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Overdraft: The making of the cover

The third episode of the Overdraft: The Orion Offensive serial is out this week — download it here — and I have made updates to bring the Overdraft Glossary and the Overdraft Timeline up to date for the current chapter. But I thought I would quickly share a look at the making of the cover. The first working title of Overdraft was Surge Sigma, after the team of bodyguards that …

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Star Wars: Kenobi — the promo copy!

The fine folks at Del Rey have posted the blurb for Star Wars: Kenobi, my new novel due out August 27. You should totally follow the link to it here and preorder it from them, but I think I can exercise some author’s prerogative and share the description: The Republic has fallen. Sith Lords rule the galaxy. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has lost everything . . . Everything but hope. …

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Overdraft: The Orion Offensive Episode 3: “Underwater Holdings” available now!

It’s that magical Every Other Tuesday again, which means it’s the release day for episode 3 of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, subtitled “Underwater Holdings.” Click to subscribe now, or check your Kindle account for it if you’ve already subscribed. In “Underwater Holdings,” Bridget Yang and her Surge Team are all wet — buried at the bottom of an alien lake, as salesman Jamie, out on his first disastrous mission, desperately …

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Misery Train! JJM sends Simpsons on crazy rail vacation in Simpsons Summer Shindig #7

Woo-hoo! Or is that choo-choo? Just in time for summer, I’m back in the funny pages at the end of next month, sending the Simpsons on a railroad vacation in Simpsons Summer Shindig #7 from Bongo Comics! I’ve been hip-deep in prose-world with Star Wars: Kenobi and Overdraft: The Orion Offensive this year — but another of my Simpsons tales has been slotted for the big vacation issue, shipping May …

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Overdraft: The Timeline — and a new Knight Errant collection

It was only a matter of time — no pun intended — but I finally have the timeline for Overdraft online here at the site. This companion to the Glossary includes every date mentioned and many events alluded to thus far in the first two episodes of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive. As with the Glossary, I hope to update this regularly as more dates and events are revealed. Episode 3 …

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Sunday HarmonyCon appearance — and an Overdraft Glossary update

A few notes! First off, once again in association with the Fox Cities Book Festival, I’ll be speaking and signing this Sunday at HarmonyCon III in Appleton, Wis. I will have a presentation on my work at 2:15. (Visit their Facebook page for the complete schedule.) It’s at the Harmony Cafe, 233 E. College Ave. And with the second episode, “Golden Handshake,” of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive out this week, …

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Overdraft: The Orion Offensive Episode 2: “Golden Handshake” available now!

It’s Every Other Tuesday, which means it’s the release day for episode 2 of Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, subtitled “Golden Handshake.” Click to subscribe now, or check your Kindle account for it if you’ve already subscribed. In “Golden Handshake,” Bridget Yang and her Surge Team are torn between protecting Jamie and wanting to kill him themselves. But the trader forces a fast decision when he has his first alien encounter …

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Overdraft: The Glossary! Indexing the Whirliverse, Part 1

Readers of my site know I do a lot of production notes about the stories I’ve worked on; just about every work on here has some behind the scenes information and trivia. (Click to read my notes on comics and fiction, for example.) With Overdraft: The Orion Offensive now ongoing as an Amazon serial, I thought I’d do something new: with each episode that releases, I’ll be posting my Overdraft …

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Overdraft: The Orion Offensive Episode 1 available today!

It’s OOO-Day! Today, “Greenmail,” the first episode of my new Kindle Serial, Overdraft: The Orion Offensive, goes live and is available to download. Wahoo! In Part 1, we meet conniving desk-trader Jamie Sturm, the 22nd Century equivalent of a hedge fund manager. He’s blown through a huge amount of his firm’s money, putting an entire interstellar expedition at risk. But the swindler is surprised when the armored security team arrives …

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Ready Player One! Star Wars: Pinball – The Novel!

Welcome to April! And you are welcome to read the news of my latest foray into cross-media inter-license branded fiction, with the kindly folks at Del Rey. Click here to read about Star Wars: Pinball – Boba Fett! “In late 2013, Del Rey takes that synergistic approach to a new level with its trilogy novelizing Star Wars: Pinball: Boba Fett, a new downloadable game developed by Zen Studios in partnership …

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