So I’m in Massachusetts now, getting ready to head back to Utah by way of my sister’s in Iowa. I spent the last week on Cape Cod for family vacation, which was a lot of fun! Cape Cod is one of my favorite places, and it was good to sit back and take a break… Continue reading Almost back from vacation
Category: Sons of the Starfarers
KDP now allows pre-orders!
So I got an email recently from Amazon Publishing, about how they now allow indie writers to do pre-orders! That means that I can upload a book on Amazon 90 days before its publication date, and it will have its own page and everything. Honestly, I’m not sure how I’ll use this new tool, because… Continue reading KDP now allows pre-orders!
Yay for short stories!
So for the past three weeks while waiting for my first readers to get back to me with their comments on Strangers in Flight, I’ve been working on short stories. It’s a great way to stay busy and productive between projects, and feels really gratifying too because it only takes a week or two to… Continue reading Yay for short stories!
Checking in for the Fourth
So I’m pretty exhausted, but there are tons of explosions going on outside right now, so rather than go to bed I figure I ought to do a quick blog post letting you know what I’m up to. This week was fairly slow as far as the writing goes. My family was in town, so… Continue reading Checking in for the Fourth
COMRADES IN HOPE is now out!
Hi guys! Great news! Comrades in Hope (Sons of the Starfarers: Book II) is now out as a $2.99 ebook! It’s available right now on Amazon, Amazon UK, and Smashwords, with Nook, Kobo, and iTunes soon to come. This book was a blast to write. It continues the story of Isaac and Aaron, now separated,… Continue reading COMRADES IN HOPE is now out!
Towards a new measure of writing productivity
When I decided back in college that I wanted to write professionally, I made a point of tracking my daily word counts. I even made graphs with the data, showing both my daily count and a seven-day rolling total (some of you may remember how I used to post those graphs on this blog). Tracking… Continue reading Towards a new measure of writing productivity
Cover art for COMRADES IN HOPE!
Hey guys, guess what? The cover art for Comrades in Hope (Sons of the Starfarers: Book II) is finished! Here it is: Pretty sweet, eh? Kalen O’Donnell did this one as well. I just got the final draft back from my editor, so with luck the ebook version should be out this weekend. I’m definitely… Continue reading Cover art for COMRADES IN HOPE!
Don’t worry, I’m still alive
Wow, has it been more than a week since my last post? I think this is the longest I’ve gone without updating this blog since coming back from Georgia. I wish I could say life has been busy, but it hasn’t really. Just another lazy summer in Utah. I did start dating someone recently, which… Continue reading Don’t worry, I’m still alive
Familiar vs. original vs. WTF?
In writing, you’ve always got to strike a balance between things that the readers find familiar and things that might be original or new to them. Every genre has its own standard set of tropes, plot twists, character archetypes, and other such story elements, and even if the readers can’t explain them all to you,… Continue reading Familiar vs. original vs. WTF?
Looking ahead
Sorry not to post anything new in a while. This past week has been rather busy/disorganized for me, which isn’t helped by the fact that I had my last wisdom tooth pulled today. I’ve swallowed so much blood that my mouth tastes like I’ve been sucking on an anvil, and I can also feel a… Continue reading Looking ahead