“MultiReal” Also Now Available on Amazon Kindle
Only one day after Amazon released “Infoquake” on the Kindle, they’ve now made “MultiReal” available too. Go check it out on Amazon.
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Adventures in Sci-Fi Interviewing
Two new bits of book promotion: a 30-minute audio interview with me by Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing, and my answers to reader questions on “Stargate” writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi’s blog.
DLE Mania on io9, Joseph Mallozzi’s Blog and SF Signal’s Mind Meld
The science fiction megasite io9 has just published an interview with me about “MultiReal,” Stargate writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi is hosting a discussion on his blog about “Infoquake,” and I’ve just contributed a few paragraphs to SF Signal’s Mind Meld about my literary influences.
For Your Consideration: “MultiReal” and “Mathralon” for the 2008 Hugo Awards
I have two items eligible for the 2008 Hugo Awards: my novel “MultiReal” and my short story “Mathralon.”
New Interviews on Fast Forward and Post-Weird Thoughts
Two new interviews with me are now available: a video interview with Fast Forward TV, and a 7-question interview on the blog Post-Weird Thoughts.
Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist Interview
Patrick St-Denis has just posted an interview with me on his popular Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist blog. Subjects covered include “Infoquake,” “MultiReal,” Lou Anders and Pyr, my strengths as a storyteller, the John W. Campbell Award, cover art, websites and interactivity with readers, the trend of high-quality British SF, and whether SF will ever get proper literary recognition by snooty academics cowering up in their white towers.
“MultiReal”: The First Drafts
I’ve published online the first drafts of “MultiReal” chapter 1, along with footnotes and commentary about each draft. Instead of posting all thirty-five drafts up on my website, I’ve chosen to simply post the best or most representative samples of the eight different directions I tried.
“MultiReal” Miscellany
Life moves fast, and this “MultiReal” promotion stuff is zipping by like an F-16. Here’s a passel of news about book stuff, which I’m just going to lump here behind bullet points for lack of any better idea.
SciFi.com Compares “MultiReal” to Herbert, Spinrad, Bester, Egan, Etc…
Yesterday Paul Di Filippo posted a review for my new novel “MultiReal” for SciFi.com. And not only did Mr. Di Filippo give the book a grade of a solid “A,” but he name-checked half of the greats of science fiction in the process.
The Jump 225 Jumbo Mega-Bonanza Summer Giveaway, Week 3
This week’s giveaway contest: pick a comic book superhero to run as either Barack Obama’s or John McCain’s running mate this fall. And then tell me why said superhero would be an asset to the ticket.