The stories of Bryan Young

Silence in the Library, the publishing company that's put out my last two novels and my children's book, is currently doing a preorder Kickstarter for their new slate of Young Adult novels. It's something you should definitely support regardless of my involvement, but if you're interested, I have a story appearing in this set. In Janine Spendlove's fourth "War of the Seasons" book I provided a short story called "Dust in the Wind." It takes place in the midst of the battle with Winter in the third book in her series and explores a time and place I found utterly fascinating. The relationship of elves and dwarves, as conceived by Janine, is played in a way I've never seen before and I love the mythology she's developed and it was fun to work inside of it. It was a lot of fun to put together. I've really loved all of Janine's books set in the world of Ailionora and this new collection is going to be a fascinating addition to ...

So, I've been told I need to be vlogging, in addition to the sparse blogging I'm doing on this place. And I need to do a better job of giving you all what you want. I think what you want is to hear about what I'm working on and why and how, but also about writing in general. The Vlog aspect will essentially me being answering your questions about your writing and my work, but to kick that off, I'll begin with some questions I answered for someone else. At Dragon Con in 2013, Arizona State University's Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing conducted a series of interviews with writers for use in their online creative writing courses and this is the first part of that series. I'll be posting the rest over the coming weeks. In the meantime, send me questions at bryan (at) bigshinyrobot (dot) com so I'll have plenty of ammunition for the new vlog series. In the way of a brief update on my writing: First, I'm still toiling away on revisions...

Here is my schedule for Salt Lake Comic-Con's FanX this weekend. I will also have a table (Purple 6) where I'll be selling and signing books throughout the convention. Thursday: 6:00pm What we know about Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Room 250A Friday: 3:00pm Full of Sith Podcast - Ballroom C 4:30pm Mythology of Star Wars - Ballroom B 6:30pm Art of Star Wars - Ballroom B 8:00pm Ray Park - South Ballroom Saturday: 12:30pm Why the Prequels Make the Classic Trilogy Better - Ballroom B 5:00pm Star Wars Rebels - Room 250a 7:00pm Telling Stories in RPGS (Moderating) - Room 150g

This Thursday will see another reading at the Salt Lake City Library, but this one is a little different. Sure, I'm reading stories, but it's an open invitation for you to come read along side me. It's something we've been doing for a while and it's booked consistently on the third Thursday of every month, 7:00-9:00pm in the 4th floor conference room at the Downtown library . Here's the official rundown from the event : Interested in science fiction, creative writing, or just looking to make connections with other like-minded geeks? Local author Bryan Young, who is also a prominent national Star Wars aficionado and editor-in-chief of Big Shiny Robot! (a geek news and reviews blog), invites you to a monthly series of fiction readings featuring visiting and local authors, as well as readings from you!   On the 3rd Thursday of every month, Young will invite authors from around the state and country to read selections of their work. After that, he’ll op...

Tomorrow, I'll be at the Utah Humanities Book Festival doing a reading from The Serpent's Head (or Andy Wilson, Boy Super-Genius) and then answering questions about writing and publishing. I'd love to see you all there. It's at the Downtown Salt Lake City Library and I'll be speaking in the 4th floor conference room at noon. Some of my books will also be around and on sale. Here's their official write-up: The City Library will play host to authors Bryan Young, Barry Deutsch, and Matthew Kirby. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Noon   Bryan Young Level 4, Conference Room Bryan Young works across many different mediums. As an author, he’s written the bestselling comedic novel  Lost at the Con  and the critically acclaimed sci-fi adventure  Operation: Montauk  and most recently,  A Children’s Illustrated History of Presidential Assassination . As a film producer, his last two films ( This Divided State  and  Killer at Large ) were released by The ...

Hot on the heels of Dragon Con last week, I'll be at Salt Lake Comic Con this week. Both conventions have kept me very busy, and I'm looking forward to Salt Lake. I'll be sharing a booth with the rest of the guys from Big Shiny Robot! and some other great artists. I'll have plenty of books and will be signing them, including The Serpent's Head. For those interested, here's my panel schedule: Thursday 4:00 pm - An Hour With Sam Witwer 5:00 pm - Room 250a - What we know and what we think we know about Episode VII (Moderator) 7:00 pm - Room 255c - Salt Lake Comic-Con Film School Part 1: Development, Screenwriting, and Pre-production 8:00 pm - Room 255b - The Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz Friday 1:00 pm - Room 250a - Star Wars Rebels (Moderator) 2:00 pm - Room 151g - The Future and Legends of Star Wars Canon (Moderator) 8:00 pm - Room 255f - The Cinema Behind Star Wars (Moderator) Saturday 2:00 pm - Room 255b - Nerds vs. The News 3:00...

After two years and two drastic rewrites, The Serpent's Head, is finally coming out. It officially comes out in time for release at the Origins Game Fair, though the paperback has already found its way onto Amazon.   It should be up on the publishers website soon ( Silence in the Library .) Here's the official synopsis: The man called Twelve is a hired gun, taking his laser pistol from planet to planet, hiring his services out to the highest bidder. He finds himself on Glycon-Prime, a new colony at the edge of space. On the hunt for work, Twelve blows into a small, frontier town only to find a massacre. The only survivors? A trio of young children, devastated by the murder of their families and hellbent on hiring the gunslinger to help them get revenge on the leader of the vicious mutants responsible, the man known only as "The Serpent's Head." I'm really excited for you all to read it. You can also preorder it here from me to get a signed copy. A...