A few days ago, Neil Clarke released demographic information from a survey he took (which I then used to create this little discussion, along with a few comments). He’s now released the first wave of results. It’s interesting to see what he’s doing–I’m especially intrigued by the break-out of authors’ influences. You should look at […]
Read More ...Author Archive: Ron Collins
Epic Fantasy Bundle – Power to the Readers
So, the Epic Fantasy Bundle that Glamour of the God-Touched has been included in has been active for a couple days. It’s the first time that I’ve been involved in this kind of bundle, and I think the process is interesting as all get-out and a total blast to be a part of. Since I […]
Read More ...For the locals…
I should note that “5 Days in May” is available in print at Viewpoint, so you can save the shipping costs and support your independent book seller at the same time!
Read More ...Epic Fantasy bundle!
I’m pleased to note that Glamour of the God-Touched, the first novella of the Saga of the God-Touched series is now available in an Epic Story Bundle with twelve other works. This is a really cool approach, and is available for only a limited time (22 days at this writing!). Check it out. The bundle […]
Read More ...Neil Clarke’s SF/F writer demographics
I am one of the 944 writers who voluntarily participated in a survey Neil Clarke (editor of Clarkesworld) is in the process of taking. He won’t release the full information for another week or so (which I can’t wait to see), but a few days back he gave some demographic numbers. These are spare bits, […]
Read More ...Release Day!
I’m very pleased to report that the collection of the Saga of the God-Touched Mage novellas has now passed its final gate! That’s right–the omnibus collection of all eight novellas is available (complete with Rachel Carpenter’s latest cover work!). If you’ve been waiting these many months for this moment: now is the time! The entire […]
Read More ...Rongo Award #3 goes to Kat Howard…
I’m dreadfully tardy in pushing my Rongo Award agenda. Sorry about that. To remind folks, the Rongo’s are my own personal attempt to deal with the weirdness that’s been caused by the various forms of puppies and their push on the Hugos (which are kind of like the People’s Choice Awards, only limited to those […]
Read More ...Learning something: Raymond Carver
As I’ve mentioned before, I spend lunchtime learning. I listen to podcasts or watch videos or do something that’s related to getting better as a writer by learning from others. I suggest it to anyone, and in any field. (When I worked in corporate America, I often listened to business history and behavioral sciences things […]
Read More ...Is this cool, or what?
So, this morning I have a lot of things to do. Yes, it’s busy being a self-employed writer, though it’s hard to explain how this is all the time. Among the things on my “To Do” list was to go through the galley proof copies of a future issue of Galaxy’s Edge, which will include […]
Read More ...Kobo discount on SGTM (Vol 1-4)
In my apparently never-ending endeavor to bury the blog in self-promotional fiddle-faddle, I should note that, if you’ve been waiting breathlessly for a deal on the Saga of the God-Touched Mage bundles, now’s your time. For only through Monday (5/18), you can get a special 35% discount on volumes 1-4. Kobo Link Here Promo Code: […]
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