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As part of my efforts to drum up some publicity for The Lesser Evil, I have signed myself up to Orangeberry Book Tours, which allows writers with blogs to host each other on their sites. This is more than just an obligation, however: I am genuinely thrilled to throw open the doors to my blog and hear from other writers. To build up professional and social networks in this way is a profoundly exciting opportunity, and I am chuffed to be participating.

Pavarti K Tyler, author of Shadow on the Wall, is the third author to be featured on this blog, and I am very happy to present this excellent guest post prepared by Pavarti, about the nature and appeal of heroes. Thanks Pavarti!

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It has been a long time since I lasted posted anything of substance in this blog (though don’t worry, The Tube will return one day, I promise!), so I thought I would write a little update on my life, focusing on the events of the last month or so. April 2012 has indeed been unbelievably busy and productive. Here’s what’s been happening.

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As part of my efforts to drum up some publicity for The Lesser Evil, I have signed myself up to Orangeberry Book Tours, which allows writers with blogs to host each other on their sites. This is more than just an obligation, however: I am genuinely thrilled to throw open the doors to my blog and hear from other writers. To build up professional and social networks in this way is a profoundly exciting opportunity, and I am chuffed to be participating.

John Zunski, author of the coming-of-age novel Cemetery Street, is the second author to be featured on this blog, and I am very happy to present the following book feature, prepared by John. Take it away, John!

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As part of my efforts to drum up some publicity for The Lesser Evil, I have signed myself up to Orangeberry Book Tours, which allows writers with blogs to host each other on their sites. This is more than just an obligation, however: I am genuinely thrilled to throw open the doors to my blog and hear from other writers. To build up professional and social networks in this way is a profoundly exciting opportunity, and I am chuffed to be participating.

Jess C Scott, author of the cyberpunk urban fantasy novel The Other Side of Life (volume 1 of the Cyberpunk Elven Trilogy), is the first guest of this type on this blog. Read more »

I am sitting at a very smelly LAN cafe typing this on a computer that runs Windows XP and has a mouse with a tracking ball. Plus side, it’s right next door to my hotel and the sticky keyboard keys encourage me to check all my spelling.

I have just finished a two-day stint in the Artist Alley at Oz Comic-Con. I am exhausted, and I’ve had almost nothing to eat for two days, and not a single moment off, but I have come pretty much straight in here to write down my experiences, for fear that time will dull them.

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