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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: December 2011
RESOLUTIONS 2012 (THE SEMI-COHERENT RANT EDITION)
I do this every year, and every year I seem to be disappointed by the same failures while being inspired by some surprising successes. I keep promising I’ll be healthier, which is fat people code for “lose weight.” Nope. Still … Continue reading
Posted in Arron, Arron of the Black Forest, Books, creative team, Publishing Business, SF and Fantasy Authors, The Fathomless Abyss, transmedia, Video Games, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, authors, Books, creative process, Depression, editor, Fiction, Philip Athans, Publishing, Publishing Business, read more, resolutions, Science Fiction, Wizards of the Coast, Writing, writing advice, writing process
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GOD HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR (I HOPE)
Why do I have such a hard time remembering dates? I should start keeping a diary or something. Anyway, I don’t remember when it was that my former boss at TSR and Wizards of the Coast, Peter Archer, now an … Continue reading
Posted in Books, creative team, intellectual property development, Publishing Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels, SF and Fantasy Authors, Writing, Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
Tagged author, Books, creative process, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Fiction, Forgotten Realms, genre fiction, Philip Athans, Publishing Business, worldbuilding, Writing, writing advice, writing process
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NASA FUTURE FORUM
Last Friday, December 9th, I sat in on a series of discussions at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The NASA Future Forum brought together a group of experts on space and aviation to discuss the future of both manned and unmanned … Continue reading
EXCERPTS FROM THE FATHOMLESS ABYSS
THIS JUST IN: Tales From The Fathomless Abyss is on sale NOW for the Nook! THIS JUST IN: Tales From The Fathomless Abyss is on sale NOW for the Kindle! Just this morning I posted Tales From The Fathomless Abyss … Continue reading
Posted in 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, 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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