I could stare at the ocean all day.
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It’s a Blue-Gray Heaven by the Sea
I’m on the outer banks of North Carolina right now, sharing a house with some of the coolest people in writerdom. I am staring at the Atlantic Ocean as I type this. I am content.
The Story of Sigmund
Earlier today, a friend and I got to talking about the some of the colorful characters with whom we’ve shared offices over the years. (The statement that kicked it off was, and I quote, “The lab was usually quiet, but some days were harvesting days for the guy doing glaucoma research. It’s hard not to lose a couple of hours watching someone slice apart a bucket full of pig eyes.” Because apparently that can happen. I didn’t even know that was a thing. But now I’m picturing Dr. Krieger from Archer.)
Nothing like that ever happened in any of my offices. But I did briefly share an office with Sigmund.
Cover Unveiled for the Orbit Edition of BITTER SEEDS
OK. I really try to ensure that my infrequently updated blog isn’t merely a sockpuppet for self-promotion and updates on my books. Sometimes there are photographs of handcuffs, or long incoherent stories about ghosts. But this is a busy few months for me, publishing wise, so bear with me.
And besides, these three updates are really cool.
Tor is Giving Away 5 Copies of The Coldest War
This just in: over at Goodreads, the good people at Tor are giving away 5 copies of my forthcoming novel, The Coldest War. The offer runs from today, April 30, through June 8.
So that’s two Milkweed-related giveaways currently underway at Goodreads—I’m also giving away 3 copies of the new-as-of-last-week mass market paperback of Bitter Seeds (details here). That giveaway runs until May 13.
And I think that’s quite enough self promotion for one day. Don’t you? This is the part of writing that I enjoy the very least.
On an entirely different note, here’s one of the very few jokes I can actually remember.