I had some ephemerides; they came to me one day As classic two-line elements; I thought them here to stay. We met each other’s needs with sympathetic reciprocity While cheerfully extracting time, position, and velocity. Their charming eccentricities were known on every side. Their propagating following was wonderfully wide. Our pastor even praised their inclination…

For an author, customer reviews are like gold.  The more people review our books on Amazon (or Goodreads, Audible, etc.), the more likely customers are to take the book seriously, and — even more importantly — the more Amazon’s AI bots will promote the book and combine it with others.  (“People who bought X also…

THE GENIUS PLAGUE is out!  I’m delighted to finally bring this book to all of you that I’ve had only in my head for so long.  I’m really pleased with this one.  If you want to know what it’s about, I think the best description of it is what I wrote on John Scalzi’s blog….

Only three days left before the Plague starts spreading across the nation!  If you can’t wait that long, however, you can start reading right now.  I just posted an excerpt of the novel. “A page-turner of the highest order.” —Kirkus Reviews “Original and frightening.” —Publishers Weekly “Beautifully done.” —Mira Grant, New York Times–bestselling author of Feed “A triumph from…

I had a great time at the Escape Velocity convention in downtown Washington D.C. this weekend. I got to chat with Joe Haldeman for half an hour and then be on a panel with him (about Drones, AI, and Military SF). He was articulate, insightful, and brought a perspective to the topic of having fought…

It looks like the SUPERPOSITION television series possibility is not quite dead yet. The big company that bought the option originally officially invested in it for a while, but ultimately decided not to renew let the rights revert to me.  However, the screenwriter who was working on the show (Harley Peyton, who was a principal…

All my books have audio versions available, which is a delight to me, since I love listening to audio books.  So far, however, I’ve had no input on who the reader is or any aspect of the performance.  For my new book coming in October, THE GENIUS PLAGUE, however, I’ve had the privilege of being…

The publishing process is a long one, but it’s moving forward on schedule for THE GENIUS PLAGUE. We’re in the copyediting process right now, which addresses the details of punctuation and grammar and the consistency of details to make sure everything is perfect. (It’s amazing what an eye for detail copyeditors have!) Advance review copies…

THE GENIUS PLAGUE doesn’t come out until October, but I’ve just finished writing a new novel (yes, another one!), and I’m excited about it, so I’m going to talk about it anyway, even though it will be a while before it comes out.  (The traditional publishing business is slow.)  THREE LAWS LETHAL is a novel…

I haven’t said a whole lot yet about my new book, THE GENIUS PLAGUE, which is coming out on October 3. My publisher’s marketing department asked me to list the major topics or themes that this book covers, so they know how to market it. This is what I told them. THE GENIUS PLAGUE is…

I traveled to Thailand last month for my day job, and many people asked my wife, “Oh, is he there because of his books?”  We laughed and said no, he never travels overseas because of his books.  Well, never say never… No sooner was I home from Thailand when I received an invitation to attend…