I’ve been trying to come up with the back cover blurb/teaser/copy for the new novel coming out for evah! This one just wasn’t coming to me. Most of them are a bit of a struggle, trying to boil down the novel into a few paragraphs of teaser designed to make the reader want to readContinue reading “The Annoying bit”
Category Archives: Independent Publishing
hot off the presses
So I’ve just completed a novel called The Legend of Darkness and Light. It’s not like the others in that — frankly — this was a mental writing vacation for me. This story is a raucous, balls-to-the-wall, no-holds-barred, cliché-ridden, adrenaline-pumping, goof-fest. Think Indiana Jones meets Uncharted. A treasure hunting adventure, with all the right trappings.Continue reading “hot off the presses”
just when you thought I was done
Talking about ISBN’s for the Indy writer – Smashwords comes out with a new plan. If you’ve been reading along, and I trust you have, then you’re familiar with the Pros and Cons of purchasing ISBN’s for your novels and short stories. And you’re aware of how expensive it can be, if you want toContinue reading “just when you thought I was done”
for love or money?
My current work in progress is a novel called The Legend of Darkness and Light. It’s a good old fashioned, balls-to-the-wall, no-deep-message-here adventure story. Kind of a tribute to guilty pleasures, I suppose. Anyway, the other day I mentioned to my friend Pete that every time I sit down to write another section, I wonderContinue reading “for love or money?”
i shitz you not!
If you’ve been living under a rock these past years, you probably still believe the only way for a writer to “make it” in the world of books and publishing is to struggle for years and years perfecting a novel, then trying very hard to find an agent who will — like the old CalgonContinue reading “i shitz you not!”
read it like you stole it!
I’ve heard some stupid things in my day, and I’ve probably even said a few stupid things in my day. But I read something today that, well it really tops a lot of ‘em. If you hang around traditionalists long enough, you’ll notice they’re bound to say something stupid. Especially those who are dyed-in-the-wool, you’ll-pry-this-hardback-from-my-cold-dead-hands,Continue reading “read it like you stole it!”
sacred cow pies
One of my pet peeves among the writing world are those writers who like to think (or make you think) that writing is some sort of ethereal experience wherein the writer is subjected to the whims and fancies of a muse. I’ve heard countless writers claim that, in order to pen anything, be it aContinue reading “sacred cow pies”
thank heaven’s that’s over!
I have a love/hate relationship with the holidays. Mostly, I find I’m glad when Christmas is over and a new year is coming. Time to get back to the routine, get stuff sorted out, put back to rights, whatever you want to call it. I like a New Year ! 2009 has been full ofContinue reading “thank heaven’s that’s over!”
merry christmas
I figure, what the hell – now you can buy When The Stars Walk Backwards as an eBook. Just keep in mind it’s old, written back in 1998 – and it’s f-ing huge! I don’t write short stuff, but la’wd-a’mighty, this is a long one. Available in these fine formats, via Smashwords: epub, PDF, RTF,Continue reading “merry christmas”
the future begins tomorrow!
Ten points if you can name the movie that came from. Another twenty points if you realize that actually, the future is here. The future that is eBooks, I mean. I remember, back in the early days, when I started writing seriously – not when I started writing, mind you, but when I started toContinue reading “the future begins tomorrow!”
The Velvet Zebra 