As I continue my promotion blitzkrieg for Dark Faith: Invocations as well as the newly released Knights of Breton Court omnibus, here’s where you can find me:
Over on SFSignal, they ask the questions: What makes a hero (or heroine) a hero instead of merely a protagonist? Is the idea of a straight up hero old fashioned or out of date in this day and age? And me, Matt Forbeck, Chris Holm and others sound off.
Over on Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog, I discuss some of the behind the scenes things that I loved about writing the Knights of Breton Court. Be warned: I’m a nerd. (One thing I left out, as a part of researching the book and some of the ideas in it, I had a huge discussion with Catherynne Valente about whether or not King Arthur ever loved Guinevere…)
You know how new writers are advised not to discuss things like politics and faith on their blogs? Well, Robert Swartwood and I said “screw that!” as we discuss (dark) faith and politics and Christian horror in this podcast.
Not on the web, but still on your newsstands, the latest issue of Rue Morgue (#126) has a write up of Dark Faith: Invocations, where me and Jerry Gordon sound off. Between this and the review in Fangoria, I’m a happy nerd this week.
There are a couple new interviews up. I’m the featured author as a part of Celebrate Knoxville’s October Frights. And SpecMusicMuse and I discuss some of the music I write to.
Btw, have I mentioned my appearance on Writing Excuses 7.40: Writing the Other?
A happy nerd indeed!
That was a nice little Fangoria review of Dark Faith II! Must be about the second time I’ve read the review. It told me a couple of interesting facts about current US pop culture – so, in the wake of all the books and documentaries, atheism is slowly and finally getting recognition in the US as a minority viewpoint – indeed, as a “minority” per se?! In pop culture?! There are episodes of dramas and soaps featuring a down-home Atheist as the Minority of the Week?! Hmm, THAT’s fascinating! Next, your soaps will be featuring socialists and all!!
(&how about a few pagans? Are *we* ever seen on US TV, in non-fantasy fictional programmes, as “minority of the week”? Have you ever seen a pagan on a “reality show”? I’d be fascinated to know!!
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I haven’t seen any evidence of the atheism development over here – though it must show through somewhere because our TV companies buy so many of your shows. But then, I haven’t watched TV in about 2 years! So I’m not exactly keeping up!
Oh – but *what* was that on the above review site about “a woman that drives willingly to fight the Buddhism that is destroying the world, as she sees it destroying all beauty in her path”?!?! Sounds like a very strange variant of Buddhism!!!!! Maurice! This story better not be any kind of crude attempt at Christian negative counter-propaganda!! :/
How about a story that features the Christian fundamentalism in league with Ayn Rand’s selfishness and heartless neoliberal economics that is destroying the world, the environment and the 99%?!?
Hmm.
pick up the book and judge for yourself
I must! And shall! (But I still haven’t got myself the Kindle I promised myself months ago; basically because Tory Premier David Camoron – and his foreign capitalist bandit firm “ATOS” – have taken my disability money.)