In The New Shetlander: Vernacular Abandon

The latest issue of The New Shetlander magazine contains my article, “Vernacular Abandon: Writing the Way We Speak.” I’m even mentioned in the Shetland News article about the current issue. This is an expansion of a blog post from January 2009 titled Are you William Faulkner? Check yes or no. Thanks to New Shetlander editorial committee member Mark Smith for … Read More

Resounding Adventures in Vintage Recording

I’ve learned this lesson many times in my life, but it keeps surprising me each time it happens: a subject in which I have no prior interest can become fascinating if it’s part of a well-told story. John Culshaw (1924-1980) was a producer with Decca Records in the late 1950s, specializing in their classical music division. This was an era … Read More

Guest blogging at Magical Musings

Today I’m guest-blogging at Magical Musings on finding the essential core quality for my vampire characters. Stop by and say hi!

Speaking with the vamp from Vamp

Since vampires don’t really exist, it’s impossible for me, as the author of a vampire novel (Blood Groove, available April 28, 2009 from Tor), to chat with one. But I can talk with the next best thing: an actor who plays a vampire. Kristin Forde portrays the heartbreaking vampire Angela in Ry Herman’s play Vamp, performed by StageQ and the … Read More

Bolling for vampires

Because I’m not a gamer, I don’t have a lot of interest in movies made from video games. In the rare case that I’ve seen one (such as the original Resident Evil film) what struck me most was the sheer arbitrariness of everything. Of course, that’s as much a function of sloppy storytelling as it is the source material, so … Read More

Eddie LaCrosse live!

There are a lot of thrills for an author when his first book is published: receiving the galleys, the ARCs, seeing the cover for the first time (and not hating it), getting reviews that seem to understand what you were trying to do. Now I’ve gotten my latest thrill, and it’s a doozy: Blackstone Audio presents (unabridged!) The Sword-Edged Blonde, … Read More

And the winner is…

The Squirrel Boy has drawn the name from the Darth Vader chalice, and the winner of the signed paperback ARC of The Sword-Edged Blonde (which includes a teaser chapter of the sequel, Burn Me Deadly), is… black-magdalene Please contact me, since your Blogger profile doesn’t have an e-mail. Thanks to everyone who entered, and watch for more contests closer to … Read More