As some of you may know, the new mass market paperback edition of The Black Prism will have the first couple chapters of the sequel, The Blinding Knife, included. When I told you that, some of you said, “Hey! What about those of us who shilled out for the hardcover? Why shouldn’t WE get to [...]
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Black Prism Trailer
To celebrate the mass market paperback launch of The Black Prism on August 23, Orbit and I teamed up with talented filmmaker Leo Kei Angelos to make what I think is the coolest book trailer you will see this year. “Book trailer?!” you might be saying. “You mean those pale imitations of movie trailers? Except [...]
Book Tour 2011 Appearances!
Below is the list of my 2011 appearances as well as I know them today. I will update as necessary. Renovation (WorldCon): Wednesday, August 17, 2011 –Sunday, August 21, 2011 Reno, NV – Postmodern Fantasy Panel: Friday, September 19, 2011 5pm-6pm Where: D03 (RSCC) –Autographing: Saturday, August 20, 2pm – 3pm Where: Hall 2 – Autographs (RSCC) – KaffeeKlatsch: Saturday, [...]
Writing Advice Update: Magic Systems & Finishing Book 2
This month in my Writing Advice Update, I discuss one of the most important subjects in fantasy: creating your own magic system. Along the way, I discuss working with a high-magic versus low-magic worlds, magic and technology, well-defined and ill-defined magics and the benefits of each, and what kinds of questions you need to ask [...]
Massive Black Prism Review Round-up
Since The Black Prism came out, I have been doing my best to keep my eye on the reviews that came out for the book, in the hope of course of convincing more of you to go out and buy it! But also, after you read it, to give you a chance to see if [...]
Perfect Shadow Limited Editions Update
I’ve just talked with Bill over at Subterranean Press, and he’s told me that the two limited editions of Perfect Shadow that Subterranean Press is putting together will be shipping in December. We had initially hoped (and told you) that Subterranean would be able to ship these in late summer or early fall, but we’ve [...]
International Editions and Book Tour Dates Imminent
Just a few quick news items this week. First, in my assistant’s slow quest to reach her level cap, she’s recently been grinding on a laggy server called WordPress tutorials. Most recently, she’s cast an AoE spell on the international editions page. Check it out. It looks spiffy. Second, I will soon be able to [...]
Nibbling Around the Edges of Respectability
Long, long ago, in ages immemorial, when Brent was a young lad, he told his wife (ok, maybe he wasn’t that young of a lad): “Darling, three things I know to be true: “Antipenultimately, when Brent Weeks starts speaking of himself in the third person, trouble is afoot. “Penultimately, there are 10 kinds of people in [...]
Writing Advice Update: Fireworks & Reading Your Novel
Happy 4th of July (early)! And for those of you not in the U.S.A. this weekend, I pity you and your lack of fireworks. Here’s what I’ve got coming to my backyard… …well, on a slightly smaller scale, perhaps. Fireworks aside, it’s Writing Advice time again, and this month we’re addressing the most important [...]
Should Evil Ever Win?
My friend Shawn Speakman over at the huge SFF blog Suvudu sometimes poses some Big Questions to authors in the genre. This past week, he included me. I am more than happy to have been able to join Terry Brooks, C.S. Friedman, newcomer Peter Orullian, and Dave Wolverton in answering “Why do you think evil [...]
