The packet of samples is now available for download.

 http://sasquan.org/hugo-awards/packet_download/ 

It should go without saying, but apparently I need to plainly state the blatantly obvious, everyone should read the nominations and vote honestly.

Check this out.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1486366537/champions-of-aetaltis-a-heroic-fantasy-anthology

Marc Tassin put this fiction anthology together. It features a bunch of really good authors with all new stories.

I first met Marc at GenCon, where he is one of the organizers of the writing track. He told me about his RPG project, and the world he’d created for it. He wanted to know if I’d write a story for it. I get a lot of writing requests and have to turn most of them down, but after I read through the world guide, I had to do it. They’ve created something unique and fun here.

In the world of Aetaltis there is an order of mystical warrior monks called the Kinjatsi. There is also a stoic, tough race called the Drothmal, who worship the god of suffering. Once I got done reading the world guide, I contacted Marc and asked if anybody had claimed Kinjatsi. No? Score. 🙂

My story is already done and turned in, and I think it came out pretty darned good if I do say so myself.  So please, check it out.

The eBook for my first novel, Monster Hunter International, is available for free right now. We just added MHI to the Baen Free Library.

My publisher follows the same basic marketing philosophy as crack dealers. The first hit is free! If you like it, there is a whole lot more where that came from.

I don’t know if this is the final or not, but it is pretty freaking awesome. 🙂  (yes, this is the book that I am working on with Mike Kupari right now)  We’ve been calling it Project Blue for years, but that won’t be the name of the book.

At the link you can see the evolution of drafts. It is pretty interesting stuff. http://www.kmistudio.com/blog/index.php/gallery/image_full/322/

I met Mason Hall years ago at my first ever science fiction convention (the last MountainCon), where he was volunteering to help. Mason is a good dude who has been through some really hard times, and has faced some severe medical challenges.  A few months ago he had his leg amputated and is struggling with the medical costs.

His sister started this link for donations: http://www.gofundme.com/f7i0jc

I was sent an email about this months ago, asking if I would signal boost, but I get so many messages that it got lost in the shuffle. So please, check it out now. Mason is still going through procedures and physical therapy.