Author and Editor (one of the best out there) Dario Ciriello wrote a nice guest post on the Hugo-nominated Castalia House blog this morning on writing advice: The push to force everyone into a one-size-fits-all template began in Hollywood and is now rampant in the publishing industry. Don’t get me wrong: there are plenty of […]
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How To Win (Or What I Learned From The French Open and Rafael Nadal)
I was talking with my dad this morning about the French Open tennis tournament. Before I lose you with sports talk, this is a great metaphor for life that I think is worth your time, so stay with me. One of the tennis greats is Rafael Nadal, who had a stellar early career, and in […]
For Steam And Country — The Song!
I am not sure it’s going to ever get much cooler than this, even when the book comes out. A wonderful person by the name of Ben Zwycky came to me a few weeks ago and told me he’d written lyrics based on my work (Ben also did some copyediting/proofreading on the book, thank you […]
The Right Geek Podcast Interview
My apologies for not posting this link when it was live but today I was on The Right Geek podcast talking For Steam And Country, Star Realms as well as their respective genres. It was fun times. Enjoy:
#SteampunkMonth Retro Review: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
I had originally thought that this would a short read, something quick that I could get into and show its influence on the streampunk genre, as in steampunk communities, this book is talked about regularly. I’d considered it proto-steampunk from my loose memory of it as a child. Perhaps its due to its attitude, just […]
#Steampunk Month Guest Post: Author J.M. Anjewierden
This marks the first time I’ve ever had a guest post on my blog. Not sure how often I’ll do it but I saw that J.M. here had a really awesome Steampunk novel released this week, and invited him to come talk about his release a little bit. The book is Penny Dreadful and the […]
The File 770 Crowd Loves Me, Quite Literally
I’m actually pretty thrilled that Mike Glyer‘s crew over at File 770 has such incredible obsession with me. I don’t know any of these people in person, have barely talked to any of them if at all, except Mike proper, so it’s really flattering to say the least. Last week, I got a creepy poem […]
Behavioral Observations In Science Fiction
Now, I’ve been active in this scene for a long time. Been hanging around big name authors since about 2010, been reading since the 90s, so I think I have a good sample size of the general landscape, and how people react. Here’s the truth: There’s two groups, the old guard burnout mentality, and the […]
For Steam And Country – Now On Goodreads
Exciting news, fam! I would appreciate if you’d take a little bit of time for the below. There is a pre-order link there but please DON’T buy the book now. Amazon’s algorithm doesn’t count preorders toward day one sales. Wait for the June 15th release so we can get all of the Amazon rankings in […]
#SteampunkMonth On Naming Conventions
Already I’m seeing a small divide in the reviewers of For Steam And Country, and it has to do with the naming conventions. It’s a small thing, but it could lead to be a big thing if all goes well. I figured it’d be fun to talk about before the release (9 days to go!). […]
#Steampunk Month: Anime Rewatch – Last Exile Eps 1-3
Steampunk has been a concept that’s cropped up in a lot of Anime, some of which I’ll talk about more of this month — but Anime is a medium that’s allowed retro-futurist tech to flourish in their concepts, as they don’t have the same American need for “hard” science fiction or fantasy delineations, often making […]
The Last Crusade: Go Forth And Trust In God
One of the hardest things to do is trust in God. There’s always a doubt about what you’re going to do, but that doubt is seeded, and it’s something intentional to keep you from enacting God’s will. A lot of the time you’ll have this nagging sense in the back of your head: I need […]
