Servant of a Dark God is a Whitney Award finalist

Yea! Thanks to those of you who nominated. The judges have chosen Servant of a Dark God as a Whitney Award finalist. Of course, the four other books in the category are great. Here’s the list of finalists in my category: Servant of a Dark God by John Brown The Maze Runner by James Dashner Wings by Aprilynne Pike

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Amazon vs Macmillan = Big River Fighting to be Big Banana

Here’s what this brouhaha is all about Amazon wants to try to replicate with digital books what Apple has done with digital music. So what has Apple done? According to Cnet’s “iTunes reps 1 in every 4 songs“: “iTunes-purchased songs now account for 25 percent of the overall music market–both physical and digital–in the U.S., says an NPD Group

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Amazon vs. Macmillan–hey, wait, you pulled my book!

I loved Amazon since the first day we met. But Amazon just sucker punched me, pulling my book from its shelves last Friday. As well as those of thousands of other authors. Why, Santa, why? Cash, Johnny. Power. Is it ever about anything else? Well, sometimes it’s about cookies, Santa. But money and capitalism are good

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Life, The Universe, & Everything 2010 Schedule

If you’re a writer, you’ll find Life, The Universe, & Everything (LTUE) an excellent convention. Yes, it’s focused on science fiction and fantasy, but the principles of writing discussed apply generally and there are a lot of authors who will be there that write in different genres–YA, romance, etc. In fact, there will be a LOT of

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Smith’s grocery and Curse update

SERVANT has been spotted in the Orem, Pleasant Grove, Salt Lake City, and West Jordan Smith’s stores. It appears we’re still running, folks. Fingers crossed. Please post a comment if you see it in your local Smith’s. As for CURSE OF A DARK GOD, I’m moving along. I’m such a slow writer. But I had to yank

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