It’s hard work promoting your book. And most authors would just as soon either let someone else do it, or have it go undone. But the reality is, as my friend and fellow author Jerry Thomas said, “These days, marketing is more than 50 percent of an author’s job.” With that in mind, I am … More Is it “We Can Help You Escape,” or “I’m Sorry, Glen?”
Morning, gang, and happy Monday. I want to remind everyone of the contest we are having during March to welcome in the new book, Infinity’s Reach. Rules are right here, but the gist of it is, I want to see y’all holding up signs in embarrassing places. Sort of like this: Well, I will have … More The Sweet Spot
Here’s another good reason to consider independent publishing: I just received my royalty check for a book I have with a traditional publisher. It has been out there a while, isn’t being promoted, and is close to the end of its run. The check was for $43 for 296 books sold. I figured out that … More Simple Arithmetic
It’s the first of March, and I am excited to announce that I will be launching my new book, Infinity’s Reach, on April 1. You want a free book. I want you to have a free book. But I don’t want to make it easy for you. So we are going to have a contest. … More Announcing the Infinity’s Reach Escape Clause Contest
Yesterday I had a hankering for some good old science fiction action, so I pulled the movie “The Chronicles of Riddick” out of my collection and watched it yesterday and this morning. I have seen the movie several times, but apparently I hadn’t watched this particular DVD. It was a Director’s Cut. I usually cringe … More Less Is (Usually) More
I’m in good spirits this morning. I’ve been struggling with completing articles for the Spring issue of Spirit magazine, the alumni magazine that I edit. This morning, since my wife had to get up early and go to work, I got up with her. I always think more clearly in the morning, especially when I … More Wrestling with the Titans
A few weeks ago you might remember me talking about doing a photo shoot for covers of books that I plan on releasing soon. Well, we are finally ready to show those covers to the world. Infinity’s Reach. We are promoting this as Pilgrim’s Progress in Apocalyptic America, but it is a retelling rather than … More Cover Band
I haven’t been able to do any work on my book projects lately because of my other duties. I am frantically trying to complete the last few articles for my university’s alumni magazine. The articles are due Friday, and from the beginning, when I went into the Planning Committee meeting with one idea and came … More The Ugly Stepchild
The following is an excerpt from my book The Heretic, which is scheduled to be available this summer. Watch for it. Stephanie Dobbas—her stage name was Chippy—took another shot of Jack Daniels before she got back into her booth. Wednesday night was slow for business; she even found that when she was doing lap … More David and Goliath
The following is the prologue of Elijah, the third book of The Champion Trilogy, scheduled to come out this summer. Enjoy. “Dear Katya: “I am writing this letter in the hope that it will get to you somehow. After leaving you I was taken in a vehicle with blackened windows to an underground … More The End of It All
The Great Adventure 