my five favorite writing and productivity apps for iOS

Today is the 2013 Blogathon’s first “theme day”: My Five Favorite Apps. It’s true that I spend more time with Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Mahjong iPad apps that I’d care to admit, but I also have found a few iOS apps that have made my working life quite a bit easier. Evernote I love, love, […]

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support your local indie author

It’s tough being an indie. Not only do you contend with all of the normal ups and downs (and idiosyncrasies and neuroses) that go along with the writing life; very often, you’re also going it alone. Indies don’t have publishing houses standing behind us. If you’re lucky (or independently wealthy), you’ve managed to hire a […]

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video: Gnu’s Room reading (20 February 2013)

In case you missed it, here’s a video of my reading at The Gnu’s Room in Auburn, Alabama. I read the infamous “Thor vs. the photocopier” selection from Valhalla (volume 1), and then we had a really good Q&A session following. The “bracelet” I’m wearing in this video is actually the frayed collar of my […]

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big update, random news

I had to take my website down for a bit overnight. The Akismet plugin was having some trouble, which dumped vast amounts of spam comments into my moderation cue and disabled my WordPress dashboard. Yeah, it was loads of fun. So if you happened to leave a “real” comment for me recently, please resubmit! I […]

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big night

Some of you know I had a pretty big night earlier this week. On Monday, I was the featured author at the monthly Authors in Pubs event. This was my eighth (I think) time participating in Authors in Pubs, but it was my first appearance as the headliner. If that wasn’t groovy enough, that’s the […]

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simple acts of writerly bravery

There’s a certain amount of courage involved in living and working as a writer. Having the courage of your convictions, and the temerity to write them down and weave them into the action of your stories. Being outlandish enough to give your creative imagination free range on the page and/or screen while you explore one […]

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