Devon Dorrity, who helped me put together my covers, just helped me put together some business cards. I’m pretty excited about them. I’m biased, but I think they look awesome.
Servant
Curse
Raveler
You can see here a mockup of how they’ll look. That bit on the back is the Blacksword Books logo.
I’m not sure about the one for Bad Penny. Devon liked it. Any opinions?
If you enjoyed Bad Penny, you can nominate Frank, Sam, Carmen, and the gang to be considered for The Whitney Award.
Here’s how it works. The public nominates novels they like by LDS authors. A panel of judges reads through all the nominations and selects no more than 5 finalists for each genre. Then a “panel of industry professionals, including authors, publishers, bookstore owners, distributors, critics, and others” vote on the nominations. The winners get some good PR and exposure. It’s not Oprah, but getting the word out is critical, and every bit helps.
To tell the judges to consider BAD PENNY go here: Whitney Nominations. You have until December 31st.
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
The Dragon Award winning novel Gun Runner, by Larry Correia and me, is being adopted into a graphic novel by Hound Dog Media. The writer is the legendary Mike Baron (The Punisher, Nexus) and the art is by Marcelo Salazar.
This is a story about a smuggler crew who specialize in stealing battle mechs and selling them to worlds that aren’t allowed to have them. The book is great. I can’t wait to see it as a graphic novel.
This is going to be awesome. Check it out. There’s even a pledge level to get yourself drawn as a member of the crew.
I just uploaded a free version of From the Clay of His Heart to the stories area. Check it out. The story made the Locus recommended reading list for 2008 and was included in the Year’s Best Fantasy 9 anthology published this summer.
I’ll be there with the awesome Larry Correia. Come by and say hello.
| Date & Time | Event Type | Area | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, December 4, 2010: 2 pm – 4 pm | Book signing | Layton, UT | I’ll be signing at the Layton Barnes & Noble. This store is usually the #1 or #2 B&N store in the state for selling the most science fiction & fantasy. I had a great time there last year. Come by and say hello. And pick up a cheap paperback as a gift.
Layton Market Center |
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:
Check out all finalists in all categories here. If you click on the Whitney Academy link on the top of that site, you’ll see all the folks who will be voting on the finalists.
I just turned in a 35 page chapter outline of Curse of a Dark God to my editor. This is the third iteration of the outline since December. Hopefully, at last, we have a story we can all agree on. Keep your fingers crossed.
Of course, since this back and forth has been a process of write like mad then wait a few weeks then write like mad and wait again, I’ve been working on another project during the waits. It’s a straight-up thriller.
Leon is ex-Special Forces (or an Army Ranger, but I’m leaning SF). He left the service when a colonel decided it was his job to make Leon’s life hell. He did security and a number of other things. Tried to be a plumber, but fell into bad company and then crime. And then was send to the big house and learned about a whole new theater of war. During his stay, he saw the light. Changed. He shaped up, and despite the swastika tatoos on his feet, flew straight when he got out. He had his odd jobs, but figured it was easiest to avoid all the questions and fuss that arise when you tell a prospective employer that you’re a felon. So he got himself a laundromat. Then another. Then he invested in a car wash. There’s good money in cleaning. And with the proceeds he bought himself a little ranch.
Leon’s a big man. Knows a lot about guns (although he can’t possess one), security, and crime. He lives in Rock Springs, Wyoming. On occassion, the sheriff is known to ask for his services. On more frequent occassions, the sheriff’s wife keeps trying to set him up with an unending line of women. But he doesn’t know if he’s ready for women. He doesn’t know if he’s ready for his nephew that his sister wants him to reform.
Then two old buddies from prison show up one night. They’ve got a girl with them. They need a place to stay. But it’s clear the girl isn’t there of her own accord. He figures they’re either holding her for ransom or blackmail. He’s not sure which. He knows these boys are connected to some bad men. Then his nephew breaks her free. The excons get in their car and chase after her. Leon gets in his car and chases after them. And soon he finds himself in the middle of something bigger than he could imagine.
Or something like that. I should have the chapter outline ready to go as soon as I finish Curse. I can’t wait to write it.
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All look good. But on the ‘Bad Penny’ one, I would put your name in place of Bad Penny, and remove the name above. Right now looks too much like a book.
So, just a red background, your name in the Bad Penny font, plus the bullet holes, of course.
Thanks, Rick. That was actually the intent, so it’s good to know it’s working as intended. But I kind of like your idea too. We’ll have to mess around with it.
Odd thought, but either twist or perhaps slant the book cover, so it looks as if the book is sliding into or off the business card?
You mean on the Bad Penny one? That’s an interesting design to try