Huffington Post is my #2 news go-to site. The first, of course, is The Daily Show. So obviously, I’m pretty chuffed that The Lives of Tao received a review on their Books site. You can read it HERE!

My friend Matt Forbeck tapped me to join in the Next Big Thing blog tour. Now, to be honest, I’m a slacker. Laura Lam had tapped me four or so months ago. And I slacked. And slacked. I am a terrible human … Continue reading →

It all started with an expensive email. Wait, let me back track. I’m sure the Great Angry Robots Open submission of 2011 is old news now. But in case you don’t follow their every spoken word (like I do), here’s … Continue reading →

Writing is a pretty solitary career. Unlike many other fields, an author can literally go through their entire career without actually having to talk to anyone. My first two manuscripts were written in coffee shops all over Chicago by my … Continue reading →

I don’t usually read historical fiction or horror. So when an advanced copy of CARPATHIA by Matt Forbeck landed on my kindle, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But by the next morning, after barely sleeping a wink, I can … Continue reading →

My editor at Famous Monsters Of Filmland just sent me this a few minutes ago. It was a submission letter that Stephen King at the tender age of 14 sent to the editor of Spacemen Magazine. The editor, Forrest Ackerman,  at first rejected … Continue reading →