{"id":3493,"date":"2013-01-10T11:47:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2013-01-10T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T18:47:49","slug":"a-bunch-of-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=3493","title":{"rendered":"A bunch of stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been very, very busy lately, and I’m just poking my head up for a moment to say that yes, I am alive, before dropping back under. (Although. I am on twitter, now, and I am able to update there a lot more frequently than here, FYI.) In the past few weeks I’ve written the bulk of the first book in the Quantum League<\/em> series, and now I have to switch gears to write my installment in the Infinity Ring<\/em> series. So I’m going from a magical-heist novel, to Golden Age Baghdad, and I’m having way too much fun with both of them.<\/p>\n

Before I go, I just want to say a few things.<\/p>\n

First, if you have emailed me in the last few weeks (or *ahem* months) I’m sorry if I haven’t gotten back with you. I hope to get caught up on my email soon, but I’ve been saying that for a while now.<\/p>\n

Second, I am behind on a few things people are expecting from me, and have been expecting for quite some time. You know who you are. Thank you very much for your patience.<\/p>\n

Third, Icefall<\/em> will be out in paperback on February 1st (officially – you’ll probably spot it before then), and the ebook price has dropped recently as well. Just in time for Christma- Oh, wait…<\/p>\n

Now that I have said those things…<\/p>\n

Do you remember the 12 year old composer I’ve mentioned before<\/span><\/a>? Well, he just won first place in the student competition of the National Association of Composers for a piece inspired by the green violin in The Clockwork Three<\/em>! Here is his acceptance, and a performance of the piece.<\/p>\n