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Customer Appreciation Day at The Keep Friday March 16, 2007
The Dragon's Keep, located in the bustling heart of downtown Provo Utah, is putting on "Customer Appreciation Day" this Saturday, March 17th. I'll be there along with Bill Galvan, Sal Velluto, and Ric Estrada. While I'm around these guys... these GIANTS... well, they blot out the sun. Okay, fine. I'll… Read more
It's not safe to have all these signs on the same door... Sunday June 22, 2008
... but you're going to put them all on the same door anyway, and there's nothing we can do to stop you. We finally got things straightened out with the manufacturer. You can order the Schlock Mercenary Warning Signs now. They come in sets of eight for $20.00 +s&h, and… Read more
A Rocket for Writing Excuses Tuesday September 3, 2013
Sunday September 1st the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, run by LoneStarCon 3, was home to the annual presentation of The Hugo Awards. I got a rocket! Thank you, WSFS voters, Writing Excuses listeners, and our interviewed guests! I was on the ballot twice, and expected to win exactly zero… Read more
So Shiny. So Very, Very Shiny. Wednesday May 19, 2010
This? This is a picture of me, photoshopped by Ric Kolseth. Shiny, yes? Not half so shiny as what I must be looking at in the distance. What could it be? Ah, yes! Advance copies of Schlock Mercenary: Resident Mad Scientist. Yes, I will have a few of these at… Read more
Penguicon 5.0: Day 2 and Convention Nadir Thursday April 26, 2007
Day two at Penguicon is The Big Day. It's the longest day of the convention, it begins early because most attendees are not yet fully sleep-deprived, and it runs until the wee hours Sunday morning. For me, Day Two began around 7:30am and ran until 3:30am. By the way, if… Read more
Schlock Store Clearance Sale Monday August 24, 2009
As is usual when we ship books to a major event, some of the books which returned from GenCon were damaged in transit. Forklifts are not kind to books. We are now offering these scuffed, dented, or bent books for sale in the store at discounted prices. As you can… Read more
Why You Don't Rob A Cartoonist Without Wearing A Mask Monday January 16, 2006
A thoughtful Schlocker just emailed me this choice article from a paper in Australia. A Man who allegedly robbed a renowned Victorian cartoonist has been caught, thanks to a detailed caricature drawn by his victim. Police said the cartoonist, Bill `Weg' Green, who is famous for his drawings of AFL… Read more
Making A Dent Wednesday November 28, 2007
As you can see, we've made a dent in the pallet-cluster in my garage. I recall looking out the kitchen door into the garage, seeing this wall of identical boxes, and thinking "the Ark of the Covenant is in here SOMEwhere." It may not look like much of a dent,… Read more
July 23, 2003 Wednesday July 23, 2003
Left to Right: Richard Bliss (BlissCorp Consulting), Brandon Peterson (VP, Crossgen), Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows, Image Comics), Me, Jim Zubkavich (Project Manager, Udon), and Scott Kurtz , (PvP, Image comics). Photo courtesy of our waiter at the Octopus Garden in San Diego Yes, that's me, Howard Tayler, sitting between Frank… Read more
Retweet For Glitter! Monday November 4, 2019
We’re running a brief social media promotion. It involves Twitter. RETWEET FOR GLITTER! If this link to our Kickstarter gets Retweeted 100 times, Meg will glitter up Howard’s beard, and we’ll post photos. 500 times? You’ll get progress shots. 1000 times? LIVE STREAM¹ 1001 times? YouTubed, for posterity.https://t.co/YrY6ZLqLXs — Howard… Read more
A Sneak Peek and Clearance Books Tuesday June 15, 2010
We know you've been dying for a sneak peek at the interior of Resident Mad Scientist (now available for pre-order). Your wish is granted. Look at the shiny, shiny pages. If you click the image, you will be taken to a flickr set which walks you through the design and… Read more
What do I know about magic? Tuesday May 13, 2008
This week's Writing Excuses is one of our very best episodes to date (if not our flat-out best.) We discuss magic in fiction, and specifically we cover rules-based magic systems, their strengths, weaknesses, and where to use them. It's one of those podcasts which makes me want to write fantasy… Read more
I Got Stuff In The Mail Wednesday May 18, 2011
I returned home from the gym this morning and there was a surprise waiting for me on the counter. The photo may make that look like it's an actual disassembled book. It's not. It's a stack of plotter proofs, which are basically medium-resolution inkjet prints of what they're planning to… Read more
First Lines over at Writing Excuses Monday March 3, 2008
It's Monday, and that means another installment of Writing Excuses is live. This time around, Brandon grills Dan and I on "first lines," the importance of hooking the reader, and why he worries that this gets too much emphasis when aspiring writers seek instruction on the craft. Have a listen… Read more
October 31, 2003 Friday October 31, 2003
AAAUUUGH! DIAL-UP!! entry, I'm here at the Las Vegas Comic-Con now, and my hotel has no high-speed internet access. I had to pay $5.00 for the telephone cable across which this entry will pass as I upload it ("I'm NOT an internet addict... I can quit anytime I want to.")… Read more
The Toastmaster Returns From Penguicon Monday May 2, 2011
I haven't done a proper convention report in years, and I see no point in breaking that streak now. Still, I'm back from Penguicon and there is something I'd like to relate. This year I did something completely new and different, both for me and for the event -- I… Read more
March 25, 2004 Thursday March 25, 2004
Left to right: I don't know, I don't know, me, I don't know, and I don't know. Photo courtesy of Alan Mark. Lovely ladies courtesy of The Blackbird Group, about whose actual products I unsurprisingly still know very, very little. See? Proof of actual booth babes. There were also giveaways,… Read more
May 17, 2004 Monday May 17, 2004
Fan-Art Extravaganza! entry, Let's start with the Fan Art. It's been piling up, not because it comes in fast or in huge chunks, but because I'm a lazy, no-account bum unworthy of the goodies you send me. So start here, with a nice drawing of Schlock with someone else's less-popular… Read more
Happy Halloween, I Hope The Blood Comes Out Sunday October 31, 2010
I assure you, it is coincidence, albeit certainly serendipitous coincidence, that the October 31st installment of Schlock Mercenary includes mayhem of a dismembering nature. I'm not doing "Schlocktoberfest" anymore, but that doesn't mean that the stars can't line up for me once in a while. While we're on the subject,… Read more
Sketch Jams on the Auction Block for Jake Sunday September 13, 2009
Yesterday I agreed to auction a few pieces for Jake. The first is already fetching 30 times what was originally donated for its creation. The rest, though... wow. We did two sketch jams for Jake. The first is pencils only. The second started at the other end of the table,… Read more