I just signed my first ever novel contract, and many people are asking me how I went from manuscript to actual advance money! The bad news is we have to go waaaay back on this one: High School. I was sending my first novel to publishers, “A” (It would be Read more
Not only did someone at Publisher’s Weekly actually read my wee book, they gave it a GLOWING review! Check it out: Even more fun than the title suggests, Vibbert’s debut is a rip-roaring space heist that details the origins of the Galactic Hellcats gang. … With snark and hijinks to Read more
Are you getting as excited as I am for the release of my first novel? I hope so! I thought I’d post a brief excerpt from the book to get you hyped. This is the introduction of the third member of the gang, Zuleikah! I thought it was a good Read more
This originally appeared on John Scalzi’s Big Idea Blog on March 9th, the launch day for Galactic Hellcats. My dad’s buddies were bikers. Guys whose legal names I still don’t know, but called Froggy or Uncle Um. Their wives and girlfriends with thick mascara and wind-burned faces had motorcycles, too. Read more
If you order your copy of Galactic Hellcats from Mac’s Backs, let them know in the comment field on the order form that you’d like it signed, and I will sign it! You can even request a specific message if you want. Shop owner Suzanne has been dropping boxes off Read more
Hopefully by now you’ve heard the news that Galactic Hellcats will be re-released by Lethe Press this November, annnd they will also be releasing the sequel, Andrei and the Hellcats, next year! How did this happen? The process of getting here was a two-year journey rife with mistakes. When Vernacular Read more
I have commissioned the coolest Hellcats swag, Gang Jacket Patches. Dante Luiz, an Ignyte winner and Hugo finalist, designed a logo for me for the Galactic Hellcats gang, based on the traditional designs for motorcycle gang colors, with “SC” for “Spaceship Club” instead of “MC” for “Motorcycle Club.” I then Read more