LAURENCE MACNAUGHTON

  • David Weber is author of the New York Times best-selling Honor Harrington novels, as well as a mind-boggling array of other books.  On top of that, he’s a really nice guy who took the time to share a glimpse into…

  • Here’s the latest news on my novella, Dead Men Don’t Bite: it’s currently in the top 100 in its category on Amazon.com!  But what’s even bigger than that?  My first movie trailer!  You can watch it for free on Amazon.com. …

  • Come on, admit it, EVERYBODY needs a lightsaber on the mantelpiece.  Get yours here: http://dvice.com/archives/2010/03/lightsaber-book.php The hard part, though, is trying to read through those tinted lenses in your stormtrooper helmet . . .

  • If you’ve been waiting for the latest book in what SF Site calls “some of the best military science fiction on the shelves today,” then wait no longer, citizen.  Face forward and get to the nearest book store, full ahead…

  • When easygoing ex-mobster Benny “Kneecap” Vitelli wakes up to find a staked vampire stuffed into the trunk of his Buick, he knows he’s been framed.  With vampires hunting his blood and the Mob trying to pull him back in, Benny…

  • I got this email recently from an astute reader, and I can’t resist sharing it: Very cool science fiction blog. I really enjoyed the Haldeman interview and wish you the best of luck. I’ll try to plug it when and…

  • The grand tradition of Soylent Green and “To Serve Man” has just had an unlikely addition: The Pasta Bible.  A cannibal-friendly typo has caused quite a bit of controversy in Australia this week.  Read it for yourself: http://www.smh.com.au/national/penguin-reprints-book-peppered-with-an-error-wants-it-taken-with-grain-of-salt-20100416-skjl.html Forget fava…

  • Even before it rocketed to the New York Times bestseller list, The Lost Fleet series was hailed by critics and readers alike as some of the best new science fiction to hit the shelves.  Jack Campbell has a lot going…

  • Got a favorite science fiction author you’d like to see interviewed on Sci Fi Bookshelf?  Make yourself heard!  We’ve had some great voices stop by for a chat, and more coming up shortly.  So stay tuned, true believers! In the…

  • When Paul McAuley talks about science fiction, people sit up and take notice.  His debut novel won the Philip K. Dick Award; since then, he’s gone on to win an Arthur C. Clarke Award, a John W. Campbell Award, a…

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  • Want to Get Published? Read This.

    I’ve talked to dozens of best-selling authors about their early years, before they were published. And the similarities between them are striking. On average, they wrote about half a dozen unpublished manuscripts before they sold a novel. (By the way, this is what I call the Myth of the First Novel. Because it’s hardly ever…

  • Compelling Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps

    I’ll let you in on a secret: readers want your character to change. They know, deep down, that your character is unhappy with the status quo at the beginning of your book. Something is terribly wrong in your character’s life, and things can’t keep going on this way. Something’s got to give. Readers fervently hope…