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Happy New Year and welcome to 2009. To this point, I have assumed that most readers of the Jason Cosmo Update are either:
- Longtime Loyal Readers who have read one or more books in the Jason Cosmo Non-Trilogy (Jason Cosmo, Royal Chaos, Dirty Work)
- Related to me.
- All of the above.
But this is 2009. Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Thank You to Loyal Readers
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Just a quick note before I sit down for a Thanksgiving feast. Among the many things I am thankful for on this day of Thanksgiving is You.
Yes, you, Loyal Reader. Continue reading
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Free Jason Cosmo!
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Jason Cosmo was first published by NAL/Signet in 1989 and in the U.K. by Pan Books in 1990. My debut novel was a mass market paperback original — which is the equivalent of a movie going straight to DVD. I realize that hardback is considered more prestigious but, honestly, I’m not sure I would pay thirty bucks or more to read Jason Cosmo–and I wrote it! The Jason Cosmo series is unabashedly and unashamedly pop fiction, genre fiction, pulp fiction–take your pick. Continue reading
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Why Dan McGirt is not Stephen King
UPDATED UPDATE 9/09: Beginner’s Luck is now available as a multi-format ebook from Smashwords. I’ve altered all the links below to point there.
UPDATE: Putting the link to my horror short story Beginner’s Luck at the top for those just arriving here.
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How is Dan McGirt like Stephen King?
Well, we’re both authors. And there all resemblance ends.
Mr. King is the ridiculously prolific master of modern horror fiction. I am not. Continue reading
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Magic in Jason Cosmo
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Over at Tor.com, author Jane Lindskold posits that “In discussions of magic in Fantasy fiction, a frequently argued point is whether or not systemized magic somehow ruins the “magical” feeling of a work of fiction by making magic a poor copy of science.”
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Jason Cosmo Cover Story, Part 3
A Note to Loyal Readers of the Future: From my blog stats I can tell that few people are reading the Jason Cosmo Update here in October of 2008. So chances are that if you’re reading this at all, you’re doing so in the distant future, perhaps in a time in which the Jason Cosmo books have become the basis for a new Golden Age of universal peace, prosperity, and astonishing artistic, scientific and technological wonders. I don’t know, because I haven’t written that particular book yet here in the present. What I do know if that this post provides answers to questions posed in the previous post Jason Cosmo Cover Story, Part 2. So you should read that one first. — Dan McGirt
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Pencils down!
Last time I invited you to find the errors in the back cover copy on the original edition of Jason Cosmo, of which there are at least seven. (Special thanks to the precisely one of you who shared your answers with the rest of us.) This time, as promised, I will reveal my answers. Some errors are straightforward and some are a question of interpretation, as you’ll see. Continue reading
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Jason Cosmo Cover Story, Part 2
Greetings, Loyal Reader! Time to take another look at the original edition of Jason Cosmo. Run grab your copy from its treasured place in your safety deposit box, personal vault, or climate-controlled glass display case. I’ll wait.
Got it? Great! Previously, we considered the cover art by Richard Hescox. This time we’re going to focus on the words. Continue reading
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Fantasy Women of Fantasy
Greetings, Loyal Reader. So one occasional complaint from some of my female friends who also happen to be Loyal Readers themselves is that there aren’t any strong female characters for them to identify with in Jason Cosmo. Continue reading
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Jason Cosmo Cover Story
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Three artists have provided cover illustrations for the Jason Cosmo books published to date. For the U.S. editions, the Jason Cosmo and Royal Chaos covers were painted by noted fantasy artist Richard Hescox. I love these covers! Let’s look at the Jason Cosmo cover:
