My one day away from the children’s hospital this week just flashed by and now I find myself scrambling to blog before the madness begins again at 0500. Sigh. In any case, I’m very happy to report that there have been three published reviews of Spellbound, all of which I have summarized below. Romantic Times [...]
Read MoreDearly Beloved You Guys: So, I’m nearly halfway through my pediatrics rotation and loving it. The kids are, as to be expected, unbelievably cute. More on that later. Possibly much later. Now I’ve very excited to announce Spellbound’s book tour. This year it’s looking like I’ll be running up and down the left side of [...]
Read MoreDearly Beloved You Guys: By the time you read this, my week on the well-baby nursery will be afoot. Let’s hold the phone for a moment to think about well-babies. They’re cute. They pee and poop with abandon, and their physical findings are strange. Consider heart sounds. In the adult, the healthy human heart produces [...]
Read MoreLast year I was lucky enough to show of the world map for the Spellwright Trilogy. It was drawn by the brilliant Rhys Davies; if you’re into imaginary maps, you really should click through. Today, I’m very proud to show off a second Davies map. This one will run in Spellbound and provides detailed cartography [...]
Read MoreAs with all other posts about medicine, the following has been altered to remove any identifying information. **RING RING** Blake: Hello. Unnamed and Really Very Nice Hospital Administrator: Hello, is this Medical Student Blake Charlton? Blake: Yes. Admin: This is the hospital security department. We can’t process your photo ID request because you left “hair [...]
Read MoreDearly Beloved You People, Polls have opened for the David Gemmell awards in fantasy literature. If you’ve got two second to make two clicks, please hope over to the Morningstar Award for best debut fantasy and pick your favorite. I’m hoping you’ll vote for Spellwright but there are some amazing books on that list so [...]
Read MoreGentle (or Otherwise) Readers, This week I was very proud to see the cover for the UK edition of Spellbound debut over at The Speculative Scotsman. It’s a wonderful blog for SFF reviews and witty commentary on matters literary and cultural. In fact, given that I’m still working away in the hospital this month, why [...]
Read MoreThe following is a crosspost of my contribution to Mary Victoria’s “Writing Strong Women” series. Let me tell you the stories of three women. Or, to be more precise, the stories of a dead woman, a living girl, an imaginary girl. The dead woman’s story—as I witnessed it—starts when she was alive. It’s my first [...]
Read MoreThe Writers on the Verge series interviews the new faces in the fields of SFF. This one is a crosspost at Tor.com; click through to join the discussion there. Also check out past WotV interviews of Peter Orullian, Sam Sykes, Mary Victoria, and Saladin Ahmed. * * * As I’ve noted in past interviews, 2011 [...]
Read MoreDearly Beloved You All: As you might recall from this post, I’m very passionate about read-aloud fiction. For that reason, I’m especially proud to announce that the distinguished Escape Pod podcast has produced a performance of my novella, Endosymbiont. (If you’re a reader more than a listener you can read an online copy of the [...]
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