WHAT'S NEW

February 4, 2010: Crosscurrent hits the NY Times bestseller list.

January 26, 2010:  Today is the official release day for Crosscurrent, my debut novel in the Star Wars expanded universe. 

January 25, 2010:  I am interviewed at TheForce.net and I'm also interviewed at a French Star Wars site.

January 20, 2010:  I am interviewed by a Star Wars site in the UK.  Click on over and have a read.

January 15, 2010:  Two more pre-release reviews of Crosscurrent.  Have a read.  

January 4, 2010:  Starwars.com has posted another excerpt (this from chapter two) from Crosscurrent.  Read it here.

December 29, 2009:  An early review of Crosscurrent, my first Star Wars novel.  Read it here.

December 28, 2009:  I am interviewed by The Book Blogger.  Star Wars and Forgotten Realms references are in abundance.

December 3, 2009:Win an autographed print galley of Crosscurrent prior to the release date.  Enter here.

December 1, 2009: I will be writing a third Star Wars novel, this one a hardcover set in The Old Republic.  Read more here.

December 1, 2009:  Random House has posted the opening scenes from Crosscurrent.

November 17, 2009:  I have posted a fairly lengthy except from Crosscurrent, my Star Wars novel.  You can read it here.

November 4, 2009:  I have ended my relationship with Wizards of the Coast.  You can read the announcement here.

October 30, 2009:  A scene from Godborn.

October 6, 2009:  Godborn, book one of my new Forgotten Realms trilogy, The Cycle of Night, gets an Amazon listing.

September 28, 2009:  I'll be writing another novel in the Star Wars expanded universe, a sequel to Crosscurrent.

September 25, 2009:  The Erevis Cale Trilogy Omnibus gets an Amazon listing.  In addition to the three books of the trilogy, I expect the Omnibus to contain reprints of two Cale-related short stories.

July 23, 2008:  Added links to a few new reviews on the Reviews page.

July 18, 2009:  Cover art and back matter for Crosscurrent is posted on my blog.

July 7, 2009:  Interesting interview at Clarksworld with several spec fic editors, including two I've worked with (Athans and Lowder).  Read it here.

June 25, 2009:  A brief Crosscurrent update here.

June 22, 2009:  I have surrendered to the inevitable and joined Twitter.  Join me.

June 8, 2009:  Paulskemp.com goes live.

June 3rd, 2009:  I am interviewed at Tor.com and get in throwaway mentions to Plato, Nietzsche, Moorcock, Joseph Campbell, and the Great Man Theory of History.

May 11, 2009:  Eldritch Horrors: Dark Tales, featuring my Lovecraftian short story, One Thousand and One Words, is available.

May 5, 2009:  My Star Wars novel, Crosscurrent, gets an Amazon listing at last.  Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son!  Ahem.

April 21, 2009:  My non-fiction article, Confessions of an Elric Fanboy, is available in Heliotrope 5.  Heliotrope is a free online fantasy magazine and Issue 5 is an homage to the legendary Michael Moorcock, featuring the work of Neil Gaiman, Rhys Hughes, Chris Roberson, Catherynne M. Valente, Hal Duncan, Lou Anders, and yours truly. 

April 14, 2009:  I have made my short story "The Spinner," which originally appeared in Sails and Sorcery: Tales of Nautical Fantasy, available for free download.  Find it here.

March 9, 2009:  Wizards of the Coast has made an electronic version of Twilight Falling, book one of The Erevis Cale Trilogy, available in its entirety as a pdf.  Download it here.

February 23, 2009:  Gentleman, scholar, and fellow fantasist Richard Dansky interviews meas part of his ongoing Five for Writing series (you may have to scroll down just a bit).  See what happens when John Grisham meets me in the steel cage.

February 10, 2009:  I have signed with Kristen Lindstrom of Lindstrom Literary Managementto represent my supernatural thriller/dark fantasy Azazel.  Read all about it right here. 

February 2, 2009:  A teaser from Crosscurrent, my forthcoming Star Wars novel, is available here.

December 12, 2008:  Updated the reviews section with several new reviews of Shadowrealm.

December 8, 2008:  My short story, The Signal, originally published in Horrors Beyond II, is available for free as a pdf download right here.  

December 2, 2008:  Shadowrealm is released.  I hope you enjoy.

November 26, 2008:  Graeme's Fantasy Book Reviewreviews Shadowrealm, too.

November 20, 2008:  Some pre-release non-spoiler reviews for Shadowrealm:  John  at Grasping for the Wind, Charles at The Bibliophile Stalker, and Andrew at The Beezer Review.

November 7, 2008:  The Shadowrealm giveaway contest continues.  Enter here.

September 16, 2008:  I will be writing a Star Wars novel.  You can read the announcement here.

August 20, 2008:  The contest to win a print galley of Shadowrealm is on.  Details on my blog. 

August 9, 2008:  Fellow fantasy author Joshua Palmatier allows me space on his blog for an author introduction.  Have a read.

August 7, 2008:  Some free flash fiction(horror) posted to the blog.  I hope you enjoy.

July 23, 2008: A new snippet from Shadowrealmis available here. 

July 22, 2008:  In case you missed it on the blog, here is some information regarding my next project in the Realms. 

June 12, 2008:  The list of contributors for the Fall 2008 issue of Heliotrope has been announced. I am among those named.  The piece I contribute will be non-fiction, but I can say nothing more until the Heliotrope folks announce more details. 

May 9, 2008:  I've posted a new snippet from Shadowrealm on my blog.  Have a read.

April 14, 2008:  Shadowstorm has won the Second Annual Fantasybookspot Book Tourney.

March 20, 2008:  My short story, "Confession," which originally appeared in Dragon #356, will be reprinted in Worlds of Their Own, an anthology from Paizo Publishing, produced in trade paperback format and to edited by James Lowder. 

March 12, 2008:  Shadowrealm has cover art.  See it here.

March 7, 2008:  The first chapter of Shadowrealm is available for download, if you're interested.  Find it here.

March 3, 2008:  Shadowrealm is off to my editor. 

February 25, 2008:  I'm holding a contest for a giveaway of two copies of Horrors Beyond II.  Details are here. 

January 21, 2008:  The King of the Nerds reviews Shadowstorm and has some nice things to say.

January 15, 2008:   It is likely that Erevis Cale will appear in a comic from Devil's Due, as part of the Worlds of Dungeons and Dragons series, edited by James Lowder. 

January 2, 2008:  I have posted a sample chapter from my story in Realms of War, the tie-in anthology to The Twilight War.