JRH Lawless 
A free short story for y’all! This used to be on Curious Fictions, before they went on hiatus. This short is set in the General Buzz universe, set at the same point in the timeline as the first novel, Always Greener. Enjoy! The noble art of losing face may one day save the human race … Read moreFree Short Story: Losing Face
There can only be one fitting choice for my first “Words Are Cool” submission for your consideration, and that is “Error”. As the saying goes, “Begin as you mean to go on.” And as I’m certain that, even with the best research efforts, there will be plenty of errors in my future Words Are Cool! … Read moreWords Are Cool! Now with added “Error”
It has been far too long since my last post here–and it took nothing less than a double longlist nomination for the Best Novel Hugo Award and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer to get me to stop being a lazy so-and-so and start posting here again! I’ll never say it enough: a huge, … Read moreIt’s not about how long your list is, it’s about what you do with it
Twitter followers already know I’m not a big fan of #HarshWritingAdvice. It’s not just that the hashtag seems to harness the worst part of consecrated formulas like “Kill Your Darlings”. The part of the writing community that takes the potentially useful reminder far too literally, making it a form of penance without which your writing … Read moreDebunking #HarshWritingAdvice Through The Power of Etymology–Extended SFF Community Edition
My publisher recently asked me to share my experience attending a number of writing conventions that have gone virtual this year. Curious? Check it out.
After two weeks of gathering your most ridiculous work stories on Twitter, the votes have been counted and our four semi-finalists are locked in! Vote for your favorite right here.
The entire Lawless team had a blast at the Halifax Chapters this weekend signing books! Pics or it didn’t happen, you say? Well, here you go!
Sorry I missed the fun in Chattanooga this weekend, but my publisher Uproar Books sent these pics from Con Nooga, where they set up shop in the dealers hall, begging people to pay cold, hard cash for my ramblings.
Hugo Award-winner and NYT best-selling author John Scalzi wants know what’s the big idea behind ALWAYS GREENER.
What’s my favorite part of ALWAYS GREENER? Nebula- and Hugo-award winning author Mary Robinette Kowal asked me that very question on her blog today!