Upcoming Events & Thank You!
This weekend the first ever, G.aslight E.xplorers, A.dventurers & R.omantics Convetion=GEAR Con will be taking place in Portland, Oregon! I had hoped to spend a good deal of my weekend at the event, but it’s looking more and more like I might only be able…
Dead Iron Catches a Star, plus Signings
Now THIS is a great way to start the week! Publishers Weekly gave DEAD IRON a starred review!!! ★ A complex and extraordinary world is brought to life as bestselling author Monk’s dips into the steampunk genre in this series debut. In the small town…
Doing ‘Til It’s Done
This is going to be one of those days of pulling up bootstraps, rolling up sleeves and getting stuff done. With any luck, I hope to: Mail out books I owe winners. That includes the Ace/Roc sampler and DEAD IRON, to US and international winners,…
Tools of the Trade
I am way behind on writing the second steampunk book (which may have a title, more on that as soon as I know!) I am behind on email, mailing out prizes, laundry, bills, errands, sleep, and just about everything else. So you know what I…
Steampunk Ship
Steampunk research is fun! A tin* airship! This baby was sewn together with over three million rivets. (!!) From Wikipedia: The ZMC-2 (Zeppelin Metal Clad 200,000 ft. capacity) was the only successfully-operated metal-skinned airship ever built. Constructed at Naval…
Endeavour Awards
I received some really good news! My short story collection, A CUP OF NORMAL is a finalist for the Endeavour Awards. Here’s a little bit about the award: The Endeavour Award for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author…
