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Geist

Needing the Order

August 21, 2010

I’ve been working hard of the site Books of the Order which is where I am putting all Geist related content You can subscribe right here so you don’t miss out- especially for the release of Chronicles of the Order. This short story podcast is turning out to be such fun, with writers such as [...]

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Beginning a world tour, mostly from home. For now.

August 17, 2010

Just over two months out until the release of Geist, and I am beginning to gear up. First off, you will find me at WorldCon in Melbourne. This is my first experience at a big literary con, and I am really excited to get into it. I know that Gail Carriger, Mur Lafferty, Dr. John [...]

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A call to arms

August 9, 2010

The characteristics of the New Zealander are not naturally attuned to marketing. We are more bent towards egalitarianism, which is nice, but it also means ‘tooting your own horn’ is not generally looked upon as a good thing. However in all my years podcasting, and with the example of those that have gone before me [...]

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Art and Fun

May 26, 2010

You know I love the cover Jason Chan did for Geist. I know the people at Ace love it too. Jason is an amazingly talented artist, so having him bring Sorcha and the Rossin to life was just wonderful to me. So I encouraged him to make the print available, and he has! I have [...]

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A dream made real

March 9, 2010

Writing is hard- make not bones about that. There’s the long hours, the editing, the rejections.. it’s not something that is for the faint of heart. Yet it can also be tremendously rewarding. Then those are those moments which shine. Today I had one of those moments. It came when I opened an email from [...]

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Fix a date

May 15, 2009

Well if I thought it was all just a mad dream, here is evidence that I am not. From May 2009 edition of Locus confirmation that the Ace deal is a go. So I sent the contract by fast plane to New York, and now I have a date of publication. Geist will be out [...]

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Celebrate good times!

April 15, 2009

It’s been a long time coming, and it’s something I will have to get used to- but it has happened. After ebooks, small presses, and riding the wave of podcasting- I can finally tell you all. I have reached that thing that I have been dreaming of for over a decade of active writing. Yes, [...]

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A Geist Story

April 6, 2009

The story I wrote, Geist is top of mind at the moment. This is the tale that I was motivated to write after my visit to America in 2007, when I got to rub shoulders with some of the most creative people I know- in both the writing and podcasting world. Then a social media [...]

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