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Taking the Show on the Road

Taking the Show on the Road

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Driving along the highway, car full of bass gear, en route to performing live. Windows rolled down, music cranked up.

A warm summer breeze blowing through the windows, reminding me of countless other summers, highways, and festival stages.

It’s hard not to feel a little nostalgic. I love writing speculative fiction, and I love performing live music with a band.

The absence of live music during these past two summers has been (note: classic understatement ahead) really hard on concert-goers, and also on musicians. Cancelled festivals, gigs, and tours have become an all-too-familiar lament among my musical friends.

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Book Promotion during COVID-19

Book Promotion during COVID-19

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There’s been a surprising amount of discussion—accompanied by a certain level of angst—about book promotion during the current pandemic.

The concern seems to be about the optics of promoting a new book you’ve written while readers may be struggling financially due to layoffs and stay-at-home sheltering orders.

Writers are understandably concerned about appearing heartless, callous, or tone-deaf about the real struggles faced by an overwhelmingly large swath of the population. Nobody wants to be lumped in with the selfish profiteers who bought up all the hand sanitizer for resale. Or those hoarding enough toilet paper to supply a Martian colony for a year.

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