Two years ago yesterday my novel of music and magic, Evolution Device was published. Two years ago tomorrow, it was a Big Idea. THE BIG IDEA is a regular feature on Whatever, the blog of multi-award winning science fiction author John Scalzi. It features essays by authors about the ideas behind the writing… Continue reading
The title for this post is from the title of a song by Jimmy Page and David Coverdale, Whisper a Prayer for the Dying. As far as I can tell, it’s the only song Jimmy Page has ever done that is any kind of political statement, but it’s a powerful… Continue reading
· Thing #1 Yes, it is still winter I suppose I could stop right there. I mean, look at the calendar. It’s February, fer cryin’ out loud. But… but… Farmer’s Almanac says we’re past the middle of winter, which point is not the same as Groundhog Day but close enough…. Continue reading
Back in 2012 when I hit a bit of a writer’s block for the novel I was working on — the one that would become Evolution Device (fondly nicknamed EvoDev) — I started fooling around with ideas for the cover. I knew that publishers don’t generally give authors much say… Continue reading
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