Just a few bits of news to start off the new year…

-The trade paperback version of JEWELED FIRE will be available February 4. Originally, Ace had decided not to bring this book out in paper, but I just got my author’s copies, so the dream is real! Still one of my favorite covers.

-Here’s another great cover for the anthology FANTASTIC HOPE, which will be available April 7. All of the short stories have a fantasy or horror edge but end on a hopeful note, even if the themes themselves are dark. The book is edited by Laurell K. Hamilton and William McCaskey, both of whom have stories in it, but the whole lineup is really impressive: Kevin J. Anderson, Griffin Barber, Patricia Briggs, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Monalisa Foster, Robert E. Hampson, John G. Hartness, Jonathan Maberry, L.E. Modesitt, Mark Sumner, Patrick Tracy, and Michael Z. Williamson. Oh, and me, of course.

-I haven’t bought my membership yet, but my intention is to attend World Fantasy Convention in Salt Lake City October 29 through November 1st. I hate missing Halloween at home, but I do love this convention every year, so I plan to go!