Wonderings

I’d always hoped something like this would come about with CRISPR gene editing and cloning. George Church’s team is closing in on creating a mammoth-Asian elephant Chimera (had to call it that).

Still motoring along with book 2 of the Chronicles of William Wilde. At this rate, I’ll have the extended outline done by next weekend. Fingers crossed. Although this series takes place in 1986, starting out in Cincinnati, OH, several characters from the Castes and the OutCaste make it over to our world from theirs. How…

Currently, I am in the middle of writing book 2 of my next series, The Chronicles of William Wilde. Book one, William Wilde and the Necrosed, is with my editor, David Farland. Yes, that David Farland. Pretty thrilled about the person editing my book. You know, the person who helped Brandon Sanderson learn the craft of writing….

I got in 4500 words today of the Chronicles of William Wilde, Book Two. A personal best. I think I’m done for the day. Time to watch the Super Bowl.

Printed organs. They’re coming. And much faster than any of us realize. What this means to life expectancy and treatment of, not just injuries, but inborn errors of metabolism is stunning. Also, if there is a way to print beta cells of the pancreas, protect them from degradation by the immune system, we’ d have…

I was asked to submit a short story to the new Journeys anthology, which is currently free on KU and $0.99 on Kindle. My story deals with the legendary warrior Hume at the time of Hammer’s Fall. Some of the other authors are bestsellers, so I’m giddy with excitement at being including with them.  …

I’m doing a promo today through Free Kindle Books and Tips for A Warrior’s Path. The book is on sale for just $0.99 and it’s just today. 

Came across these steampunk paintings of mecha and werewolves attacking European peasants. The artist is Jakub Rozalski, who goes by the sobriquet “Mr. Werewolf”, and his paintings are from a set titled World of 1920+, an alternate history that inspired the board game Scythe and a video game. The paintings are wonderful, and I’d definitely read…

I know the movie was released a week ago, and most everyone who cares about the movie has already commented on it. I’ve seen it twice, both time with the mini-nerds aka my sons. I’m not going to go into an in depth review, but it wasn’t the shiny, nothing ever gets dirty, sanitized, and lobotomized…

I’ve been struggling mightily with my next book. It’s done but I’ve been editing it. And editing it. And editing it some more because it just wasn’t reading well in terms of characterization or dialogue. I’m now in my fourth edit and huzzah! (that word snuck into my lexicon thanks to the local RenFaire), the…