Writing Update: 25,000 words of battle and still going

By John Brown | June 26, 2010 - 5:59 pm |August 25, 2010 News - updates on books, events, appearances, etc.

Curse of a Dark God ends with a big, BIG battle. I’ve been working on it for a number of weeks now. It contains some large revelations, a lot of action, movement back and forth between four points of view, and the need for a number of people to act heroically. When I finished writing today it was →

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

By John Brown | June 14, 2010 - 7:00 am |August 25, 2010 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever, News - updates on books, events, appearances, etc.

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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, →

Come say hello at CONduit this weekend

By John Brown | May 25, 2010 - 7:24 am |May 25, 2010 News - updates on books, events, appearances, etc.

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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 →

Wolves in my backyard

By John Brown | May 24, 2010 - 8:35 am |May 24, 2010 News - updates on books, events, appearances, etc., Zing

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National Geographic ran an article in the March issue titled “Wolf Wars.” It has a great interactive map. You’ll want to read the whole article, but I want you to look at something. First, here’s a picture of a wolf in Yellowstone licking his or her chops over a recent elk kill. Looks real friendly, doesn’t it. →