Category Archives: Authors & Their Books

Here, I’ll be posting about – and with luck receiving posts about and from – authors who have sold a book, or books, to publishers and know how that works and who are only too happy to share. I don’t really know the self-publishing realm, but would be interested to hear from any of you with experience, good or ill, in that arena.

The nice humans at the Des Moines Register dropped by the ranchito for a chat. Zenn appreciates.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Christian

Click on the image to watch me bumble my way thru an interview with the Register’s Kyle Munson about the first Zenn Scarlett novel. Then, head outside to roam around the property with me, Kyle and the DMR’s indulgent video crew. You’ll have to sit … Continue reading →

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Win a free copy of the sci fi adventure that’s “like Jurassic World… ON MARS!”

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Christian

For limited time (like, hours, probably….) the galaxy-bestriding goliath that is Amazon is offering up a giveaway to win your very own copy of ZENN SCARLETT. All you gotta do is follow the link and then follow @cjschoon on Twitter. Don’t miss out, … Continue reading →

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St. Stephen’s guest-list appears. Zenn is overwhelmed.

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Christian

The guest author/artist list for the upcoming St. Stephen’s literary festival is now up over at their site. Headliners include Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), Tim O’Brien (The Things They Carried), Over the Hedge co-creator Michael Fry and … Continue reading →

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Headed for NewBo Con, Feb. 7? Drop by New Bo Books for a Reading from Zenn’s Latest Adventure!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Christian

Are you one of the gazillion or so science fiction/fantasy/comic book groklings who are transporting in for the upcoming NewBo Con comics convention at NewBo City Market in CR on February 7? Well, y’all have an added attraction to shoe-horn into the schedule-y lobes of your wily, genre-seeking … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mess with… this Texas Lit Festival.

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Christian

Am honored to find myself on the list of authors and other creative types invited down to Austin, TX, for the 2015 St. Stephen’s Literary Festival in February. All the deets from the St. Stephen’s announcement: Another exciting event sponsored by the Friends of Becker Library is … Continue reading →

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Zenn gets reader-luv. Thanks, SHS!

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Christian

Zenn Scarlett #1 book at SHS @cjschoon thanks to READz club #iowatl #yalit pic.twitter.com/wdRYjADE4A — Kathy Kaldenberg (@scsdmedia) September 18, 2014

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This is cool: Kirkus Reviews Tags Under Nameless Stars as Best Bet for Spec Fiction Reads in April! Yay, Zenn.

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Christian

From the profoundly discerning and generally awesome-pants book-scout savants over at Kirkus: Best Bets for Speculative Fiction Reads April 2014 By John DeNardo 4/2/14 There’s no shortage of great speculative-fiction reading, as evidenced by this roundup of the best bets for entertaining, thought-provoking and … Continue reading →

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A few new reviews for Under Nameless Stars. And, yeah, they seem to like Zenn’s newest adventure just fine, thank you.

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Christian

(Note: «««« means “4 stars.” For some reason, one cannot have real stars in this wordpress post and I don’t have time just now to figure out how to fix that. Annoying. I know, right?!) «««« “Under Nameless Stars is such an exciting … Continue reading →

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Crystal Kite Award voting now open. So…read any good exovet fiction lately?

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Christian

Voting for the Crystal Kite Award presented by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is now open. Winners announced in May.              Sooooo, if you happen to be a voting member, liked Zenn Scarlett and wanna vote for it,  … Continue reading →

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“Where can I order Under Nameless Stars right now this very instant?” So glad you asked…

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Christian

(Or: wanna know what you’re getting yourself into? Maybe leave a rant– I mean, review on Goodreads? Scroll down, Earther.) Buying Info: North American Print & Ebook Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | BarnesandNoble.com | IndieBound.org UK Print & Ebook Amazon.co.uk | … Continue reading →

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