Monthly Archives: August 2010

It’s official. Black Hole Sun has launched and is ready to "rocket readers to new frontiers." It’s hard to believe that twenty months have passed since I emailed a logline to my editor and she told me to go for it. A lot of hard work has gone into making the beautiful book (the cover shimmers), most of it not

In a move that surely shows their ability to misjudge my ability to speak coherently, HarperTeen has released a podcast of me talking about Black Hole Sun and reading from Chapter Zero of Black Hole Sun (you can here other HarperCollins talk shop at http://harperteen.com/contests/podcast/).  I had a great time doing the reading 'cause I got to speak cannibal! Click

Because it’s less than two weeks until the launch of Black Hole Sun, I thought it would be fun to revisit some old blog posts.  I’ve been blogging about writing since 2004ish, and it’s interesting–if not embarassing–to read some of the things I wrote before. Today’s blog redux is a meme from Feb. 2007 that I liked. Each participant shares

Because it’s less than two weeks until the launch of Black Hole Sun, I thought it would be fun to revisit some old blog posts.  I’ve been blogging about writing since 2004ish, and it’s interesting–if not embarassing–to read some of the things I wrote before.Today’s blog redux is a post about moldy cheese and character building. My DW and I

Goodreads Book Giveaway Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill Giveaway ends August 24, 2010. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

"The sins of his father weigh heavily on Durango, an outcast teen mercenary who's trying to eke out a living on tomorrow's gritty, trigger-happy Mars. Fortunately, he is armed with an AI implant, a crew of colorful misfits, and an unshakable sense of humor. David Macinnis Gill rockets readers to new frontiers in this imaginative, action-packed tale." - Suzanne Collins,

Because it’s less than two weeks until the launch of Black Hole Sun, I thought it would be fun to revisit some old blog posts.  I’ve been blogging about writing since 2004ish, and it’s interesting–if not embarassing–to read some of the things I wrote before.Today’s blog redux from 2007 is a post about rejections. I still feel the same way.

"Intrepid teen regulator Jake Durango leads a daring pack of fearless freedom fighters in a dystopian future where humans rage against ferocious, porcine creatures called Drau, who prey upon human flesh. Based on Mars, Jake and his crew are hired to protect a colony of human miners from the Drau and their evil queen. Throw in a forbidden love triangle,