Archive for 'Writing'

One of the coolest things about getting a book published is the amazing cross-section of people who read your work–everybody from engineers to schoolteachers to stay-at-home moms. Sometimes they even come from different cultures and subcultures, including a few you might not have the pleasure of experiencing first-hand.

Which brings us to Azrael Racek, who runs the Gothic Revue out of Seattle. I haven’t known too many Goths in my time, but Azrael took a real shine to ...

Mike Straka at Fox News Channel just put the finishing touches on a longer version of the interview I did for his Real Deal webcast in June. So here it is, a Hammerjack.net exclusive!

It’s pretty cool stuff–especially the part with Jennifer Connelly, who would be fabulous in the role of Avalon if Hammerjack makes it to film. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Rick Kleffel of the Agony Column was kind enough to post this review of HAMMERJACK on his website today. His comments are pretty interesting, and not just because he liked my book (although that angle did cross my mind–we writers are a shameless breed). Calling my book a “post-911 cyberpunk novel,” Kleffel is the only reviewer thus far to draw parallels between events in the story and the current War On Terror.

Admittedly, the battle between my techno-terrorists ...

Will wonders never cease? 970 WFLA, the local AM powerhouse here in Tampa Bay, will be having yours truly on their A.M. Tampa Bay show on Wednesday, June 29 at 6:25 in the morning. Man, this means I’ll have to roll out of bed early. But it’s all good. I’ve been listening to the show on my way to the office for years, so it’s a real thrill for me to go on and talk ...

A few weeks ago, I took my first trip to Manhattan to tape an interview with Mike Straka, entertainment correspondent extraordinaire from the Fox News Channel. You know all the things you hear about New York City cab drivers? Well, they’re all true. It’s like being in some parallel universe where the laws of physics don’t apply. I still don’t know how my driver got me back to LaGuardia during rush hour in a mere ...