If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say that at least three quarters of fantasy authors have been gamers at some point in their lives. And when I say gamers, of course, I don’t mean the people who play Life or Monopoly once in a while (not that there’s anything wrong with those games–though […]

I just got back from the convention a few hours ago, and so I now have the chance to give my take on day two–and a couple of general thoughts about the convention as well. I got started on Saturday morning (after a great breakfast at Thompson’s Restaurant in the hotel–and if you’re ever in […]

Why am I able to post this before 7 p.m. EST, you ask? Why aren’t I out networking, schmoozing and hanging with my fellow writers of fantasy on this Halloween night of debauchery? Funny story about that…it all started when the plane landed in Calgary, see, and there was this… Ah, never mind. I’d like […]

I’ll be at the World Fantasy Convention for the next few days, doing a reading from one (or several?) of my novels on Saturday night–you can find the details on my Schedule page. Please stop by if you’re going to be in attendance! As with Gen Con, I’ll try to post some entries from the […]

If there’s anything an author likes more than the prospect of publication, it’s getting down and dirty with a new cause to fight for (I’m not sure that’s entirely true, but I’m going to go with the theory anyway). And what to my wondering eyes should appear this evening but this article about the latest […]

There’s been a lot of discussion about the resurgence of fantasy over the past few years, with various theories advanced as to the reasons. Certainly the exceptional Lord of the Rings films in the early part of the century (hard to believe we’re already at the point where I can say that without people giving […]

…which means that as usual my family will be making our annual pilgrimage to New England to take in the sights, eat some roasted corn, and do some apple picking (which is always followed up by pie. Which in turn is always followed up by a general feeling of peace and contentment.). And yes, I’m […]

Google is the last refuge of the self-obsessed. Or perhaps I might more accurately say that Google makes people self-obsessed, by being a safe refuge. (I probably need Yoda to sort out the syntax properly.) But you get the idea–Google, as valuable a search tool as it is, has created far worse problems than serial […]

One of the great things about having a child is getting to relive those moments of your childhood you treasured the most…trips to the playground, toys (though I suspect my daughter may not be quite as interested in Transformers as I was…), holidays, and–of course–Sesame Street. Through the power of Tivo (which I would have […]