I'll be representing Apex at the Breaking the World book launch party this weekend in Indianapolis. THE DETAILS: Indy Reads Books, 6-8pm 911 Massachusetts Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/156177081757753/ I love the idea of throwing a celebration for a book launch. By any measure, writing a novel is no small ordeal. And…
Publishing Your Friends
With the release of Jerry Gordon's Breaking the World, someone online asked me in private if I was ever given shit for publishing my friends. tl;dr -- Rarely. I've been rather fortunate when it came to people I met when I entered the publishing business. Often, those early friends turn into your good friends for…
Plans for the rest of 2018
Hi. It's been a few minutes since I last posted. When I started this website, blogs were all the rage. All the cool people in the business wrote online journals. The Man of the People--John Scalzi--helped build a nice following with his. Chuck Wendig fights for the Side of Good on his and earned a…
Lexington Legendary Book Bash
I'll be taking part in the first annual Lexington Legendary Book Bash. Apex will have a couple of tables and several of our authors will be in attendance signing (Shawn Pryor, Justin Stewart, Tressa Bowling, Mari Adkins, and me). Where: Hilton Lexington Suites (adjacent to Joseph-Beth Booksellers) When: 10am - 4pm Here's a Facebook event…
Guest on The Horror Show with Brian Keene
A couple weeks back, I made the drive from Lexington, KY to the far reaches of eastern PA to visit Brian Keene's studio where he interviewed me for his popular podcast (The Horror Show with Brian Keene). Okay, so I drove up there to enjoy fellowship, booze, and to hang out with several Apex authors…
Free Coffee, Compliments of the Telford Nature Explorers of Washington
I have a new story (my first in a long while) over at Speculate! magazine titled "Free Coffee, Courtesy of the Telford Nature Explorers of Washington." Read it here. Recently, I learned that some states have rest stops where charity organizations setup tables and offer free coffee to weary travelers. Ever suspicious of random acts…
Black Hole Sun
"Times are gone for honest men." The man who wrote and sung that lyric has died. Chris Cornell is probably most famous for fronting the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. He also had success as a solo artist and leading Audioslave (with the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine). Cornell had incredible vocal range and…
3rd Annual Sapiens Plurum Short Fiction Contest
3rd annual Sapiens Plurum short fiction contest. Free entry. Theme "the future of humanity." 1500-3000 words. Deadline May 27th. 1st: $1000; 2nd: $500; 3rd: $300 Rules & Info: http://sapiensplurum.org/fiction-contests.html Past winners include Richard William Larson and Hannah Ruth Krieger. Full Disclosure: I'm on the board of directors of this organization. I do help judge submissions,…
Apex Magazine subscription drive
It's the last day of the drive. We're sitting at $5275. A solid number. The goal is $10000 to achieve all I want to do for the zine for our readers and writers over the next 12 months. You can support the zine for as little as $3. Some amazing rewards remain: original signed manuscripts…
Books in Progress Conference
I am leading a writing SF/F/H breakout session at this year's Books in Progress conference here in Lexington. This is one of (if not) the largest professional writing conferences in the state. It's tailored for the literary crowd, though this year they're sneaking some genre into the fun (yay!). My breakout session is planned for…
