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Hey, folks. If you’re on Twitter, and you’re at all interested, I’ll be participating in a chat on fantasy and world-building tomorrow (Thursday) at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central. Said chat will be organized/moderated by the folks at Book Country, and also includes urban fantasy writer Anton Strout.

If you want to follow along, use the #bookcountry hash tag. Hope to see some of you there. 🙂

I’ve decided to make a chunk of The Goblin Corps available for your perusal, absolutely free.

At the moment, it’s only available through the Goblin Corps Facebook page. (And if you haven’t joined it yet, you should go do that. RIGHT NOW!) I realize this leaves out those of you don’t use FB, but fret not. This is just a bit of an advance peak for people on that page. I’ll be making the excerpt available to everyone else in the very near future. 🙂

And this is no wussy little 10-page teaser, oh, no. I’m offering the entirety of the prologue and chapter one–about 74 pages-worth. So get to readin’!

Hey, guys. Hope those of you who celebrate it had a great holiday weekend. (Those of you who don’t celebrate are welcome to have had a great weekend, too. 😉 )

So, a number of things. First off, I don’t have a schedule yet, but I will be attending both ArmadilloCon and Dragon*Con this year. More when I know it, but I hope to see some of you there.

Second, the latest "Take Five" entry over at Suvudu–a series in which writers discuss five (hopefully) interesting facts or details about their work–is about The Goblin Corps. If you’re interested in learning more about the book, you can do so by clicking here.

And speaking of The Goblin Corps, there’s a new Goblin Corpse Facebook page, hosted by Cræosh. There’s not a lot there yet, but by all means, if you’re an FB user, join up. I’ll be posting more stuff there as time goes on.

Also, check out this awesome Goblin Corps recruitment poster, courtesy of the esteemed Claudio Pozas. If there’s enough interest, I may well make this available for purchase as a poster and/or tee-shirt. Any takers?

Finally, I’d like to try something new on my blog. It’s called "Ask the Author," and if there’s enough interest, I may make it a recurring feature. Take a look here, and if you like the idea, ask away. 🙂

And I think that’s it for genuine news. In more vague terms, I should have some pretty interesting info in the near future, involving some future projects (original and tie-in), but I can’t go into ’em yet. Soon, my precious…

Okay, as mentioned previously, I should be in Houston this coming weekend for Comicpalooza. (So will a bunch of much cooler people, too.) For those who are interested, I have my tentative schedule–subject, as always, to alterations, changes, and additions.

Friday

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Author signing, at the Blue Willow booth.

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM: Writing for Publication Panel (room 310 A), along with Ethan Rose and Steven Brust(!!).

Saturday

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Author signing, at the Blue Willow booth.

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: From Idea to Story Panel (room 320 F), along with Christopher Dunbar, Heather Dunbar, and Joe R. Lansdale(!!).

Sunday

Either 12:oo PM to 1:00 PM or 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM; I’m actually not certain which 😳 : Author signing, at the Blue Willow booth, along with Steven Brust.

Miscellaneous

I think I’ll be playing in one of the Ashes of Athas Dark Sun games, but I’m not sure when or which one. More details on this–and, as I said, potential changes/additions to the above schedule–as I learn of them.

I’m told that the book vendors at the con should have The Conqueror’s Shadow and The Warlord’s Legacy available, if you want to pick them up there and get ’em signed. (And of course, if you already have a copy–of those or anything else I’ve worked on–I’m happy to sign those, too.) I hope to see some (a lot) of you there.

If you’ve been waiting for the mass market paperback printing of The Warlord’s Legacy… Well, you’ve still got a while to wait, but you can at least preorder it now. 🙂 Amazon now has the mmpb option up for order, and the other major vendors shouldn’t be far behind.

Human Tales, an anthology of short stories inverting the normal "tricky fey, innocent human" trope of fairy tales, is now available. My own short story, "Tithe," appears in the book, and in fact represents my first short story sale to a non-RPG company. 🙂 But don’t feel you have to buy the book just for me; there’s some great stuff in there.

Also, I have new cover art to share! Presenting the cover to Thief’s Covenant, as illustrated by the spectacular Jason Chan:

I’m quite happy with how this turned out, and I’m looking forward to working with Jason again in the future. 😀