Places to publish, literature to read

I don’t know if it’s just Jung’s collective unconscious or if we’re all slaves to social media, but I’ve noticed a trend lately in people posting lists of publishers. Like the “7 Chapbook Publishers” on Authors Publish, which includes the always-excellent Black Lawrence Press, my pal Maragret Bashaar’s Hyacinth Girl Press, and (best of all!)Continue reading “Places to publish, literature to read”

The correct way to pre-order a novel

Now that we’re less than a month away from the official release date for Hagridden, I’ve started getting questions about how to pre-order the book. Eventually, there will be a variety of ways to call shotgun on your copy of the novel, and when they’re available, you’ll find those at the novel’s website, HagriddenBook.com. ButContinue reading “The correct way to pre-order a novel”

Hagridden has a cover!

It’s here, gang! Hagridden has a cover! I love everything about this, including the stuff you can’t see, by which I mean the conversations between me and the publisher as we looked at drafts of this. But my favorite bit: the clean font + distressed look = exactly the right combination of the book’s literary seriousnessContinue reading “Hagridden has a cover!”

More literary news than you can read in a week

Man oh man. I’m looking at my web browser now and I have half a dozen tabs open just to stories about writing and publishing. And in my history, I’ve got almost a dozen more links I’ve visited in the past week or so. It’s been a busy time for literary news, is what I’mContinue reading “More literary news than you can read in a week”

A sneak preview of Hagridden

Apologies to people following me on Twitter or on my Facebook page, for whom this is repeated news. But my advance review copies of Hagridden came in the mail today. Please excuse me while I do a happy dance. It’s still the rough copy — it doesn’t yet have cover art, the blurbs are all stillContinue reading “A sneak preview of Hagridden

People die around the Jersey Devil — but at least there’s an afterlife

The June issue of Jersey Devil Press is live. And full of death. Seriously. Everything from sweet old ladies in hospice care to suicides and, ultimately, nuclear destruction. For our own good, of course. But don’t worry! You can still get cell phone reception in Heaven. Okay, so the news out of JDP looks a littleContinue reading “People die around the Jersey Devil — but at least there’s an afterlife”

The Jersey Devil is afraid of nothing!

The May issue of Jersey Devil Press is out, and it’s a pretty scary one. But that’s mostly because the whole issue deals in fear — phobias, to be specific. Arachnophobia, which I think we can all identify with. Unless you’re Gwen Stacy. And thanatophobia, for those of you not yet ready to quit thisContinue reading “The Jersey Devil is afraid of nothing!”

New publication

The new issue of Red Fez, one of the coolest literary magazines online, is out today, and I have a new story in it. It’s called “To Smoke the Hookahs,” and I think you’ll dig it. But don’t just check out my story; this whole issue is awesome, including more fiction, articles on everything from foodContinue reading “New publication”

The Jersey Devil has a special present for Mom and Dad

Folks, here’s the situation: the founding father and Grand Poobah of Jersey Devil Press, Eirik Gumeny, needs new lungs. Here’s the good news: Eirik’s on the shortlist for a transplant, and he’s within spitting distance of the hospital where they’ll do it once the lungs arrive. And his wife/JDP’s associate editor, Monica Rodriguez, is withContinue reading “The Jersey Devil has a special present for Mom and Dad”

2013: the year of all the awesome I could ever want

I’ve been looking over 2013 and thinking about my writing work, and folks, this has been one hell of a year. It started in the very first weeks of January, when I received — almost back-to-back — an offer from sunnyoutside press to publish my first book, Box Cutters, and an Oregon Literary Fellowship. BothContinue reading “2013: the year of all the awesome I could ever want”