The Great Debate: Maps in Fantasy

When working on Pearseus, I decided to include a map. In fact, I ended up drawing at least three versions, then buying Cartographer and doing another three versions there. Then, I realized a lot of people hate maps in books. A recent post by A.J. O’Conell of...

Pearseus is Featured in the Silverlight Cafe Magazine

When someone approaches me, asking for my contribution to a new magazine, I have no way to know what the end result will be like. Well, in this case, it looks fantastic, so I’m more than happy to share! The Silverlight Cafe Magazine is a new magazine, put...

Amazon Wants to Duplicate its Indie Books Success with Gaming

A recent Wired report describes the way Amazon is attempting to disrupt the software environment through Amazon Underground, a new model that’s grown exponentially since launching a few months ago. For those unfamiliar with Underground—which, realistically, includes...

Bookwraiths Reviews Pearseus: Rise of the Prince

I don’t normally post reviews of my work, but I couldn’t help it this time. I’ve been following Bookwraiths for a while now, enjoying Wendel’s excellent reviews of fantasy and science fiction works. He has introduced me to a number of great...

After Sinister Spam, Comes the Goofy One

You may remember the recent spam I’d been getting from some persons offering to off anyone annoying me – or, at least, teach them a lesson. Mercifully, this sort of spam has stopped. In its place, I started receiving spam from lawyers. Kinda makes sense, I...

The Espresso Book Machine: an Update

Many of you were taken by the Espresso Book Machine by Xerox and the news of the first European Print-On-Demand bookstore opening in Paris. You had many questions in regards to the resulting book’s cost, the quality of printing etc, so I thought I’d come...

The First European Print-On-Demand Bookstore Opens in Paris

Have you heard of the Espresso Book Machine? Created by Xerox, it’s a printer robot that can print out an entire book in minutes. Bookstores no longer need to order and stock up on books; all they need is an Espresso Book Machine and an Internet connection. If...