Writing Advice Update: Ebooks
February 09, 2012
Traditional publishing or self-publishing? What’s a writer to do?
Go HERE to read my thoughts on Michael Sullivan, the Yukon gold rush, and the ebook revolution.
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Brent Weeks & Gail Z. Martin Talk Books
February 01, 2012
Many thanks to Gail Z. Martin, fellow Orbit author and host of Ghost in the Machine for inviting me on for a brief interview. We talked about editing, turnaround time, and deadlines!
Go HERE to download the 20-minute podcast, or HERE to listen instantly.
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10 Epicly ConFused Authors Play D&D
January 25, 2012
I’ve been promising Aidan Moher of A Dribble of Ink that I would do a guest blog for him for about 6 months. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), I try to put my novel writing first. So in the press to get The Blinding Knife in by deadline, I haven’t even had a day to spare. But Epic ConFusion in Michigan, that I just attended courtesy of Subterranean Press, gave me both the time and the topic.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the height of nostalgic geekery: my mostly accurate account of a D&D game played with Pat Rothfuss, Peter V. Brett, Joe Abercrombie, Myke Cole, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear, Saladin Ahmed, Jay Lake, and Jim C. Hines over at A Dribble of Ink.
Myke Cole also did a quick roundup of the weekend HERE. Joe Abercrombie’s take is HERE. And an apology to Jim Hines for misspelling Du’ud as D’ude. My orcish is horrible.
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New Interview!
January 19, 2012
The Geek of Oz has just posted a new interview with yours truly — I let slip a few details about The Blinding Knife, the sources of my snarky humor, and even a few words about the possibility of a Night Angel movie. Check it out HERE.
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A Free Autographed Copy of The Black Prism
January 18, 2012
You read that right. There’s a free autographed copy of The Black Prism available over at ComicsOnline.com. Go HERE for more details.
And thanks to Brenda for making this happen!
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Cons, Internettery, and Updates
January 17, 2012
One last reminder that I will be in Michigan at Epic ConFusion this coming weekend! Check out this line-up of authors: Peter V. Brett, Pat Rothfuss, Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, Myke Cole, Robin Hobb, Saladin Ahmed, Jim C. Hines, Elizabeth Bear and more who I hope don’t feel slighted that I didn’t mention them. My bad memory, not your lack of cool! There will be pistols. There will be D&D. There will be egos. There will be alcohol. If not all of us come out of it, well… I’m still convinced this is going to be the most fun I’ve had at a convention since I met George R.R. Martin.
Oh! And speaking of George R.R. Martin (see that nifty segue, folks? That’s how a pro does it! A pro, I tell ya.), io9 just put together a top-10 list: 10 Great Fantasy Series to Read While You’re Waiting for George R.R. Martin’s Next Book. It’s a humorous list, and there are some great books on there. Definitely worth checking out. (Although a series finale spoiler for my book? Really? Totally necessary? Ah well, I appreciate the exposure, and the surprisingly low level of snark! h/t)
Elsewhere on the interwebs, I did an interview with the print magazine Fantastique Unfettered. (Print, mama, print. That means I’m a real boy!) You can order the magazine HERE or HERE.
Updates: I’ve just handed in the manuscript of The Blinding Knife, which means we are on schedule for an early September publication date in all major English markets. (The exact date will be determined by my publisher, but everything looks good.) And I have started the third (and I’m really hoping final) book of Lightbringer, tentatively titled The Blood Mirror. I’ve been fighting all the way to try to keep this a trilogy, from my very first outline. And I think I have it wrestled down to three books — yet strangely, each of these books is really, really long!
I’m also working on my appearance schedule, both in the US and elsewhere. I can’t announce anything yet, but I think I’m going to be doing a fair amount of travel this year.
Oh! And before I forget again, I also wrote this opinion piece for SciFi Now (also a print magazine!), on fan expectations and author obligations. The internet version of that article is HERE. Watch how deftly I tempt the wrath of the rabid fans, while actually being completely measured and inoffensive. When one walks among giants, such as Neil and George, one should take care that he not get stepped on! See, it all comes back to George.
And that, folks, is how a pro does it.
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Night Angel Omnibus — Coming Soon!
January 10, 2012
I’m delighted to announce the The Night Angel omnibus, coming in trade paperback from Orbit in April.
You can go here for some thoughts from Kirk Benshoff, the cover designer, and here, here, or here to pre-order. The omnibus will also feature a deleted chapter, an extensive glossary and a character list.
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“I Want You to Hit Me” – Writing Advice: Fight Scenes
January 05, 2012
(Note: the above video, like a lot of real fighting, contains an obscenity. You can stop it at 00:07 and still get the point.)
Just go here to learn everything you could possibly ever want to know. This post will turn you into the Mike Tyson of fantasy writing scenes! Or not. Either way, watch your ears.
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Amazing Night Angel Art
January 03, 2012
Just wanted to share some awesome art I commissioned from the talented Nicholas Stohlman for the Weeks family Christmas cards this year. Now that the bulk of those have hopefully arrived *cough, cough*, I can’t hold off sharing any longer.
(Click to embiggen)
Nicholas Stohlman has a webpage here, and you can like his Facebook page here. Check it out!
(My previously scheduled monthly Writing Advice post will be up on Thursday.)
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Discounted E-Books!
December 28, 2011
Did you break down and buy a Nook? Finally receive a Kindle for Christmas? Or just hoping to get an e-reader version of The Black Prism, even though you already own a hardcopy?
Good news! Orbit is offering a New Year’s E-Book Deal on The Black Prism. That’s right, The Black Prism is now available for just $2.99 on e-readers in the U.S. from now until January 31, 2012.
If you’re in the U.K., we haven’t left you out! The Black Prism is available for just £1.99, though that offer is only good until 6 January, so you’ll want to buy your book sooner rather than later.
For U.S. readers, you can download your copy of The Black Prism for the Kindle, the Nook, Kobo, Sony E-Reader and Google Books. Or go here for a complete list of all e-book retailers that are offering the deal. (All these retailers should include the discount now or very soon.)
For U.K. readers, check out Amazon UK; the other retailers should have the same price soon, if they don’t already (Waterstone’s, WH Smith, etc.).
Enjoy!
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