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Writing Update: A Dragon at the Gate & Zeus Is Dead 2

August 27, 2015 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

Writing a story never quite goes the way you think it will.

Something always changes along the way, even if you plan ahead of time. Things occur to you while writing, characters take control in your head, and sometimes just the act of getting an idea on paper brings out its negative points that didn’t seem nearly so problematic beforehand. And that’s not a bad thing; often this leads to something better in the end.

A Dragon at the Gate

Coming in 2015?

Yet that voyage of discovery takes time, especially when you–and here when I say “you” I mean “me”–are not the fastest writer in the world. How I long for the prolific rate of Stephen King, but that’s just not how my mind works. (Also, Stephen King doesn’t have a non-writing day job taking up his time.) And all that is my lead-in to saying that A Dragon at the Gate is not progressing as quickly as I’d like. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: A Dragon at the Gate, Books, Featured, Press, Zeus Is Dead Tagged With: A Dragon at the Gate, Cyberpunk, Fantasy, Mythology, Science Fiction, The New Aeneid Cycle, Zeus Is Dead

Zeus Is Dead is a 2015 IAN Book of the Year Award Finalist!

August 16, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure just got its first big honor: a FINALIST in the 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards! And there’s even a snazzy looking seal to prove it…

Zeus Is Dead:  2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Finalist

See what all the fuss is about: Click the image to grab your copy!

So of course I’m taking the opportunity here to re-plug the book, which fantasy author Jody Lyn Nye called “full of laugh-out-loud moments, lashings of sly wit, moan-worthy puns, and a complex, fast-paced storyline.”

“I have not enjoyed a tongue-in-cheek comedy book this much in a long, long time.”
–Abyss & Apex Magazine

THE GODS ARE BACK.
DID YOU MYTH THEM?

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Filed Under: Books, Featured, Press, Zeus Is Dead Tagged With: Award, Book of the Year, Fantasy, Finalist, Independent Author Network, Mythology

Come see me at Third Place Books on May 28th!

May 16, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Are you in the Seattle area? (Or even somewhere else with a burning desire to fly out to Seattle because what the heck why not and life is short?) Want to listen to me read from A Memory in the Black? Want to eat free cookies?? Then hold on to your butts, because May 28th just may be your lucky day…

May 28th, 7pm, at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park

May 28th, 7pm, at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park

Like I said, I’ll be reading from A Memory in the Black, the second novel in my sci-fi/cyberpunk series, in honor of its recent Booktrope re-release. Joining me will be fellow author (and recent Guest Geek) Camela Thompson, who will give you a taste of her supernatural thriller Blood, Spirit, & Bone, the latest novel in The Hunted series. And do you see that Space Needle made of bone tucked away on the cover of her first book there? It’s set in Seattle!

Michael G. MunzCamela ThompsonMay 28th, 7pm, at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, just north of Seattle.
Click here for the Facebook event page.

We hope to see you there!

(Did I mention free cookies?)

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Coming soon: A Memory in the Black – Booktrope Edition!

February 24, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Booktrope_logo_color-300x233If you’ve been watching this site for a little while, you already know that A Shadow in the Flames, my cyberpunk novel (and the first novel I ever wrote) was re-published under Seattle publisher Booktrope’s label last December. The new version featured slight improvements to the self-published ebook I released in June 2013, and a paperback edition! [Read more…]

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Zeus Is Dead named 2014 Book of the Year

January 7, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

I’m happy to announce that author Jonathan Charles Bruce has named Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure his 2014 Book of the Year!

Jonathan Charles Bruce“Zeus is Dead is a hilarious tale that takes all of Greek mythology’s best bits…and plays it up wonderfully.”
—Jonathan Charles Bruce, author and man with absolutely excellent taste in books

Check out the rest of what he says about the book, as well as his other picks for the best of 2014, here on his website!
I am a horn on the wind. Watch how I toot.

I am a horn on the wind. Watch how I toot.

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A Shadow in the Flames: Now re-published and in paperback!

December 22, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

A Shadow in the Flames

Now available in paperback!

If I may quote Professor Farnesworth: “Good news, everyone!” This will be getting a little more press in the new year, but I’m excited and I wanted to share it with everyone: Booktrope (my publisher) has just officially re-published my first sci-fi novel (and my first novel, period), A Shadow in the Flames! [Read more…]

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Me on Buddy’s Writing Show

November 26, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Ever caught Buddy’s Writing Show on YouTube? I had the pleasure of being a guest earlier this week, and I had a great time talking about Zeus Is Dead, Twin Peaks, my experience reading the Percy Jackson series, and being a geek.
Buddy’s a fantastic interviewer. Have a look!

Click the image to watch it on YouTube!

Click the image to watch it on YouTube!

Be sure to check out the rest of his interviews on YouTube as well…
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Filed Under: Books, Press, Zeus Is Dead Tagged With: Geek Interest, Interview, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Twin Peaks, YouTube

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