In the News

There has been a lot of really interesting stuff going on lately. IN NATIONAL NEWS Senator Robert Byrd died the same day that the Supreme Court said that a black man could own a gun. Coincidence?  (shamelessly stolen from Michael Z. Williamson). Some people got mad at me for my post after Ted Kennedy died. [...]

More Grimnoir art

You don’t even get to know what this is yet.  Man, that’s worse than a spoiler!

Ernie Pyle home and museum to be closed

http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2010/06/lest-nation-forget-ernie-pyle-1900-1945.html Go to Peter’s blog and check this out. If you don’t know who Ernie Pyle is, read the summary Peter posted. He was a remarkable man. Sadly, his home/museum is going to be closed down. Just go read Peter’s post to understand why this would be a real shame. Please, go read what Peter [...]

I’m on the radio tonight

I’m going to be on Sector 5 Radio tonight on KTKK AM 630. 9:00-11:00 PM here in Utah.

Ask Correia 6: Writing Action

A new writing question for you.  You tend to have really good action sequences that excel at keeping readers riveted, while moving the story forward. How do you approach those and what are some keys to writing a good one? Thanks.-Scott I love action. I find that I like to write what I like to [...]

An illustration from the finale of Hard Magic

A little noir goodness for y0u. By Zack Hill.  You’ve not gotten this far with just the sample chapters, but this is a pretty good representation of one of the characters at the finale, all masked, coated, with a Browning designed weapon that sadly never existed in real life.

Hey, you guys want to go bomb NPR for me?

They’re looking for nominations for the best thriller of the year, and by the definition they use, Monster Hunter International totally fits the criteria.   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127480184&sc=fb&cc=fp Today is the last day for nominations.

Lagoon: It’s what fun is, until it kicks you in the groin

Yesterday I took my family to Lagoon.  For those of you not from around these here parts, Lagoon is our biggest amusement park. So if you want to ride a roller coaster in Utah, it is either Lagoon, or the rickety one run by the scary bearded sex offender at the county fair.   After [...]

The rough draft of DEAD SIX is done!

So Mike and I finally finished up the rough draft for Dead Six.  I kicked it over to my publisher today. D6 hasn’t been sold yet, so this is a fingers crossed kind of thing. It is a thriller, and Baen is a sci-fi/fantasy publisher, so now it is up to Toni to decide if [...]

Ask Correia 5: Writing villains that rock.

I’ve been having a lot of fun doing these Q&A posts about writing topics.  I’m no expert, just a guy who likes to tell stories, and who’s gotten lucky enough to find a fan base and a publisher, but I do love talking about this stuff, so keep them coming. I just got this one. [...]