I finished Austin's book, Soon I Will Be Invincible, a little while ago and it is really, really, really good. It feels like a light read at first, but it's so skillfully plotted and the characters are so engaging that it becomes one of those books where, once you are in the world, you don't really ever want to leave it.

Anyway he's giving a talk this Saturday, August 11, in San Francisco at Writers with Drinks. And he's also giving a talk at the Austin GDC, provocatively titled, Literate Gaming: How We Can and Must Do Better at Writing for Games.

Austin's a good speaker - passionate and thoughtful in equal measure, inspiring and funny and needless to say, smart as all get-out. You should try to catch him at least once!

Other events associated with the book's release are noted on the official website, which is, by the way, beautifully designed (if a bit too flash-heavy for my taste.)

I'll admit to a little healthy jealousy as a fellow writer who has two or three novels on blocks right now but that's just part of the admiration I feel for Austin. He's worked hard and he deserves the success! Plus you can't stay jealous at a guy who is so obviously talented - not to mention one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet!

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