Immortal: first blurb

First book blurb A sui generis Urban Fantasy/Historical/Crime crossover novel, in which pixies, demons, dragons, and vampires are real — though few humans know that… Narrated by a wisecracking immortal that’s worldly, noir, skeptical without bleak cynicism, and open to surprises; he’s half Gilgamesh and half Raymond Chandler. I couldn’t put it down! –Jonathan Vos…

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My latest promotional gambit

Advance Review Copies If there is a God and/or a decent mail service out there, I’ll be holding the Immortal advance review copies (ARC’s) in my hand when I get home this evening. ARC’s are book copies produced by publishers prior to a book’s formal release.  These copies go out to reviewers, writers, and otherwise…

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The Latest Column on the Future of Publishing

I am nothing if not trendy I have seen a large number of articles recently about The Future of Publishing.  This may be because I spend much of my “I’m promoting my book” time hanging out on Twitter with other writers, but that doesn’t mean the question isn’t being put out there a lot. I…

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I need my own flash mob

I need command of my own flash mob Speaking today to a local bookseller, the question was posed: if an event were planned in the store to promote Immortal, could I get thirty or forty people to show up? And the answer is: I don’t know.  Because so far all of my promoting has been…

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GoodReads and Real Bookstores

Shop local! I am a terrible local Cambridge resident.  This becomes more apparent every day, as I am continuously discovering things I knew were there, yet I didn’t really know were there.  Like the independently owned bookstore under a mile from my house. The store in question is called Porter Square Books, they have been…

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Enchanted By Books interview

Blog tour second leg: Interview with Enchanted By Books A new interview has just posted about, of course, Immortal.  Please take the time to stop by the site, say hello, and ask a question or two. Enchanted By Books interview *   *   * 10 – 1 – 10 IMMORTAL IS COMING

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Shoestring promotion

Book promoting on zero dollars a day You may have heard I have a novel coming out.  I have certainly been trying my best to make sure you had, and you’re reading this now so I’m guessing that part’s working out. I am firmly in Promotion Mode right now, which would be much more fantastic…

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IMMORTAL: the prologue

The prologue I am personally a big fan of prologues.  Here is the brief prologue that begins Immortal. *   *   * The dream is always the same. It starts on the hunt—running hard through the tall grasses in the heat of a blazing, midday sun.  My tool is a stick with a sharpened…

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Writinginsight interview

First stop on blog tour The first stage of my “blog tour” for Immortal begins today, so rather than spend your lunch break reading my thoughts here, stop on by Writinginsight, operated by the lovely and thoroughly animated Sue London, and read my thoughts there. Writinginsight Interview

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