Seventeen weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and the revision process is about to kick into high gear. Progress: Tomorrow, I’m heading into the Privateer Press offices to discuss revision notes on Aftershock with publications director Mike Ryan and the continuity… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 17 Update”
Sixteen weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and here’s the lay of the land. Progress: The first draft is still under review with the editors at Privateer Press, but as I hinted at last week, I have not be sitting here… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 16 Update”
Week fifteen! Here’s the update on Acts of War: Aftershock. Progress: I haven’t been idle while waiting for Privateer Press to review the first draft of Acts of War: Aftershock. In fact, I managed to write another 3,000 words in the form of a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 15 Update”
Week fourteen has come and gone, and here’s your weekly update on Acts of War: Aftershock. Progress: The first draft is still under review with Privateer Press, but this is not unusual for a couple or reasons. First, it’s a big book that a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 14 Update”
Week two is in the books, and the first draft of Acts of War II is coming along. Here’s my writing report card for the week. If you missed last week’s update, you can find that right here. Progress: I wrote 12,021 words for… Continue Reading “Writing Acts of War II – Week 2 Update”
One of my many hobbies is HEMA, or historical European martial arts, wherein folks study various fighting manuals from the medieval and renaissance periods and attempt to recreate these martial disciplines as accurately as possible. Once you swing a sword the way it’s meant… Continue Reading “Fightin’ Fiction: 5 Melee Myths”
I have a new Iron Kingdoms story in the July issue of No Quarter magazine from Privateer Press. The story is part of a loosely connected series I’ve been writing off and an for the last five years about a misfit bunch of dwarves, or Rhulfolk, who… Continue Reading “Iron Kingdoms Freebie: Wayward Fortunes”
In the hierarchy of “good” rejections, the referral rejection has got to be near the top. What is it? It’s a personal note from an editor often telling you why they didn’t accept your story and then referring you to another market that might.… Continue Reading “Rejection Letter Rundown: The Referral Rejection”