In which I provide a compendium of links to the guest blogs and interviews I did to promote the final book in the Clash of Eagles series, Eagle and Empire, released May 16th, 2017, including Scalzi’s “The Big Idea”, Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit”, and a ton of others. Frankly, I’m super-excited about the response to these books, and very happy to have been able to talk about it on so many great webby places. [Been adding links as they’ve appeared, but as of June 24, I think I’m done.]
5/15: On “Unbound Worlds”, I discuss why alternate history matters:
http://www.unboundworlds.com/2017/05/heres-why-alternate-history-matters-fantasy-writing/
5/15: A very fun interview with the great Paul Semel:
5/16: Mary Robinette Kowal’s “My Favorite Bit”:
http://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/favorite-bit-alan-smale-talks-eagle-empire/
5/17: On Signature Reads: Why We Love the Romans, In All Their Complicated, Bloody Glory”:
http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/05/love-romans-complicated-bloody-glory/?ref=5BE65931A39A
5/18: John Scalzi’s “The Big Idea” on his blog, “Whatever”:
5/23: The Page 69 Test at Marshal Zeringue’s Campaign for the American Reader blog:
http://page69test.blogspot.com/2017/05/eagle-and-empire.html
5/28: Writers Read, also at CAR, where I describe what I’ve been reading recently:
http://whatarewritersreading.blogspot.com/2017/05/alan-smale.html
6/13: Talking with the Functional Nerds:
On Episode 322 of the Functional Nerds podcast, I babble to Patrick Hester and John Anealio about alt.hist, the Wright Bros (and Sis), my book covers, and my singing group, the Chromatics.
http://functionalnerds.com/2017/06/episode-322-with-alan-smale/
And to round things out:
6/20: On “My Life My Books My Escape” I chat at length with DJ about Eagle and Empire, its world, characters, and influences, and the process of writing it.
You can find excerpts of Eagle and Empire in several places, including Paste Magazine, the Barnes & Noble site, and Unbound Worlds 50 Page Friday:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/exclusive-excerpt-eagle-and-empire-by-alan-smale.html
http://www.unboundworlds.com/2017/05/50-page-friday-eagle-empire/?ref=9708FA4C47BE
I’ll be adding to this blog as new interviews, guest blogs, and other fun things appear online. [Last edited and finalized: 6/24]
Alan Smale 