a book. I don’t do enough to support the writers of those boredom-repelling novels.
Okay, in the pure commerce sense I do support them. I buy the books. I trade my cash for their commodity. Fair, right? And yet… when I read something that really hits home, something that transplants me to another place, another life, I wish that I could do something extra to say thanks. When the experience is worth more than what I paid for it, I want to show my gratitude.
Here’s my confession: I’ve never once written an Amazon review. Or an iTunes review. Or a review on Barnes and Noble. [Read more…] about Late January Resolution
Writing the Lights Out 14. In which I discuss the way I isolate myself when I write.
A questions from a viewer: Do you listen to music when you write? I do, and that’s just one of the steps I take to cut myself off from the world when I write.
Something worthy of your attention, and five reasons I love it.