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Interviews
- Ackley-McPhail, Danielle
- Anderson, Kevin J.
- Arnold, Mark
- Ballantine, Philippa
- Barnes, Steven
- Bashman, Janice Gable
- Basnight, Gray
- Beagle, Peter
- Beck, Jerry
- Bell, Darrin
- Brayton, Stephen
- Brin, David
- Brockway, Robert
- Brust, Steven
- Butler, S.C.
- Caine, Rachel
- Christian, Claudia
- Cole, Myke
- Colfer, Eoin
- Constantine, Storm
- Corvisiero, Marisa Iozzi
- Craft, Kathryn
- Crispin, A. C.
- Cypess, Leah
- David, Peter
- Davis, Jeffrey
- DeCandido, Keith
- Desberg, Peter
- Douglas, Deron
- Dozois, Gardner
- Elrod, P. N.
- Enge, James
- Erb, Thomas
- Faust, Gabrielle
- Feist, Raymond E.
- Flynn, Michael
- Foglio, Phil & Kaja
- Foster, Alan Dean
- Freeman, William
- Freer, Dave
- Fritz, K. Edwin
- Frost, Gregory
- Galanti, Donna
- Gans, Kerry
- Gerrold, David
- Goldsher, Alan
- Grant, Cat
- Griswold-Ford, Val
- Habib, Alia Hanna
- Hartley, A. J.
- Harvey, Sara M.
- Hines, Jim C.
- Hoare, Christopher
- Hodges, Larry
- Huff, Tanya
- Hunt, Walter H.
- Jacobs, J. Richard
- James, Tommy
- Jameson, Kelly
- Kabongo, Mike
- Kavanagh, John Patrick
- Kaylan, Howard
- Kimmel, Daniel
- Lafferty, Mur
- Lake, Jay
- Lamba, Marie
- Lang, Michele
- Lee, Sharon
- Levinson, Paul
- Lindemoen, Shane
- Maass, Donald
- Maberry, Jonathan
- Mangum, Lucas
- Martin, Gail Z.
- McGoran, Jon
- McLaughlin, Heidi
- McPhail, Mike
- Merz, Jon F.
- Miller, Steve
- Mojzes, Bernie
- Moon, Elizabeth
- Morris, Janet
- Morris, Tee
- Morris, Tracy S.
- Morrow, James
- Nayman, Ira
- Norris, Christine
- Nye, Jody Lynn
- Orullian, Peter
- Palmatier, Joshua
- Pang, May
- Patterson, Beth W.
- Pederson, Michael
- Penelope, L.
- Perkins, Lori
- Pinto, KT
- Pollotta, Nick
- Powers, Tim
- Prellwitz, Peter
- Rambo, Cat
- Redding, Chris
- Resnick, Mike
- Rinehart, Gray
- Ringo, John
- Robinson, Spider
- Rosenberg, Joel
- Ruggiero, Tony
- Sawyer, Robert J.
- Schoen, Lawrence M.
- Segaloff, Nat
- Shirley, John
- Shvartsman, Alex
- Silverman, David
- Silverman, Hildy
- Snodgrass, Melinda
- Sparhawk, Bud
- Spinrad, Norman
- Spoor, Ryk E.
- Steele, Allen
- Stine, Catherine
- Strock, Ian Randal
- Suede, Damon
- Syed, Karen
- Tafoya, Dennis
- Tan, Cecilia
- Van Name, Mark L.
- Waid, Mark
- Watt-Evans, Lawrence
- Webb, Betty
- Webster, Bud
- Wellington, David
- Williams, Tad
- Wilson, Alyce
- Wilson, David Niall
- Wisoker, Leona
- Wold, Allen
Resources for new writers
- 25 Hard Truths About Writing and Publishing
- A Guide to Literary Agents
- A Long Lonely Road
- A Newbie's Guide to Publishing
- Alison's CWIM Blog
- An Englishman in New Jersey
- Book View Cafe
- Buzz, Balls and Hype
- Crowe's Nest
- Editor Unleashed
- Editorial Ass
- Evil Editor
- Janet Reid, Literary Agent
- Jonathan Maberry's Big Scary Blog
- Life as a Literary Agent
- Marie Lamba, writer
- Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent
- Philadelphia Stories
- Preditors and Editors
- SlushPile Hell
- Standard Manuscript Format
- Tess Gerritsen's Blog
- The Author Chronicles
- The Blood Red Pencil
- The Book Connection
- The Bookshelf Muse
- The Kill Zone
- The Mad Genius Club
- The Rejector
- There Are No Rules
- Writer Unboxed
“A wild and thoroughly entertaining steampunk adventure featuring an improbable cast of historical figures, plenty of action, and lots of fun!” – Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Silence and V-Wars
Where I’ll Be
October 1 – 3: Capclave, Rockville, MD
November 19 – 21: Philcon, Cherry Hill, NJ
December 15 – 19: Worldcon, Washington, DC
March 24 – 26: The Write Stuff Writers Conference, Bethlehem, PA
April 29 – May 1: Ravencon, Richmond, VA
Mike's Comments
- As You Know, Bob…
- Bad guys and politics
- Breaking the Rules
- Damn you, Real Life!
- Don't Give Up Your Day Job
- Every story is a mystery
- Get a Good Editor
- Guidelines are there for a reason
- Heroes
- Honesty is the Best Plot Twist
- Hook, First Line, and Sinker
- How do I Get to Carnegie Hall?
- How Not to Develop Characters
- How to Cheat when Writing your Novel
- How to get your story rejected
- Ideas Aren't Everything
- It's the Characters, Stupid
- Joining the 1%
- Keep Them Turning Pages
- Know Your Tools
- Learning How To Read
- Leggo My Ego
- Make sure there's a story there
- Nailing that opening
- Networking
- Never take it personally
- Obvious Writing Rules That Aren't That Obvious
- Plowing Through That First Draft
- Politics (or: How to Anger Your Readers)
- Prologues: The Devil's Work
- Publishing scams
- Self Promotion
- Short Stories
- Social media promotion without being obnoxious
- Start in the Middle
- Talent is an Asset
- The Curse of Enthusiasm
- The Curse of Self-Publishing
- The Eye of Argon
- The First Draft is Supposed to Suck
- The First Page
- The P.O.V. Waltz
- The Query Letter
- The Reluctant Hero
- The Secret of Success
- Things You Should Never Say to Writers (and Why)
- Three Acts?
- To Hell With Outlines!
- Using Outlines
- Using the Internet to Promote your Books
- What's in a Query Letter?
- When It's OK to Self-Publish
- Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
- Why no one is going to steal your work
- Write a Story Without Bad Guys
- Write What You Don't Know
- Writers are not in competition
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