Despite a concerted high school-style effort to get people to shun me by the Mean Girls club, I hit 1,500 followers of Twitter today. I like round numbers, so I’m going to celebrate by giving away a free advance copy of my forthcoming novella, Gravity Of The Game! Made it! Thank you everyone for following […]
Writing
Gravity Of The Game Novella – Cover Reveal
If you were watching social media last night you may have noticed the cover reveal of my forthcoming novella, Gravity Of The Game. Commissioner Hideki Ichiro is planning a field of dreams on the moon. The World Baseball League has been in decline for decades, about to reach disastrous proportions. To survive, the game of […]
What Makes Great Sci-Fi Tv?
My hands are a bit sore because I’m cranking away at a novel, so I did a periscope rather than a couple thousand words on the topic. This stems from a Facebook discussion I had yesterday where I said both Farscape and Andromeda are better than Battlestar Galactica and Firefly. It stirred up a lot […]
For Steam And Country – Now on Kindle Unlimited
I had a great conversation with my publisher today and with the exciting news about the Dragon Award nomination for Star Realms: Rescue Run, we agreed it’d be a great thing to run a promotion for my other novel, For Steam And Country. If you haven’t checked it out, go do so! It’s extremely well […]
When They Make The Point Better Than You Can
Doctor Who. I don’t need to say more. You’re already triggered. So we’ll move on from there. I made a post on social media, a cheeky one out of amusement, that posited that Donald Glover should play Wonder Woman, and if anyone disagreed, they were by default racist and sexist. Nothing about the above BBC […]
30 Minute Author Interview Podcast
I was interviewed on this podcast and it was very fun. Talk abou Star Realms: Rescue Run and For Steam And Country, plus a chance to win a free ebook! http://www.leighgendarium.com/2017/07/12/episode-61-jon-del-arroz/
Geekchats: All Things Steampunk with Beth Cato!
Tomorrow, Tuesday June 11th at 12 PM PST, I have a very special guest on for Geekchats, author Beth Cato, famous for her Clockwork Dagger and Blood of Earth series, some of the best steampunk and alt-history around. We’re going to chat all things steampunk from tropes to alt-history to final fantasy and back again. […]
Drown The Cat – The Writer’s Guide For The #PulpRevolution
Doing a post on writing advice this morning reminded me of a new release this week, something that flies in the face of conventional “how to write” guides, focusing on dialing in the passion of a writer. Drown The Cat quite intentionally parodies the title of Save The Cat, the writing guide that so […]
On Writing: Character, Character, Character
I used to worry heavily about concepts, about extreme details about setting, worldbuilding, plot, and pacing. All of those things are nice, and when they come together, they can make for a fine book, but what differentiates a book most readers find good or even great, is having a relatable protagonist that people can care […]
Geek Gab: On The Books At 2 PM PST!
I’ll be on talking Indie vs. Trad Pub with Dragon Award winning author, Brian Niemeier. Tune in! I’m sure the both of us will have very nice things to say about the traditional publishing market/outlets/corporations.
Great Book Launch!
Thanks again to everyone who bought For Steam And Country. Please remember to review on Amazon and Goodreads — it’s most important to have reviews when people are looking at it, like now. Write to what you know, edit it later. It’s a promotional tool, that’s all reviews are for, don’t have to overthink it. […]
For Steam And Country Media Round Up
Release day has gone AMAZING! We’re already up to #1 hot release for Steampunk books, which just floors me. As it stands now it’s hovering around #4,000 on Amazon overall (big!) and #4 in Steampunk overall. Huge thanks to everyone who picked the book up. The book is here if you haven’t seen it. If […]
