“Parallels” Experiment Cancelled
Thanks to information shared with me behind the scenes, we’ve stopped the experiment with “Parallels.” I was looking forward to testing out how fast price changes travel, but there turned out to be an...
View ArticleHelpful Article on the Usage of “Free” for Promotions
There’s a great article by Kristine Kathryn Rusch on the usage of “free” for ebook promotions. Make sure to read the comments section for the useful information being shared there right now. Filed...
View ArticleThe Time of Turtle Steps
For the past month, every time I sat down to write a major post about goals, productivity, and other topics of interest to me, I’ve ended up tossing out what I wrote instead of posting it. Too much of...
View ArticleSoul Cages is free for a limited time
Well, we finally came up with a workable plan to set an e-book to free without having it stuck there permanently (or so we hope). So it’s time to test this out. The novel Soul Cages will be available...
View ArticleSoul Cages available for free on Sony, iTunes, and Kobo only
Our test of setting an e-book temporarily to free is going to draw to a close. Soul Cages is no longer free on Smashwords, but is still available for free at: Kobo, iTunes, and Sony e-bookstores. We’ve...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned so far from the Temporary e-Sale Test
I’m part of a tiny press, and we’d never done a sale before where an e-book had been set for free for a short time, so doing so with Soul Cages gave us some valuable information for future temporary...
View ArticleLinks: the extrordinary poet Ruth Stone, and Barnes & Noble
In case anyone missed it back in November, you can read about the extraordinary poet Ruth Stone in the New York Times. I call her extraordinary not only because of her talent, but also because of her...
View ArticleCubicles, Blood, and Magic getting ready to ship
A new novel of mine, Cubicles, Blood, and Magic, is getting ready to ship out in e-book format to various e-bookstores over the next month or so. Plans are in the works to have a print version ready by...
View ArticleSummer 2012 News
Cubicles, Blood, and Magic is finally out in e-book form to all the major e-retailers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, and Sony. Print and audiobook versions are scheduled for 2013. Soul Cages...
View ArticleThe Policies of This Website, Upcoming Changes, and One Last Personal Opinion
It has been over a year since I made any sort of announcement about the policies and changes for this website, and I realized (thanks to the advice of the person who helps me run this site) that I need...
View ArticleUpcoming Releases for 2013
I am happy to announce that my backlog of stories is finally starting to move again, and so there will be a variety of upcoming releases for 2013. I’ll post updates as things become more clear. But...
View ArticleStory Samples Start This Tuesday
I realized I ought to give notice one last time about the upcoming change tonight for this website of mine. It’s going to start posting story samples on Tuesdays–most of the time, the post will go up...
View ArticleGreen Grow the Rushes – Story Sample
What follows is a sample from the first of several stories I intend to write about Lachlan in a Wild West that never was. Green Grow the Rushes is neither officially a short story nor a novella, but...
View ArticleShort Stories in Tales From the Threshold Will Also be Sold Separately
Because some readers want to be able to pick and choose which short stories of mine they have (such as getting only the Weird Wild West tales), all the short stories in Tales from the Threshold will...
View ArticleCubicles, Blood, and Magic – Chapter 1: Magical Poisonings
Welcome back! I hope you had a great week. This Tuesday’s story sample is the entire first chapter from the contemporary fantasy novel, Cubicles, Blood, and Magic. Cheers. (Note- This story is...
View ArticleCubicles, Blood, and Magic – Chapter 2: Poisoned
Welcome to another Tuesday! If you missed Chapter 1 of Cubicles, Blood, and Magic, click here. This Tuesday we continue where we left off–Dorelai and Dereck on a really bad date. What follows is the...
View ArticleStory Post Delayed due to News Out of Boston
Hello, I’m holding off on posting the next chapter of Cubicles until at least tomorrow (though more likely Wednesday). I lived in Boston for four years, so I’d rather not post tonight. Let us remember...
View ArticleNext story post will be next Tuesday, April 23rd
Just a quick post that Chapter 3 of Cubicles will go up on Tuesday, April 23rd. Monday night I had a rash erupt from my right eyelid to my scalp, and I discovered today that it’s a shingles breakout...
View ArticleCubicles, Blood, and Magic – Chapter 3: Magic and Medicine
My God, last week was awful, not only with the Boston Marathon bombings, but also the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas and the earthquake in China. A heartbreaking week…. My right eye has cleared...
View ArticleCubicles, Blood, and Magic – Chapter 4: AOX Investigations
Wow, another week has raced by. Right now I’m hard at work on the redrafting of the sequel to Cubicles–I think I’ve figured out how to shrink the darn thing down from 170,000 words to a more reasonable...
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