The Creative Fire is now shipping from Amazon.  I still haven’t seen it, but I already have the email that says it’s on its way.  Books take a long time to birth, but the happiness factor of knowing they are out in the world really sticks with you anyway.  Even though I’m done with a book long before a publisher is done with the book, it never feels finished until it enters the world as a product someone can buy.
This book is truly beautiful because of the John Picacio cover. Pyr creates works of art with their books, so if you like well-designed books where you turn physical pages, think about getting the trade paperback. Â Besides, at least as of this moment, the Kindle version is still on pre-order.
I’d love reports from anyone who sees it in the wild. Â I used to go hunting every new release in the local stores, but this week I have a dog recovering from major surgery and a ton of work, so I probably cannot hunt it down myself. Â I particularly like to hear about sighting in indie bookstores.
Happy birthday to The Creative Fire.
Good point! And I certainly agree with Frank that it’s nice when some new ppeloe get recognized. Now if the Nebulas could get their act together. . . I mean it. At least the Hugos are voted on in private, so this trading votes and pressuring friends to vote and all of that doesn’t obtain. I like awards run the way the Endeavour Award is handled, where a committee of READERS chooses the short list, and then lets a panel of judges take over. And, of course, the PK Dick Awards are brilliantly handled, but such a lot of work for the judges!Big question, though: Do awards sell books? At least with the Hugos, it’s pretty obviously the other way ’round.