So last week I saw the new Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug, and I really, really liked it … right up to the ending. Why? BECAUSE IT RESOLVED NOTHING!!! Okay, sorry for the spoiler (though you probably should have guessed there would be spoilers in a post like this). There’s going to be more… Continue reading Thoughts on sequels and the Desolation of Smaug
Category: Outworld Trilogy
New STAR WANDERERS story coming soon!
For those of you who have been following the Star Wanderers series, I’m happy to report that Deliverance (Part VIII) will be out soon! My test readers have more or less gotten back to me on it, and aside from tying up a couple loose threads, it looks like we’re good to go. This one… Continue reading New STAR WANDERERS story coming soon!
SW-I OUTWORLDER is #1 on Amazon’s Space Opera subcategory!
Check it out! 😀 With the new cover, Star Wanderers: Outworlder (Part I) has been bouncing around the #3 / #4 slots, with the top slot taken by books with holiday weekend promos. But now that it’s Tuesday, it’s right up there at the #1 spot! This is without any kind of extra promotion on… Continue reading SW-I OUTWORLDER is #1 on Amazon’s Space Opera subcategory!
Not a new book, just a new cover!
So a couple of weeks ago, I got an email out of the blue from Derek Murphy over at CreativIndie Covers. He’s a cover designer who periodically does cover makeovers for indie writers, as a way to bring in business and build his own reputation. He wanted to do an experiment to see if he… Continue reading Not a new book, just a new cover!
I’m not going to talk about nanowrimo
I’m not going to talk about nanowrimo because … yeah, I’m not going to talk about nanowrimo. I’ve been doing a lot to get the print versions of the Star Wanderers novellas up, but beyond that, not a whole lot of writing. Still one scene to go in Sons of the Starfarers: Brothers in Exile… Continue reading I’m not going to talk about nanowrimo
Nanowrimo is kicking my butt
… but that’s a good thing. While procrastinating my daily word count, I’ve almost finished Book I of Sons of the Starfarers, formatted and orders proofs for the first four Star Wanderers novellas, alpha-read most of another book for a friend, and done a bunch of other things (which is nothing compared to a friend… Continue reading Nanowrimo is kicking my butt
Publishing is as easy as the Irish Tinwhistle
David Gaughran has another excellent blog post up, this time about publishing in general and something that most newbies don’t realize when they first start out. From his post: I’m saying that when a newbie has been convinced that self-publishing is hard or expensive the chances of them falling into the clutches of a third-party… Continue reading Publishing is as easy as the Irish Tinwhistle
Nanowrimo anyone?
November is coming up, and with it, nanowrimo. I’ve always wanted to participate, but every time it rolls around, it seems like I’ve got another project going on that’s more important. This year is no exception, but I think I have a way around that. The goal for nanowrimo is just to write something–it doesn’t… Continue reading Nanowrimo anyone?
SW-VII: REPROACH is now out!
If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to lately, I’ve been busy publishing a new book! Star Wanderers: Reproach (Part VII) is now out on Amazon, Smashwords, and Kobo as a $2.99 ebook, and should be up on Barnes & Noble and iTunes in a couple of weeks. This now brings the total number… Continue reading SW-VII: REPROACH is now out!
SW-VII: REPROACH coming out soon!
So I’ve been working hard at Star Wanderers: Reproach (Part VII) these past few days, and I’m happy to say that it will be coming out sooner than I’d expected! I finished a quick proofreading and touch up pass today, which mostly involved cutting some unnecessary paragraphs and rewording a few sentences here and there. … Continue reading SW-VII: REPROACH coming out soon!