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- Today I will finally open a checking account for the National Buy a Book Day Foundation. This has languished long enough! 14 hours ago
- I can't spell but I can print real big! 15 hours ago
- Have you seen the great list of fantasy e-books by @sarah_zettel now available from @PrologueBooks ? 15 hours ago
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Arron of the Black Forest
- Dragon's Cliff Dungeon Tips: Joe Kushner on using The Haunting of Dragon’s Cliff in your D&D game.
- The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff KINDLE: Arron of the Black Forest, Book I, a new sword & sorcery e-book co-written with Mel Odom, on sale now for the Kindle!
- Arron Review: A great review of The Haunting of Dragon’s Cliff.
- Arron of the Black Forest Blog: Keep up on the series and learn more about the world of Arron of the Black Forest.
- The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff NOOK Edition: Arron of the Black Forest, Book I is now on sale for the Nook!
- Post Modern Pulps on Arron: A thoughtful review of The Haunting of Dragon’s Cliff.
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Buy My Books
- BUY DIRECT from Adams Media.
- SONY READER Buy my books in e-book form from the Sony Reader Library.
- Diesel eBook Store E-books in EPub, Palm, and Mobi formats.
- Australians, Buy Here! Order from Boomerang Books in Australia.
- Google eBookstore Buy ebooks for various readers.
- WHSmith: For our friends in the United Kingdom.
- BooksOnBoard: Another fine ebook retailer.
- Completely Broken for the Nook B&N Nook users rejoice!
- Completely Broken Ebook Available Now on Kindle! Buy direct from Amazon for your Kindle for only $2.99!
- The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff NOOK Edition: Arron of the Black Forest, Book I is now on sale for the Nook!
- Completely Broken Ebook Available Now from Smashwords! Buy now for only $2.99 in multiple formats!
- Warhammer: Age of Legends Edited by Christian Dunn, and featuring “The City is Theirs” by your truly!
- The Haunting of Dragon's Cliff KINDLE: Arron of the Black Forest, Book I, a new sword & sorcery e-book co-written with Mel Odom, on sale now for the Kindle!
- Stories in the Ether #3: Featuring my story “I Made a Friend.”
- POWELL'S: Powell’s Books is a Portland, OR landmark. Support the independents!
- BARNES & NOBLE: Online and in-store!
- AMAZON: Look at all those books on an Amazon page. I’ve been busy!
Communicate With Me
- LINKEDIN: Here’s my public profile on LinkedIn.
- Athans & Associates Creative consulting services from an IP development pro.
- Facebook: Eventually, it happens to us all.
- FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: Admit it, you need to keep up with me at least a couple times a day.
Gamasutra
- The Case for In-house Publishing My featured post at Gamasutra, which includes a TSR history lesson.
- There Has Been a Reckoning On the subject of a friend’s new game.
- Is IGDA Membership Worth It? Turns out, not really.
- A Little Respect: Writers deserve respect. There, I said it.
- The Gaming Revolution Will Be…Read? My case for more video game tie-in novels.
Grasping for the Wind
- Content is King: My Grasping for the Wind swan song. Be a CONTENT PROVIDER!
- ROBOT IS THE NEW VAMPIRE Read my first column on Grasping for the Wind!
- THE WORLDS THAT OUTGREW THEIR STORIES September Column: Two Roads to Intellectual Property Success
- THROW YOUR BOOK A PARTY Advice for Authors on Signings and In-store Events
- Five Things Every Aspiring Author Should Know Don’t say I never warned you!
- Is Science Fiction Bad for Us? My December 2010 column on the desensitizing effect of SF.
- Convention Etiquette for Professionals and Panelists Tips for conventioneers with help from Jack Emmert, Richard Garfield, James Minz, Matthew Stover, and Kristine Katheryn Rusch
- Pile on the Huge: In which I discuss scale in SF books and movies.
- The Knee-jerk Reductionism of our Ill-considered Bloggers I jump in on the debate: Is fantasy morally bankrupt?
- Why I Read Five Books at Once The method to my (reading) madness.
- Been There, Survived That: Notes from the “bookpocalypse” as seen from the “recordmaggedon.”
- SEPTEMBER 7: NATIONAL BUY A BOOK DAY Go to Grasping for the Wind, read my column, then buy a book on September 7!
Interviews and Other Stuff
- Pat's Fantasy Hotlist Review of The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction!
- Celebrity Game Table: A detailed look at my Tegel Manor Campaign from 2003.
- Publisher's Weekly “Is the Universe Expanding or Contracting?”
- FANTASY BOOK CRITIC reviews The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Qwiki: This kinda freaked me out. It’s a little out of date, and I don’t turn 47 till September 7!
- Guys Can Read: Wondercon 2011 podcast interview.
- RebellionLab: “Christopher Moore, Philip Athans Talk Ebooks at Wondercon 2011
- SFSignal Interview: I chat with SFSignal’s Patrick Hester about all sorts of fun stuff!
- Nevermet Press Interview, Part 1: Jonathan Jacobs and I discuss SF/Fantasy, and publishing in 2011.
- Nevermet Press Interview, Part 2: More inside information surrounding “I Made a Friend.”
- Bolthole Interview: I talk Warhammer, writing, and more with a great Games Workshop fan site.
- I Made A Friend: A new short story by me, published by Nevermet Press!
- SFFWRCHT: The transcript of a wild-and-wooly Twitter chat session.
- Age of Legends Review: Positive words for “The City is Theirs.”
- 10 Questions with…ME! I get grilled by Ryan Schneider.
- Omnivoracious Interview: I talk with Susan Morris on the subject of worldbuilding.
- Chicks with Crossbows on Villains: A nice report on our ECCC panel, even if she spelled my name wrong!
- MAKE-BELIEVE MONDAYS INTERVIEW: Debra Parmley’s Make-Believe Mondays is a must-read blog for SF/Fantasy fans, and she’s interviewed lil’ ol’ me!
- WIZARDS.COM INTERVIEW: Philip Athans, interviewed on wizards.com.
- CLARKESWORLD INTERVIEW 2: Read the rest of the editors roundtable in Clarkesworld.
- CLARKESWORLD INTERVIEW 1: I took part in a roundtable interview with other speculative fiction editors.
- I'VE BEEN WIKIPEDIAD: Don’t believe everything they say about me!
NEW!
- Prologue Books: I’m acting as acquisitions editor/curator for SF and fantasy at this new e-book imprint from Adams Media!
- SF Signal Mind Meld: Aliens I join other SF/F authors and editors on the subject of what makes a good alien.
Resources
- SF SIGNAL: A great source of news, opinions, and links for all things SF.
- New York Times Books: Reviews, news, and so on from the Old School.
- GAMASUTRA: News and opinions from the video game universe.
- LOCUS Online: SF’s magazine of record.
- McSWEENEY'S INTERNET TENDENCY: Because it’s frickin’ awesome.
The Fathomless Abyss
- Mel Odom Arron of the Black Forest & The Fathomless Abyss!
- Jay Lake That Which Rises Ever Upward
- J.M. McDermott It’s Mine
- Mike Resnick The Ascent (with Brad R. Torgersen)
- Brad R. Torgersen The Ascent (with Mike Resnick)
- Cat Rambo A Querulous Flute of Bone
- Cat Rambo on The Fathomless Abyss The Collective Speaks!
- Tales From The Fathomless Abyss Kindle e-book available now from Amazon!
- Tales From The Fathomless Abyss Available now for the Nook from Barnes & Noble!
- Abyss Review: A short review of Tales From The Fathomless Abyss by James Reasoner.
- Writers of the Future: WotF reports on Tales From The Fathomless Abyss.
Fantasy Author’s Feeds
Past Posts
Monthly Archives: November 2011
THE FATHOMLESS ABYSS
Finally, one of my notorious “secret projects” revealed. First, the amazing cover art by Mats Minnhagen Whose idea was it? The idea for a shared world collective was a combination of Mel Odom, Joe McDermott, and me, I suppose. The … Continue reading
Posted in Arron, Arron of the Black Forest, Books, creative team, E-Books, intellectual property development, Publishing Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels, SF and Fantasy Authors, The Fathomless Abyss, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, authors, Books, bottomless pit, Brad R. Torgersen, Cat Rambo, creative process, e-books, editor, Fantasy, fantasy settings, Fiction, genre fiction, J.M. McDermott, jay Lake, Mats Minnhagen, Mel Odom, Mike Resnick, Philip Athans, Publishing, Publishing Business, Science Fiction, shared world, worldbuilding, Writing, writing process
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WHAT I’M THANKFUL FOR, 2011
On November 24, 2009 I wrote a post here entitled “What I’m Thankful For, 2009.” I looked back on that post this morning equally happy and sad. I smiled at my “sense of near-completion” on The Guide to Writing Fantasy … Continue reading
Posted in Arron, Arron of the Black Forest, Books, creative team, E-Books, intellectual property development, Publishing Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels, SF and Fantasy Authors, transmedia, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, authors, Books, creative process, e-books, editor, Fantasy, Fiction, genre fiction, Mel Odom, Philip Athans, Publishing, Publishing Business, resolutions, Science Fiction, Thanksgiving, Wizards of the Coast, Writing, writing advice, writing process
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BOOKS FOR FANTASY AUTHORS XI: THE RED HOURGLASS
From time to time I’ll recommend—not review, mind you, but recommend, and yes, there is a difference—books that I think science fiction and fantasy authors should have on their shelves. Some may be new and still in print, some may … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Publishing Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, authors, Books, creative process, dragons, Fantasy, Fiction, genre fiction, monsters, Philip Athans, Publishing, Publishing Business, read more, Science Fiction, worldbuilding, Writing, writing advice, writing process, writing research
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THE ART & SCIENCE OF THE TITLE
What a tired old phrase: “X is more art than science,” in which X can be anything, including art or science. And saying “Choosing a title for your novel or short story is more art than science” is particularly silly … Continue reading
Posted in Arron, Arron of the Black Forest, Books, creative team, Dungeons & Dragons, E-Books, intellectual property development, Publishing Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels, SF and Fantasy Authors, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, authors, best sellers, Books, creative process, Dungeons & Dragons, e-books, editor, Fantasy, Fiction, Forgotten Realms, genre fiction, Magic: The Gathering, Mel Odom, Philip Athans, Publishing, Publishing Business, R.A. Salvatore, Science Fiction, Terry Brooks, titles, Wizards of the Coast, Writing, writing advice, writing exercises, writing process
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DE-RE-PRIORITIZING READING
I’m a reader, and always have been. I’m proud to identify myself as such, and have written here and elsewhere of my love of reading. I’ve listed my favorite science fiction and fantasy books. I maintain a presence on GoodReads, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, E-Books, Publishing Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels, SF and Fantasy Authors, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, authors, Books, creative process, e-books, editor, Fantasy, Fiction, genre fiction, Philip Athans, Publishing, Publishing Business, read more, Science Fiction, Writing, writing advice, writing process
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