The Year of IMMORTAL: a prehistory
We’re looking back at the first year in the life of the indie published book Immortal. Join us, as we reminisce and speak in first person plural for no reason. Before the beginning The official publication date for Immortal was 10-1-10, which was a perfect binary day despite actually being a Friday and thus a very…
Read MoreImmortal review from a Girl Who Reads
A great review You might recall my talking about Girl_Who_Reads in my first blog about the Indie Book Event because she had one of the best stories about her website name I’ve ever heard, and because I did all I could to convince her to read Immortal. Well, she read it. Here’s a little of what…
Read MoreIndie Book Event Random Musings, Part Two
More musings I’m still talking about the Indie Book Event, held last Saturday in New York City. In all likelihood I will not need for there to be a part three, but who knows? As I continue therapy, more things may come back to me. Check out part one here Like a second grader Here…
Read MoreIndie Book Event Random Musings, Part One
A weekend in New York As you are (perhaps) aware, I spent this past Saturday in New York City attending the Indie Book Event. It was tremendous fun, I’d met some people I had only chanced upon previously when online, there was press coverage, and I got very little sleep. It’s this last thing that…
Read MoreSaturday is Indie Book Event Day
On the road to NYC I am packed. I am ready. I am terrified. I am on my way to NYC shortly (by bus) and will be spending all day Saturday at The New Yorker Hotel to attend the Indie Book Event as part of my continuing effort to convince all of you to read Immortal. I…
Read MoreSummertime
Brain dump A funny thing happened to me after I finished writing Hellenic Immortal: my brain stopped working. Oh, it’s not like it’s actually fully non-functional, but it’s tired. Really, very deeply tired. In fairness, it’s been running non-stop between the promoting of Immortal, the rewrites, and some screenwriting stuff I can’t talk too much…
Read MoreWhat to get the author who doesn't have everything
Birthday wishes “I don’t want everything. Where would I put it?” —Stephen Wright As today is my birthday, I have decided to be obnoxious, which I admit is not a large step for me but here it goes. Read Immortal That’s what I want from you, on this, the occasion of my forty-third birthday. I…
Read MoreRinging in the New Year
It has been quite a year I have a bad habit of focusing on things that haven’t happened yet rather than stepping back and looking behind me at what has been accomplished. This tunnel vision quality is sometimes very useful, such as when I’m writing a novel, but maybe less useful in other settings, such…
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 MoreOn Writing
What is a writer? I have been known to spend some time in the occasional Twitter chat with other writers to discuss/debate one subject or another, and about half the time I come out of those chats with a mild concussion from slapping my head on my desk. Why? Because writers are generally pretty smart…
Read More