Apostrophe Ninja
Normally, I’d run a First Book Friday post here. Alas, I didn’t have one ready. I’ve got several invitations out, but since I’m not paying for these posts, I don’t feel right setting deadlines or...
View ArticleDream Casting
Interviewers often ask me who I’d cast if there were to be a movie of The Stepsister Scheme [Amazon | B&N | Mysterious Galaxy] and the subsequent books. I don’t get out to see many movies, so I...
View ArticleOTW Blog & LEGO M.A.S.K.
Goblin Tales [Amazon | B&N | Lulu] picked up reviews at SciFiChick (“This must-read collection…”) and Romantic Times (“…a fabulous introduction to Hines’ writing, his world of goblins, and his...
View ArticleThursday Miscellany
LiveJournal has been hit by repeated DDoS attacks lately, which has been incredibly frustrating. I’m not leaving LJ – I’m not about to give the hackers the satisfaction. That said, for those who might...
View ArticleAnother Writing Comic
I’ve always liked this particular quote, but as I struggle with Libriomancer, I decided it didn’t go far enough.
View ArticleComic: That New Book Feeling
A while back, I did a comic called Writing: A Reality Check. I figured it was time for another follow-up, this one about the dreams vs. the reality of having a new book come out… Enjoy!
View ArticleBaby Got Books
Baby Got Books by Jim C. Hines (with apologies to Sir Mixalot) (Intro) Oh, my, god. Becky, look at her book. It is so big. You could, like, Fend off a rabid jaguar. But, you know, who even reads those...
View ArticleBuy My Book
Buy My Book by Jim C. Hines (To the tune of “Be Our Guest,” with apologies to Disney) Congratulations to you, brand new author, on the publication of your masterpiece. And now I invite you to stop,...
View ArticleChristmas Pose-Off: Lights vs. Tights
It began with a simple but unconventional fundraiser: the more people donated to support the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation, the more I would attempt to contort my body into the poses of various book...
View ArticleNebula Voters HATE WHITE DUDES!!!
SF Signal posted the Nebula Award Finalists yesterday, with links to lots of free fiction. (Huge congratulations to all the nominees, by the way.) I’ve seen a lot of discussion about the diversity of...
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