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Signing Pictures from Joseph Beth
The signing was a great success Saturday, above you can see the folks getting their books signed. Here are some more pictures from the event:
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Me, talking about Wolfbreed – and Signings
Back when I did my signing at the Learned Owl, I did a short interview about Wolfbreed. Here is me being all authorial and stuff. Speaking of signings, this weekend I will be over at Joseph Beth Booksellers at Legacy Village. I will be joined by Don Bruns, Linda Robertson Read more…
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Review Redux
This is a redo of a post that was eaten when my blog went all ‘splody. I had done a little overview of a bunch of reviews I’d seen lately. So let’s try this again: Dear Author: “I would recommend this to those who are intrigued by the shifter myth Read more…
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What I did on my summer vacation
I vacuum-sealed dog biscuits and mailed them to various people, some of whom didn’t get it, and I put up some interesting websites here and there. All of this was in support of an Alternate Reality Game, which in some respects could be considered the bleeding edge of narrative. Sort Read more…
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Tonight
Today at 6:00 PM at the Learned Owl in Hudson, Ohio. I’ll be doing a signing of my new book, Wolfbreed. It’s a new venue for me, outside of my usual stomping grounds, wish me luck.
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Happy Birthday to me
Got the September issue of Locus and there’s a real nice writeup of Wolfbreed: [Swann] finds his way to an ending that manages to be both eloquent and satisfying, as guilt reaches a form of absolution that rings true despite all the odds against it. Very cool, and on the Read more…
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Today’s the day!
Back in March of 2007 I started writing (and blogging) this thing. Now, finally, after three drafts, a new agent and a new publisher later, it goes into print officially today. You know you want to buy a copy. Booklist: Swann’s exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life Read more…
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Guess what I got
Came in the mail yesterday, on the heels of the following praise from Booklist: Swann’s exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life as the perfect setting for his conflicted, multidimensional characters. This may be the werewolf book of the year, for, filled with action, romance, gore, and political Read more…
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Publshers Weekly Starred Review
Wolfbreed gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly 7/13/09 Religion and political intrigue turn an adolescent werewolf into a killing machine in this compelling novel of 13th-century Northern Europe … Swann turns opposing viewpoints into sympathetic perspectives, clearly painting the complex political and religious dynamics of the time.
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All done but the editing
This weekend I wrapped up the first draft of Wolfbreed 2. We have it clocking in at about 84K which explains finishing about a week ahead of schedule. This doesn’t mean that the book’ll end up that short. Inevitably my revisions end up long. (Even Raven, where I cut 30K Read more…