WRITING: Some excellent blogs and resources

Posted inUncategorized, Writing
In a previous post I mentioned a few blogs and resources you should consider following if you're interested not just in the craft of writing, but getting paid for it. 'Cause doing something you love is nice, but getting paid for it is even nicer. Well, here are a few more. The Swivet is a mixed bag of odds and ends, but it always returns to writing. It first caught my attention with an excellent piece about self promotion that all aspiring writers ought to read, ESPECIALLY if you're about to be or have just been published. Plenty of good…

Pay it forward

Posted inRandom Musings, Uncategorized
I don't normally use my blog for this sort of thing but felt like this was something I wanted to share: A little real life story about doing good things for other people. The story has been kicking around for a while now -- in fact, this blog post was written back in December, I just never got around to pushing it live -- but if you haven't yet read it, I urge you to. It's one of those beautiful real life stories that give you some faith in the inherent good in people.
Stuff Every Husband Should Know

Win a copy of STUFF EVERY HUSBAND SHOULD KNOW

Posted inUncategorized, Works by Eric
A wonderful blog/website called Baby Budgeting is currently holding a contest to win an assortment of five great family books, including the latest from yours truly, Stuff Every Husband Should Know (Quirk Books, April 2011). You can read about the contest and learn how to enter at their website. (How to enter is at the bottom of the blog post.) The contest ends on Friday, so get over there and enter!
Geek Wisdom

The Geeks: Genevieve Valentine

Posted inBooks & Authors, Geek Stuff, Uncategorized
One of the exciting things about Geek Wisdom, which I announced yesterday, is the opportunity to work with some excellent writers. One of them is Genevieve Valentine. She is a regular blogger at Tor.com, probably the most recognizable publisher of science fiction and fantasy, and her work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, and many others. Her first book, Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, is coming in 2011 from Prime Books. Oh, and did I mention she is a Work Fantasy Award nominated author? Pretty cool. Genevieve deals in fantasy, steampunk, weird fiction and more. I…

And the next plug-worthy project is…

Posted inUncategorized, Writing
... not something I can announce just yet, but I've been working hard on it for the last two weeks or so, it's due in bookstores next August, I'm working with some extraordinary writers (I'm merely one small part of a team), including Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominees, and it will be geeky as hell. The last part is the best part of all. So yeah, all you geeks out there? Watch out for a wickedly fun announcement