Writing Update: Curse, trebuchets, CONduit, book industry, & Robinson Wells

As of 5 PM this last Saturday I have finished 15,000 words of the climax of Curse of a Dark God. I think I have another 10,000 to go and the book will be done. I’m so close to the end of this draft! So don’t let the progress bars fool you. The ending is coming together fabulously–lots of spectacle,

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Come say hello at CONduit this weekend

This Friday and Saturday, May 28-29 I’m going to be participating at CONduit (Utah’s longest-running and largest general science fiction and fantasy convention) again this year. It’s being held at the Radisson just east of the Gateway shopping center. Radisson Hotel 215 W. South Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (801) 531-7500 The list of authors

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CONduit report & some interesting numbers

CONduit is a conference for speculative fiction writers. This year’s conference was great. I was able to see and talk to a bunch of writer friends (Dave Wolverton, Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard & Sandra Tayler, Eric James Stone, Ami Chopine, Darren Egget, Skipper Ritchotte, Mette Harrison), make some new ones (Lee Modesitt, James Dashner, Julie Wright, Aprilynne

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Killer Story Workshop to be held at CONduit

I will conduct The 3 Things You Must Learn to Write Killer Stories workshop at CONduit this year. It’s being held at the downtown Raddison hotel. Here’s my schedule. Friday, May 22nd Culture-Building in F&SF:  3:00  PM  (with Lee Modesitt, Roger White, Dave Wolverton, Elisabeth Waters, & Brandon Sanderson) The 3 Things You Must Learn to Write

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