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 …
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 …
I’m in Memphis in advance of Midsouthcon — this will be the tenth in a row I’ve been a guest at, and something like the 16th or 17th overall that I’ve attended since my first one in high school. I’ll be speaking at several panels, as seen here: FRIDAY 7 p.m. Writer’s Block: Tips to help you push through mental blocks to get your story done. With Christie Golden, Jer …
When you misplace a million dollars of your company’s money, you go to jail. When you misplace a hundred billion, you go to another planet! When 22nd century desk jockey Jamie Sturm loses a fortune for his interstellar trading company, he’s forced to cross the galaxy risking his neck — and an interstellar war — to get it back! That’s Overdraft: The Orion Offensive — the first long-form science fiction …