I like to tell stories. Sometimes, they're fiction; other times, they're true. Stories help us understand the universe and our place in it, give us ways to express emotions that are difficult to let out otherwise, and entertain us. I aim most of all for the last: I want to entertain by telling a good story. I figure that if I can manage to do that, the rest will take care of itself.
I'm grateful whenever anyone's willing to read or listen to my stories, so thank you for considering my work and for dropping by this site.
The charity giveaway program for Children No More will continue with the release of the paperback on July 5th. If you want to know more you can read this blog entry, or visit the Children No More site to learn more about how you can help children in war.
An interview by the Raleigh News & Observer is now available.
The Wild Side is now available for preorder from your favorite bookseller. If you like urban fantasy with an erotic edge you'll love this collection of stories
An interview with Mark is now available on The State of Things on North Carolinal Public Radio WUNC. Mark talks about his new book Children No More and some of his own experiences in a youth military group. In a second segment, he joins two professors in a discussion of child soldiers today.
Jump Gate Twist is now available. This omnibus edition collects the first two Jon & Lobo novels, One Jump Ahead and Slanted Jack. It also includes lots of new material: an Introduction, multiple essays about the Jon & Lobo books, and two short stories. First up is "My Sister, My Self," which introduced Jon Moore and has not been in print for over 25 years. “Lobo, Actually” is the first solo Lobo tale—and it’s a Christmas story! For more reasons you should pick up Jump Gate Twist, check out this earlier blog post.
An interview with Mark is now available on Poe's Deadly Daughters.
An interview with Mark is now available on Blackfive. Laughing Wolf of Blackfive is conducting a series of video interviews with many leading Baen writers, including David Drake and David Weber.
One Jump Ahead has won the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel! The Baltimore Science Fiction Society presented the award at Balticon. The book is now available in paperback.
Enough folks asked about getting their hands on some One Jump Ahead swag that we set up a Cafe Press store where you can do just that. You'll find all sorts of goodies, each of which is sporting the fine Steve Hickman cover. If you buy any of these things, you'll also be contributing, albeit indirectly, to charity. We mark up each item a flat two bucks. We then donate that two bucks to The Literacy Council.
