Covers Uncovered!
Over the weekend, while I was hanging out with a cadre of other Angry Robot authors and employees at CONvergence, the next big step in the roll out of my debut, THE ARK, took place. Over the last...
View ArticleGenCon is Coming. Here’s Where I’ll Be
After a couple of years away and in the run-up to the November release of THE ARK, I’ll once again be making the trek to Indianapolis to participate in the wonderful GenCon Writer’s Symposium. If...
View ArticleTHE ARK is Boarding!
Hey everyone. Well, here it is, the beginning of the self-promotion deluge. I’ll try to keep it to a dull roar. My debut, THE ARK, has just gone live for preorders. For those of you who aren’t neck...
View ArticleScott Walker: “God is Calling Me to Put a Democrat in the White House”
Yesterday afternoon, Wisconsin Governor and conservative icon Scott Walker launched his utterly doomed campaign for the Presidency of the United States. In a fundraising email sent out to supporters,...
View ArticleOn the Confederate Flag, Symbols, and Who Decides
The Confederate flag comes down in South Carolina 7/10/15 I had some quick thoughts about the Confederate flag controversy. I’ve heard a lot of otherwise reasonable and intelligent people claim that...
View ArticleTRIDENT’S FORGE is Ready for Preorder!
Hey folks! A couple of big bits of news today. The second book in the Children of a Dead Earth cycle, TRIDENT’S FORGE, is now available for preorder on Amazon. The release date of Feb 2nd is a little...
View ArticleOn the Hugos, Sad Puppies, GamerGate, Gay Marriage, Black Lives Matter, and...
“Okay,” you’re saying, “That’s the most click-baity title I’ve ever seen. He just stuffed it with hashtags.” Yeah, a little, but hear me out. It all comes together by the end, I promise. Over the...
View ArticleOne Final Thought on the Hugos
One final thought on the whole Sad/Rabid Puppies and Hugo affair. Over the last few years, we’ve seen an explosion of new Voter ID laws being pushed in the states, including my home of WI. The reasons...
View ArticleScott Walker frees Ghost of Joseph McCarthy from Bondage
Yesterday, the tortured soul of the late, disgraced U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy finally transcended into the afterlife, now that he is no longer the most embarrassing thing to come out of the state...
View ArticleOne Week Before THE ARK Launches!
Wow, okay, it’s starting to get real around here. If you’re new around these parts, my debut novel, THE ARK, is being published next Tuesday, November 3rd. It’s a murder-mystery set on a generation...
View ArticleT Minus Zero: THE ARK Launches!
It’s finally here. Release Day! Book Birthday! Whatever you want to call it, I woke up this morning as a published author. THE ARK is available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent...
View ArticleThe ACA and the Future of American Healthcare
Most of you know me as either an author, comedian, or some unholy hybrid of the two. But what a lot of you may not know is that since 2002, I’ve been a licensed Life and Health agent. For the majority...
View ArticleTHE ARK Promotional Round Up
Hello, everyone! It’s been almost two weeks since The Ark launched. Sales are going fairly well, but could always be better. Christmas is coming up, just saying’. Anyway, it’s been a really busy couple...
View ArticleOn Syrian Refugees and Gun Control
“But, but, but, we can’t let in any refugees because they might be hiding t-t-t-terrorists!” I’ve heard enough of this shit. Yeah, they might be. It’s very possible Daesh has tried to plant operatives...
View ArticleTerrorism and the Tricky Nature of Word Usage
Well, we’ve had another spectacularly awful week in American ethnic relations. On Saturday in Irving, Texas, already infamous for not knowing what a fucking clock looks like, gunman surrounded a...
View ArticleHow to Tackle Writing Your First Sequel
So, that plucky little sci-fi novel staring cybernetic vampire mermaids you slaved over for two years has, miraculously, found an agent, been sold to a publisher, rewritten, rewritten again, and...
View ArticleRepublicans and Terrorists and Guns! Oh My!
Last week, the GOP controlled Senate passed a bill that would repeal Obamacare, defund Planned Parenthood at the federal level, and defended the rights of suspected terrorists to continue buying guns....
View ArticleEconomy Crashes As Star Wars Gets All The Money
The U.S. economy was sent into a tailspin over the weekend as Star War: The Force Awakens soaked up every last dollar of available cash and credit in the country, thanks to millions of rabid fans...
View ArticleWhen Writing and Comedy Collide
“So, are you an author, or a comic?” It’s a question I’m asked surprisingly frequently, from both sides of my professional life. For anyone who hasn’t come across me yet, I’m both a sci-fi author as...
View ArticleI Wasn’t a David Bowie Fan Until He Died
I may be the only person today to admit that I wasn’t a huge David Bowie fan. Not that I disliked his work, I just never really sought it out. I’ve heard many of the songs, I’m sure. I’d seen him crop...
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