In support of Aries Red Sky (available here), I had some work commissioned by A.R. Crebs. A.R. is a fellow author as well as an artist, and I’ve mentioned her before when discussing the system maps for the book’s interior. Introducing Oscar and Ollie, a pair of otters who are the subject of a 31st Century […]
Sales!
A Quick Note
Greetings all, it’s been awhile. Lots of good news, and there will be a longer newsletter (subscribe here). But first, three items of major import: As of 11 May 2018 I have received my doctorate in U.S. History from Kansas State University. Here is one picture of me getting hooded by my committee chair, Dr. […]
Sales and News!
News Item #1: An Unproven Concept is now on sale. It will also be promoted by Free Kindle Books and Tips (a promotion website that comes highly recommended). Please go to their FB page and give the promotion post a like to increase its FB reach. News Item #2: Acts of War and Collisions of the Damned will […]
Another Voice From the Trenches
Article on selling at cons by fellow indie author John G. Hartness. Long-time readers of this blog will note the similarities in advice.
Some Publishing World News
There have been several developments in the indie publishing world as of late: First, Draft 2 Digital is making a major effort to establish themselves as a major distributor competing with Amazon’s behemoth. A few weeks ago, there was the announcement of a new audiobook service that, unlike Audible, does not have a sliding […]
Interesting Site
I found this site through a happenstance discussion of another author. If you’re an indie, this might prove helpful when looking for someone to compare yourself too in a given genre. http://www.gnooks.com/vote.php
Planet Comic Con
Just got through with Planet Comic Con. Good show, lots of new and old fans. If you’re just checking in from a panel or having grabbed my business card, feel free to poke around. The tags below should let you find things fairly easily with regards to writing, promoting, and other thing of interest to […]
The Pro From Dover…
I am deeply skeptical of many folks who call themselves “experts.” It’s based primarily on having many people who have purported to be one, then quickly demonstrated that their dog and pony show (“Now with smoke and mirrors!”) was mainly poodle with a dose of equine excrement. This goes double for the publishing industry, as […]
Branching Out
My Vergassy Universe novella “A Midwinter’s Ski” is now available on Barnes & Noble and a few other sites. Even better? It’s free. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midwinters-ski-james-young/1125324265?ean=2940154170793 https://books2read.com/u/4jKEBo
Promo…Bloody Promo…–Promotion Post #2
My apologies to U2, but at the request of a couple of folks I’m throwing up a quick promo post. In no ways is this intended to be exhaustive–but it is a way to get the party started. First off, there are folks who have sold a lot more books than me that have touched […]
Promotion (Not Posthumous) Post #1–In the Navy (and / or Army, Marines, Air Force…)
Howdy everyone! Sorry I’ve been so quiet over the last few days. I’ve been doing National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. “NaNoWrimo.” For those who don’t know, information can be found at nanowrimo.org . Unless your name is Michael Stackpole, it’s probably too late for you to knock out the requisite 50,000 words this year…but you […]
Kansas City Comic Con, 12-14 August
Hey folks! I’ll be at Kansas City Comic Con, both 1222 this weekend! Here’s a map! More pics to follow of the setup!