After a three-year lapse, Jim has finally blogged again! Just in time for NaNoWriMo, he posted his thoughts about perseverance in "The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know." Read his post at
GoodReads or
LiveJournal. You can also read his previous entries on author craft at either place.
We're also pleased to note that
Ghost Story has been nominated for
Best Paranormal Fantasy at the
The 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards. Jim shares the field with over a dozen rock stars of the urban fantasy genre, including Seanan McGuire and Charlaine Harris. There are a slew of categories to vote in, celebrating authors like Patrick Rothfuss, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, George R.R. Marin, Mira Grant, Tina Fey, Kate Beaton, and Terry Pratchett, so get out there and
vote for your favorite books of 2011! Round 1 ends November 13, 2011.
Discuss these topics on the forum
here!
