So as many of you know, I ran a kickstarter campaign as an experiment to see if I could raise enough money to fund my next release, Desert Stars. Over the course of the month, about a dozen people pledged over $300, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to meet the goal. First of all, I… Continue reading Thoughts on kickstarter
Category: Desert Stars
Picking up the pace
I’m writing this post from somewhere in Iowa, riding the California Zephyr from Chicago to Salt Lake City. Since I hate sleeping on the train, I figured now is as good a time as any to write a blog post. One of the good things about traveling by train is that you have lots of… Continue reading Picking up the pace
Struggling not to settle
I’m in the middle of my first revision pass through Heart of the Nebula, direct sequel to Bringing Stella Home, and…I don’t know exactly how to put this, but the story seems to be simultaneously smoother and more shallow. Plot-wise, everything works great; character-wise, there just doesn’t seem to be as much depth as my… Continue reading Struggling not to settle
Kickstarter update, new blurb, and cover art for Journey to Jordan
First things first: with sixteen days to go, Desert Stars is currently about 36% funded. If you haven’t picked up any of my books yet, this is a good place to start: I feel confident that it’s my best work yet. $10 will get you a copy with your name in the front under “special… Continue reading Kickstarter update, new blurb, and cover art for Journey to Jordan
Managing excitement and an idea for an epic fantasy novel
After getting about 40% through Star Wanderers 1.0, I hit a wall and decided to put the project on the back burner for now. The beginning part, which I’m hoping to shop around as a novelette, has some issues with it and those are keeping me from making any real progress in the rest of… Continue reading Managing excitement and an idea for an epic fantasy novel
Slogging along
So I’m working part time now, making ends meet as I get ready to finish up the year and go abroad for a while. This time, I’m only doing about 20-30 hours per week, so it’s much easier to balance writing with everything. Minecraft is still a distraction, but I think I’m finding a good… Continue reading Slogging along
Desert Stars sample chapters now available!
I just formatted the prologue and first three chapters of Desert Stars in epub, mobi, pdf, etc. You can download them for free with the following links: Download EPUB Download MOBI Download PDF Download MS Word Download html Download .prc The samples are taken from the current manuscript, so the editing might be a little… Continue reading Desert Stars sample chapters now available!
Announcing the Desert Stars Kickstarter campaign!
In order to help pay for some of the production costs of my next ebook, Desert Stars, I’m running a kickstarter campaign. The goal is to raise $600 by December 1st, and to publish the novel by Christmas. For those who contribute to the campaign, here’s what I’m offering: $10 or more: A copy of… Continue reading Announcing the Desert Stars Kickstarter campaign!
Desert Stars 4.0 is finished!
And just in time; I start another job tomorrow. So anyhow, here are the stats: words: 99,000 chapters: 22 ms pages: 465 start date: 3 Oct 2011 end date: 25 Oct 2011 And the word splash: Can you tell who the main characters are? 🙂 This might sound kind of cheesy, but this book has… Continue reading Desert Stars 4.0 is finished!
Decisions suck, writing is awesome
Whew! I just finished revising through almost 9k words in Desert Stars. I’ve only got three more chapters and an epilogue to go, and man, I am so excited about this story! I have no doubt it’s my best work yet. Of course, I might be biased. 😉 Star Wanderers is also coming along very… Continue reading Decisions suck, writing is awesome