FAQ

I’m the wrong person to ask.I first published professionally in 1993, and the publishing landscape has changed so dramatically in the last three decades that I’m not a good source on how a new writer can get started now. That said, there are a few things that don’t change: Write. Finish what you write. Get as much feedback as you can, both from your target readership and from those with editorial experience. Learn as much as you can about the venue where you’re intending to publish, be it a traditional press, or a self-publishing outlet.

Unless I’ve made a public announcement about it, I don’t know. I work on one book at a time, and if it’s an older series I may not have plans to return to it. I’ll never say never though, and if there’s a large enough public demand for it, I might just revisit something.

Generally, that isn’t up to me. Someone would have to pay for the rights to adapt my work first. Then they would have to work through production and actually produce the adaptation. Many more books are optioned for this than ever see final production. While my book Forests of the Night has been optioned for movies before, it’s yet to go beyond the script stage. That said, I did adapt my Moreau universe for a game I wrote myself for Choice of Games called “Welcome to Moreytown.”

Also, I am working on a secret project for Hollywood.

It’s a secret.

I like to write what I enjoy to read, and I like to read a wide variety of stories. I also get a wide variety of story ideas, that don’t agreeably line up into one particular sub-genre. Hell, it’s hard for me to keep a single story in one sub-genre: Marked  mixes police procedural, fantasy, horror, alternate history, steampunk and some others I’m probably forgetting— but I wanted to write about zombies on an airship, damn it.

No.

Not to be mean, but all authors get asked that, and unless they’re in a critique group with you already, not one of them has the time to comment on your work-in-progress. Most of the time, we barely have our own projects under control. If you want commentary on your work, your best bet is to find a critique group near you or on-line. You can find one by asking around your local college English department, or asking around the many writing forums around the Internet.

Depends on what you’re into. I’d direct an Urban Fantasy fan to Marked. More interested in Light Fantasy, try Dragon•Princess. Into dark stuff, try Wolfbreed. Space Opera? Try Prophets. Noir SF? Try the Moreau novels.