This post is about being happy, productive and successful in your creative life.
I put that topic sentence right up front because this is a long post, worth reading for all creatives (but especially you writer-types). This post is about my “scoring system,” which I devised to help me from tearing my own eyes out from […]
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Hey, in addition to writing ‘dem books, I play bass guitar and I’m tickled to announce that I am now endorsed by Ernie Ball, the world’s leading manufacturer of strings and accessories. Through my work recording and playing live for Evan Diamond & The Libary, I’m now an endorsed musician!
A few […]
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Q: “So FDØ, what do you do with your copious amounts of free time?” A: For one, I dabble in music. Oh, hey, here’s a song just released by Evan Diamond that has moi on the bass. “Intersections” is the first track from Evan’s debut EP — I recorded the bass on […]
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EARTHCORE TRADE PAPERBACK PREORDER
• Pre-order autographed copy (use the “Order Comments” field to request an autograph)
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• Pre-order from Barnes & Noble (non-autographed)
• Or pre-order from your local brick & mortar bookstore!
There is a new version of EARTHCORE. We’ve talked about it on the podcast, on Facebook, in our newsletters and on this site, but you can’t reach everyone all the time, so this post is for the Junkies who say …
“Hey, what’s the deal with the new EARTHCORE?” I covered this a little bit in a blog post back in 2015, but let me give you the short answers here:
REASON NUMERO UNO
The new EARTHCORE is straight fire. You will love it. If you buy it (only $9.99 in print), you will feel guilty that you didn’t give me more money.
HEY, LUCAS JR., YOU TRYING TO SELL ME THE SAME STUFF TWICE?
No. I am not. I hate …
I am in no way, shape or form an expert on firearms.
I write about guns extensively in my work. Not having a background in law enforcement or the military, and not coming from a “firearm family,” when I began writing my knowledge of guns was limited to what I’d seen on TV and in […]
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Damn, it feels good to be a Junkie. To benefit the United Way of Greater Houston, Empty Set Entertainment (that’s the company that puts out the GFL books, dontchyaknow) issued a $1,000 matching challenge – for every $1 donated by Junkies, we would match $1, with the goal of hitting $2,000.
We beat that goal […]
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This is a big announcement, a major change in our business strategy (yes, this is a business). Since we know you (and love you, truly we do), we’re going to get some TL:DR, bottom-line info right up front and center, so you do not panic.
The free Sunday podcast will continue: we’re not removing it. […]
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Yes, I hear some of you looking at the headline and saying: “If you’re on vacation, you shouldn’t be working at all.” Imma guess anyone saying that is not a writer. You do you, but take it from this fine feathered friend — a writer’s gotta write.
I recently had the amazing good fortune to go […]
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People often ask me, “Hey, FDØ, do you read books?”
To which I usually respond, “How dare you. How goddamn dare you, you sonofabitch. How DARE you question my commitment to literature?
I am a goddamn Man of Letters™. I have degrees and shit. I’m educated AF. I have a library with many pleather-bound books.
I am literature […]
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This book is a beast. Seven hundred pages of tiny, tiny type, it’s like a SONG OF FIRE AND ICE novel on steroids.
WARNING: Do not approach this book unless you are a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series.
If you are a fan, though, or are an aspiring TV writer, I think this book […]
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How does it feel when the people who reject you for that thing you desperately want to do wind up courting you when you’ve finally done that thing?
Well, that’s more than a little overly dramatic for this situation, but as they taught me when I was a journalist you have to hook the reader with the lead. […]
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Junkies, here’s a fun bit of how the sausage is made. Del Rey Publishing was cool enough to share with me the full ALONE dust jacket for the hardcover, which is out March 7, 2017. That’s Spingate on the cover (sorry if that’s a spoiler, folks, but ALIVE and
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Did you know that certain skin tone descriptions can piss some people right the fuck off?
We contracted a new editor to do the copyedit for my scifi/thriller EARTHCORE (out Nov. 29 in print, eBook and audiobook). This editor did a solid job. She’s quickly getting the hang of my particular style and the Siglerverse as well […]
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Spoiler alert: my friend Shannon died today, after a long battle with multiple cancers. Writing is my life and my therapy. This is me trying to work through some things in the only way I know how. Besides scotch, I mean. Oh, wait, I’m doing both at the same time!
My friend Shannon was a […]
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“Hey, Sig, what’s up with the old white dead dude at the top of this page?”
Well, Pilgrim’, we’re making some changes in these here parts. We’re easing up on something that has served us well for a decade so we can better focus on what we do best.
You won’t see the effect of these changes […]
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Dear Junkies:
You can buy my stories if you so choose. Many of you do, and for that I am grateful. Some of you choose instead to listen to the free podcasts. That’s cool, too. The free podcast is kept free via advertising — you know, like every other form of storytelling entertainment. You may have heard […]
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