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Category Archives: Appearances
Two Posts Up at Familiar Sites
The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour takes me back to familiar ground today. I have two posts up. The first, my usual Monday Magical Words post, can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, kids, Novels, parenting, Publicity, Publishing, Reading, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged creativity, how to write, ideas, magical words, reading, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, writing
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The THIEFTAKER Signing Tour Post-Mortem
Fourteen days, ten cities (well, okay, some of them were towns), 2,930 miles, seven signings, a class on writing taught at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, a business lunch in New York City followed by drop-ins at a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Family, food, Friendship, Fun, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Writing Life
Tagged friendship, publicity, publishing, publishing business, signings, Thieftaker
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THIEFTAKER Blog Tour Stops Today at SFSignal!
After a few days off for travel and signings, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour resumes today with a Q&A at @sfsignal with my friend @bbeaulieu Bradley Beaulieu. Check it out and join the conversation. Just beware of John DeNardo’s Pat … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Bradley Beaulieu, history, John DeNardo, promotion, publicity, publishing business, SFSignal, Thieftaker, urban fantasy, writing
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THIEFTAKER Blog Tour Installments Today
Today’s Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour installments include a post I’ve written for the blog of my good friend Lynn Flewelling, author of the Nightrunner books and the Tamir Trilogy. The post is about how I chose 1760s Boston as … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged appearances, blog tour, interview, Lynn Flewelling, promotion, publicity, publishing, publishing business, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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THIEFTAKER on Scalzi’s Big Idea!!
Today is a very special day on the Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour. I am posting today on John Scalzi’s “The Big Idea,” blog. This is a wonderful opportunity for me, and I hope you will visit john’s site and … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, History, Mystery, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged appearances, John Scalzi, promotion, publicity, publishing, publishing business, The Big Idea, Thieftaker
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Blog Tour and Signing Tour Updates!
The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour takes me across the pond today to the blog of my good friend and fellow Magical Words contributor C. E. Murphy, who lives in Ireland. Catie and I had lots of fun working on … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, travel, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged appearances, C.E. Murphy, promotion, publicity, publishing business, signing, Thieftaker
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THIEFTAKER Blog Tour Resumes and Signing Tour Rolls On
The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour resumes today, after a one day hiatus during which I began the THIEFTAKER 2012 Signing Tour with the first leg of my drive to Albany, NY (596 miles). But I digress… Today I have … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged All Things Urban Fantasy, appearances, giveaway, history, promotion, publicity, publishing business, Thieftaker, urban fantasy, writing, writing life
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Visiting Today with Kate Elliott and Faith Hunter!
Hope all of you had a great Fourth of July; I know I did. A parade, grilled dinner with good friends, fireworks. And a very successful book signing in my home town. Today, I am back to the Blog Tour … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Fantasy, Fun, History, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Research, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged appearacnes, Faith Hunter, Kate Elliott, magical words, promotion, publicity, publishing business, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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Today is Release Day for THIEFTAKER!!
To quote Rabbit from Winnie-the-Pooh, “Today’s the day!!!” THIEFTAKER is officially out and ready for purchase in hardcover and ebook format at all bricks-and-mortar and online booksellers. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and I’m pretty excited!! To … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, History, Mystery, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged fantasy, history, Mary Robinette Kowal, mystery, promotion, publicity, publishing business, Stuart Jaffe, Thieftaker, urban fantasy, writing, writing life
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Today On the THIEFTAKER Blog Tour!
The day before the long-awaited release of THIEFTAKER, the Summer 2012 Blog Tour stops at the blog of SFNovelist friend and fellow Tor writer Alyx Dellamonica. My post there is about the magic system I’ve created for the Thieftaker universe. … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Business of publishing, Friendship, Novels, Publicity, Publishing, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged magic, promotion, publicity, publishing business, SFNovelists, Thieftaker, writing, writing life
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