With GENERATION SHIP coming out in just about a week, I thought I’d address a question that I get a lot. A lot of well-meaning people say “We’d love to support your book. What’s the best way to do that?” It happens enough that I thought I’d put it into a resource where I could...

There’s this idea in publishing that you have to be lucky to become successful, and I think that’s true. There are so many factors beyond the control of the author. There are really good books that never find their readership. There are mediocre books that definitely do (and no, I’m not going to name them....

I find myself posting less and less on Twitter, and I haven’t really had the motivation to invest in a new social media platform. Most of my writer thoughts are now shared on Discord, which is nice because I like the people on there, but limiting as it’s only a select group of folks. But...

There’s a lot going on with my next novel, Generation Ship, so I thought I’d write a quick post to keep you updated. First off, we have both a publication date and a cover. The book will release in all formats (Audio, E-Book, and trade paperback) on August 22, 2023. The artwork on the cover...

The June #SFFpit is over, and as usual we’ve analyzed the data. Because of course we did. Why wouldn’t you? Having data and not analyzing it is like having ice cream and not eating it. You *could* leave it in the freezer. If you’re a monster. Thanks to host Dan Koboldt for all of his work....

I want to talk about representation. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking Mike, you’re a white, cis/het, male. Writing about representation is probably a really bad idea. I hear you. Bear with me just a minute. The idea for this post came from a series of tweets by Justina Ireland where she talked about...