Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem interviews the Man
Carrie Hinkel-Gill at Moonlight, Lace and Mayhem has been interviewing me. It’s been thought-provoking and fun and is presented in four weekly installments. Check it out: http://mlmfantasy.blogspot.com/
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MountainCon 2008 Killer Story Workshop
Just got word from the programming organizer that my killer workshop is a go for MountainCon this year. The bonus is that Brandon Sanderson will be teaching it with me. You do NOT want to miss this one.
WHAT: Writing Killer Stories: This is a hands-on workshop conducted by two professional
authors (Brandon Sanderson, John Brown).When you finish, you will know:
- The 3 keys to writing killer fiction
- 4 parts of story & how they relate to the key
- The creation process
- 7 principles of creativity
- Critical guidelines on suspense, plotting, setting, and character building
WHEN: Saturday, September 20th, 7:30-10:00 PM, Panel Room 1
WHERE: Davis Convention Center, Layton, Utah
For more information go to MountainCon.org
And if you get sick of me, you can listen to Sarah Douglas, the villain from Superman II. She’ll be there as well with lots of other folks including
Kevin Sorbo*
Richard Herd
Herb Jefferson Jr.
Sarah Douglas
Scott Schwartz
Victor Brandt
Tad Atkinson
Mark Goddard*
Penny Johnson Jerald
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Mull
David Reddick
Rebecca Shelley
JoSelle Vanderhooft
Paul Genesse
Sky Conway
Gralin Jerald
Salt Lake City Comic Con!
This Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, I will be at Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center. I can’t wait. There’s going to be a huge crowd (100,000+) with lots of great panels, events, celebrities, and artists, including Bruce Campbell, Danny Glover, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride), and Patrick Warburton (the guy who played Kronk!)
It’s going to be a blast.
Here’s my panel schedule.
Time Thursday, Sept 4 Friday, Sept 5 Saturday, Sept 6 A.M. 11:00 a.m. How to Write Great Science Fiction & Fantasy P.M. 3:00 p.m. Katniss Revealed: A Closer Look at The Hunger Games on Film and in Print 1:00 p.m. Build a Story 1:00 p.m. How to Win Writers and Illustrators of the Future Competition Evening 7:00 p.m. Writing Suspense The rest of the time I’ll probably be at my booth in the Artist’s Alley, chatting with folks and selling and signing books.
I’ve invited two other awesome authors to join me in the booth. Eric James Stone is a Nebula award-winning science fiction writer. Cheree Alsop is a paranormal and urban fantasy indie.
Please feel free to come by and say hello.
“From the Clay of His Heart” reprinted
I loves me golem story. It was such a joy to write. Obviously, two editors found it a joy to read as well. So it was just reprinted in Year’s Best Fantasy 9 edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer and published by Tor.com.The good thing is that there is a whole boatload of other great stories in this anthology including one of my favorites, Kij Johnson’s “26 Monkeys and the Abyss.”
Here’s the Amazon link.
Brown & Correia Now in Fresh Market and Maceys Grocery Stores
SERVANT OF A DARK GOD, written by the Lizard King of the Hollow Earth, and MONSTER HUNTER VENDETTA, by Gun Happy Larry Correia, have been picked up by the vendors that stock the book shelves in the Fresh Market and Maceys grocery stores in Utah. The dynamic duo rocks! So all of you wanting to give books for Christmas, pick some up when you go get your peanut butter and bread. This is excellent news for both books.
Dark God Update! Audio book narrator has been cast
I’m very pleased to announce that Podium Publishing, the folks producing the audio versions of the Dark God books, has cast Alex Wyndham as the narrator for the Dark God series. Production is scheduled to take place in March and April.Wyndham is an actor from the UK who has played television and film roles and narrated a number of audio books. Wyndham is the real deal. Just give the samples below a listen.
- The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning
- Star Splinter by J.G. Cressey
- Strangler Vine by M.J. Carter
You can listen to other samples on Audible by clicking on his name or by going to his Bee Audio profile.
Folks, I cannot wait to see what he does with the books.
The Dark God is rising…
Send Frank to kick some award patootie!
The Whitney Awards are open for the public to nominate books they think are great and which are written by LDS authors. Those books that get at least 5 nominations are read and rated by a panel of judges. The judges then send on the finalists in each category to the Academy for voting.Servant won an award in 2009. Awful Intent is doing well, and if the reviews piling up are any indication, it could win another.
If you liked the story, please take a few moments to nominate Frank, Sheriff Hood, and the Knitters of Death club.
1. Go to: http://whitneyawards.com/
2. Click “Nominate” in the menu at the top
3. Fill in the formLet’s hope Frank can use some guns legally this time.
