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Priscilla Spencer has been Jim's creative consultant since 2007. In addition to managing content for Jim-Butcher.com and its social media channels, she beta-reads all of Jim's works, serves as a thematic consultant on the graphic novels and role playing games, and illustrates the maps for his books. The whole "Year of Dresden" thing is largely her baby. Her latest claim to fame is directing the official book trailers for Peace Talks and Battle Ground. In her professional life, Priscilla is a Producer, Writer, Photographer, and Fantasy Map Illustrator working towards a career in producing TV. She enjoys musical theatre, gluten-free cooking, sci-fi/fantasy, and weightlifting. She aspires to travel the world and pet every dog.

Virtual Signing for Changes

Dog Eared Books are once again doing a Virtual Signing for Changes! Fans can pre-order signed, personalized copies of Changes and the new paperback version of Turn Coat.
Deadline for all orders is Sunday, March 28, 2010.
The ship date is expected to be no later than April 10, 2010.
Get all the details at the Dog Eared Books website! Please direct any questions to Tina.
If you’re not interested in a signed copy, you can pre-order a regular copy through the Jim-Butcher.com store.
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News Roundup

We have several news items to share this morning!
Firstly, Chapter One of Changes is now live! Look for Chapter Two next Tuesday. Take the edge off the wait by discussing them on the forum.
Secondly, today marks the release of Turn Coat in paperback. You can purchase Turn Coat and preorder Changes through the Jim-Butcher.com Store.
For the collectors in our readership, Subterranean Press has announced that their special edition of Grave Peril is winging its way to their printer. Watch their website for more info, including a tentative release date (the “December” listing is inaccurate). You can place your preorder here.
Finally, we’re adding one more event to Jim’s 2010 schedule: New York Comic Con!

Short Story Anthology and Changes Wallpaper

We are delighted to announce a project fans have long been clamoring for: Side Jobs, a compilation of Dresden Files short stories. Slated for November 11th, this anthology brings together the following stories:

  • “Restoration of Faith”
  • “Vignette”
  • “Something Borrowed” — from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
  • “It’s My Birthday Too” — from Many Bloody Returns
  • “Heorot” — from My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
  • “Day Off” — from Blood Lite
  • Backup — novelette from Thomas’ POV, originally published by Subterranean Press
  • The Warrior — novelette from Mean Streets
  • “Last Call” — from Strange Brew
  • “Love Hurts” — from Songs of Love and Death
  • And exclusive, all-new material!

We’ll post pre-order info as soon as it’s available.
In the meantime, only one week remains until we start posting sample chapters for Changes, twelfth book in the Dresden Files, and a mere month and a half stands between now and the book’s release! Help stave off the wait (or whip your anticipation into a frenzy) with Changes desktop wallpaper, featuring cover art by Chris McGrath.
Download it as desktop wallpaper in about every desktop size imaginable:

800×600
1024×768
1280×800
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Pre-order Changes (or catch up on the previous novels in the series) through the Jim-Butcher.com store!

Jim’s 2010 Tour/Con Shedule

Jim’s appearance schedule for 2010 has been announced!
March 4, 2010, 7pm
Fayette First Christian Church
307 N. Church Street
Fayette, MO
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April 6, 2010, 6:30PM
MURDER BY THE BOOK
2342 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX
http://www.murderbooks.com/
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April 7, 2010, 8:00PM
UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA
Seattle/Tacoma, WA
www.bookstore.washington.edu
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April 8, 2010, 7:00PM
POWELL’S BOOKS/Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
Beaverton, OR
Portland, OR
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April 9, 2010, 7:00PM
MYSTERIOUS GALAXY
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Ste 302
San Diego, CA
www.mystgalaxy.com
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April 10, 2010, 3:00PM
BARNES AND NOBLE #2743
7881 Edinger Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CA
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April 12, 2010, 7:00PM
BORDERS #464/Lee’s Summit
1664 N.W. Chipman Road
Lee’s Summit, MO
Kansas City, MO
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April 28-May 2, 2010
Romantic Times Booklovers’ Convention
Columbus, OH
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September 3-6, 2010
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, GA
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September 9-12, 2010
Lora Leigh’s Reader Appreciation Weekend
Huntington, WV
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October 8-10, 2010
New York Comic Con
New York, NY
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November 12-14, 2010
TusCon
Tucson, AZ
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