Here's a quick bit of news that might constitute the shortest post I've ever written. I'll be participating in a AMA (that's Ask-Me-Anything) over on Reddit/fantasy this Thursday, November 30, 9 am to 5 pm Pacific time! Here's the link: https://reddit.com/r/fantasy
Month: November 2017
Writing Ranks, Justice League
When I set out to dive into military-themed SF with my Sikander North books, one of the obstacles that I really didn’t anticipate was the sheer murkiness of naval ranks and forms of address. If someone’s in command of a ship, he or she is the captain. But there’s a rank called commander and there’s …
Release Week Essays
It's finally here! This is release week for Valiant Dust, the moment when a couple of years of work (well, off and on, a month here and a couple of months there) sallies forth to meet the reading public. Naturally, I've been doing what I can to talk up my new book in various articles and formats …
Warp Drive in Breaker of Empires
Remember when I said I'd explore a few of the world-building assumptions of my Sikander North stories? Well, here's a big one: In the 31st century, humans have a FTL (faster-than-light) drive, so we can zip from one star system to another in a matter of days or weeks. Let's be clear: As far as …
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