Preview Cover for The Wild Boys
Check out the cover for my forthcoming Young Adult novel, The Wild Boys. The release date is December 1, 2012, from Damnation Books. Just in time for holiday gift-giving! I would love to hear what you think.
Author: Travis Heermann
Denver Co. Fair and the Geek Pavilion
This weekend yours truly will be joining other Denver-area writers in the Geek Pavilion at the Denver Co. Fair. I’ll be there from noon until 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 11 (that’s tomorrow), signing books, hanging out, promoting geekery in all its forms. Buy a book and sit down to read it with your deep-fried Oreos! Thanks to the Denver Area Science Fiction Association for the invitation!
Book Trailer Project
Recently, I’ve been working on somewhat of an experiment. I did a book trailer for Heart of the Ronin once upon a time with my good friend Neil Witkin. It turned out beautifully, but this time I wanted to do something different, something unexpected a little askew for Rogues of the Black Fury. A couple of long trains of thought through Albequerque, Arkham Asylum, and Addis Ababa, ending up in Zanzibar by way of Ypsilanti, I arrived at the idea. After the idea, came the brainstorming, an enormous mind fart of dialogue appeared on the page. Then came the software. I gotta say, Xtranormal
Novel Sale – Damnation Books to Publish The Wild Boys
Sound the trumpets, but keep your eyes open for signs of lycanthropy. I just signed a contract with Damnation Books to publish my Young Adult horror/sci-fi novel, The Wild Boys. It is slated for a December 1, 2012 release, just in time for stocking stuffers. Can a 16-year-old girl stem the tide of a werewolf apocalypse? Mia’s mother blames her for the accidental death of Mia’s little brother–perhaps Mia does, too–and her father is too wrapped up in work to notice. She’s in love with Dalton, a boy who barely knows who she is. Her grades are in the toilet. And
To Be Free or Not Be Free: That is the Question
In 2008, I decided to become a podcaster. I had been listening to podcasts like I Should Be Writing, The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy, Escape Pod, Pseudopod and others for a while, and appreciating this new form of entertainment. Audio books, customizable news feeds, a wide open world of creativity and content, and free, free, FREE! I was in heaven.
Book Giveaways This Week Only!
I’m giving away all three of my books on Goodreads! This week only! Goodreads Book Giveaway Heart of the Ronin by Travis Heermann Giveaway ends July 01, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Goodreads Book Giveaway Snakes by Travis Heermann Giveaway ends July 01, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Goodreads Book Giveaway Rogues of the Black Fury by Travis Heermann Giveaway ends July 01, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
Rockin’ and Rollin’ the Short Story Sales… Plus a Leap across the Pacific
In the last month or so, my short story sales have kicked into high gear. Look for these stories to appear in: “Legs” – Nocturnal Emissions Anthology – Library of Horror Press “Punishment” – Malicious Deviance Anthology – Library of Horror Press “Incident in a Small Town” – Pulp Empire Vol. III Anthology – Pulp Empire Press “The Song” – Runner-up in the British Fantasy Society Short Story Contest – Story to appear in either Dark Horizons or New Horizons – British Fantasy Society I was delighted last week when the Indonesian translation of Heart of the Ronin appeared in
Author Interview Series #25 – Dean Wesley Smith
Habitual readers of Blogging the Muse may recall that I interviewed Kristine Kathryn Rusch, prior to taking my first trip to the World Science Fiction Convention, and we discussed the nature of the publishing industry at length. At World Con, I had the good fortune to meet Kristine and her husband, Dean Wesley Smith, another author of perhaps slightly less renown (at least under his own name) but certainly no less accomplishment. He has published over ninety novels under numerous pseudonyms–that’s right ninety, 9 – 0–with his real name being better known for media tie-in works, such as Star Trek
Author Interview Series #24 – Brenda Cooper
I had the good fortune of meeting Brenda Cooper at an impromptu gathering of authors near the end of World Con in Denver a few weeks ago. I was quite gratified at the time to find myself in the company of several talented individuals, all of whom are further down the path of science fiction and fantasy publishing than I am. In that conversation, woefully cut-short by the pressure of travel time, I got to meet Brenda and learn a bit about her, so it was a great pleasure to continue our conversation via e-mail for this interview series. In
Author Interview Series #23 – John Scalzi
I had the good fortune a few weeks ago to meet John Scalzi whilst he was a manning the SFWA booth at the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver, as well as sitting in on a couple of panels in which he took part. For months I’ve been seeing and hearing in the web-o-sphere how great John Scalzi’s science fiction novels are, and I have to say, a few chapter’s into Old Man’s War, it is indeed a cracklin’ good read. With several novels behind John now, he’s become a certified pro in the science fiction field, but strangely enough
Author Interview Series #22 – Ken Scholes
Last week at the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver, I had the good fortune of meeting a whole herd of authors, all of them at various stages of their careers, from fledglings with a small handful of short story sales, to first-time novelists, and on up to long-time veterans. Ken Scholes is a first-time novelist, but an experienced short story author with sales going back several years. He was fortunate enough, or talented enough, perhaps both, to sell his first novel to Tor, and the editors at Tor were earnestly singing his praises for his imminent novel release. With
Author Interview Series #21 – Catherine Asaro
Nebula Award-winning author Catherine Asaro is one of those writers who have made the transition from a career in hard science to writing hard science fiction. She blends strong female characters, romance, and hard SF into stories that have kept readers coming back for twenty novels to date. But even within the staunchly rational and quantifiable boundaries of her training and earlier profession as a theortical physicist and academician, there was a deep well of creativity that spans music and dance as well as a writing. That creativity quickly becomes evident in her books and in our conversation.