I’ve spent some time mapping out goals for 2013?and realizing that I already need to scale back a good bit. There’s only so much one person can do in a year, with or without a debilitating chronic illness. But before I start drawing up actual schedules and action plans for the oh-so-productive year to come, […]
There’s an old episode of “Touched by an Angel” (aptly titled, “Breaking Bread”) in which a character played by Michael Chiklis doesn’t know how to combat a new evil that has come to his town. He’s just a baker, he protests. What could he possibly do to make a difference? By the end of the […]
I’d like to think I’m pretty good at writing synopses?for other people’s books. At least, I’ve done paid work writing text for the backs of book jackets. But when it comes to writing teaser synopsis text for my own books? I don’t want to say that I outright suck at it, because, you know, there […]
Right now, my Valhalla books are Kindle-exclusive. I enrolled the first Valhalla volume in Kindle Select (or whatever it’s called) earlier in the year to try it out, and the reason it’s still there is mostly a matter of inertia. Rhythm is still available in Kindle and as .epub. It’s true that I have had […]
It’s here! Okay, I’ve not done a big launch for this new release. Yet. I feel like I’ve been juggling flaming chainsaws here lately and getting into the detailed planning of promotions and announcements just wasn’t in the cards. Plus I didn’t want my efforts to get lost in all of the traditional holiday noise. […]
I’ve been sitting on this for a while. I was saddened to hear of David Oliver Relin’s death in November. But last week, when I learned that his death had been from suicide, my heart just sank. You might recognize Relin’s name from his connection to Greg Mortenson’s “Three Cups of Tea” fiasco. Relin had […]
Today is the first day of “Valhalloween”! In advance of the “Iduna’s Apples” (Valhalla volume 2) release in December, and in honor of my favorite holiday, “Valhalla” is free on Amazon 10/28 through 11/1. Like wacky urban fantasy? This book is for you! Thanks to Free Kindle Books and Tips for the great shout-out this […]
