Publishing
Merry Writer's Christmas
Riting iz easy A while ago a distant relative of mine contacted me with some questions as to how he might go about making a living as a novelist. He was not at that time a writer, but liked to read and thought it might be a good way to make a living. I didn’t…
Read MorePromoting in a social media world
Leading horses to water Promoting a novel can be extremely challenging, and in ways that are different from promoting a website or a toy or a machine that goes *ping* at regular intervals. Novels are subjectively enjoyable, frequently disappointing, and an unavoidable commitment. Nobody wants to get stuck reading a bad one, or worse, having…
Read MoreImmortal as eBook
The important news first You can now purchase Immortal as an eBook in any format your heart desires thanks to the folks over at Smashwords. Go there now to buy your copy: Immortal eBook. EBook formatting is hell The book was actually “available” on Kindle at the beginning of November, for about half a day.…
Read MoreImmortal Review: Night Owl Paranormal
Night Owl Paranormal I have been terribly negligent when it comes to back-linking and promoting new reviews of Immortal. Here is one, with more to follow. This is what good science fiction should be, believable yet fantastic…. See the full review here
Read MoreIn defense of Amazon
Outrage You have, I am sure, heard at least a portion of the story: Amazon.com allowed an e-book that instructed pedophiles on how to be better pedophiles (I’m guessing) to go on sale through their vast retail empire. When the book was discovered– and I’m sort of interested in figuring out what search parameters led…
Read MoreInternational and electronic Immortal
Death of the “local” customer As I have discussed before, the e-book revolution sort of took me by surprise. I still like paper books, but I’m coming to realize that every day I cling to them is another day for me to look like a guy on horseback on a freeway. And I’m still trying…
Read MorePromoting Immortal
The month in summary It has been quite a good month for Immortal, the little novel that could, but only after six years of couldn’t. On penalty of death, I can’t mention specific sales numbers, but if you count both the books bought through Amazon and from my personal supply… well, we did okay. And…
Read MoreMary Sues and assholes
On the notion of the Mary Sue and the ubiquity of fan fiction I’m a fairly non-social writer, by which I mean when I’m working on something I’m alone with it until I’m reasonably certain it’s truly and actually done. I have not historically taken advantage of writing groups or posted partials for comment, or…
Read MoreA new blurb for Immortal
New blurb for Immortal Imagine if you will two editors sitting at a bar in New York, trying to think up the next huge blockbuster. What they might come up with is to somehow combine Chuck Palahniuk with Phillip K. Dick with a little Charlie Huston sprinkled on top. The mega-ambitious story they’d concoct would…
Read MoreMiscellany
Losing my mind I’m going to go ahead and conclude that I am not wired properly to handle a gradual book roll-out. A week ago I was completely convinced Immortal wasn’t going to debut as scheduled, which is a terrifying thought for someone who’s already gone through that once. Now I’m completely preoccupied with the…
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