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Running a bit late as usual, I wanted to direct everyone to this week’s Mind Meld over at SF Signal, where I took part in an amusing round-robin with plenty of other pros about What’s The Best Writing Advice You Ever Received. Don’t listen to Paolo, btw. That guy’s crazy. [...]

After yesterday’s screed, naturally I’m going to start posting every day! Hourly!
Here’s an advance look at Piper Verlag’s edition of the second Plague novel, due this August in das Vaterland. I think it’s both moody and striking, which hits the tone of the book perfectly… although I confess I’m not sure exactly what’s [...]

Nixon voice: “I am not a Luddite.” Nevertheless, one of my resolutions for 2009 is to become the Contra Blogger. WhoooOOoooo! [ghost sounds] Be afraid!
I enjoy back-and-forthing with people and I’ll continue to post here as I’m able, especially sneak-peek cover art, advance news on the books, and fun writing tidbits — [...]

For you cultureless heathens who don’t already know, Philip K. Dick was a prolific science fiction writer who saw little commercial success in his lifetime but has since become Hollywood’s love muffin, his novels forming the basis of movies such as “Blade Runner,” “Total Recall,” “Next,” and “Minority Report.” Most of his novels were [...]

But I look like this. Again. I’m sorry to have fallen off the map. It was Christmas. It was New Year’s. I had a 570 page manuscript that needed to become 480 or my publisher would freak. Mind Plague is at 495 right now in third draft. [...]