Greetings all! I come bearing good news I can finally share: “Winifred,” my Usurper’s War origin story, has been accepted for publication in Flametree Press’s Alternate History anthology. You can read more about that at the Flametree Press Blog. This will be the only place you can find the official POD for awhile. I’m really excited […]
Writing Business
From the Plains to the Planet
Greetings everyone! Quick note to catch everyone up on some recent happenings in Kansas (Knights! Squires! Guards!) and upcoming shows. Sure it’s not technically a “comic convention in Kansas,” but “Kansas” is in the name!: The Plains, The Plains Did the Great Plains Renaissance Festival in Wichita, KS on 9-10 April. It was good to […]
SEAD for the Weasels!
Greetings all! Popping in really quick to announce the release of Eagles, Ravens, and Other Birds of Prey (Amazon affiliate link). If you were a fan of Barren SEAD, like to read about Wild Weasels, and/or want to get an account of how the USAF got its groove back, now’s your chance! In other news, […]
The Hammer Slams No More (David Drake Is Retiring)
There will be a longer post later. However, as many of you are fellow military sci-fi fans, I thought I’d share the news that David Drake is officially retiring. Mr. Drake has been talking about his declining health for several months, and I am unfortunately unsurprised. I can’t say for certain how long I’ve been reading […]
Social Media = Author Business Tool
So independent author to independent author, let’s talk about social media. In case you haven’t noticed (HA!), there’s been a lot of angst over social media as of late. As in, multiple folks are being downright vehement on whether some sites deserve patronage at all. Uh…do y’all want to make money? Because unless anyone is […]
Writer’s Wrap Up With David Alan Lucas
My friend and fellow author David Alan Lucas was kind enough to invite me to do an interview on his website. We got to talking about military sci-fi and a certain alternate history series. An avid martial artist, David is also working on a genre blender sci-fi piece. I won’t steal his thunder (he talks […]
In Indie Publishing, You Make Your Own Luck
The great thing about social networks is I get to meet and interact with some of the most interesting people. KR Paul is one of those folks. I’m not even going to try relaying all her story and credentials. I am, however, going to reblog her post about how she got published, because it’s a […]
Authors Talk History Panel
So as promised in a previous post, here’s the History Talk hosted by H.P. Holo. I think David, Terry, H.P., and I all had a great time!
AUTHORS TALK ABOUT HISTORY
This Thursday, 17 December 2020, at 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST, I’m sitting down on a panel with fellow authors Terry Maggert and David Weber and on Zoom. Given David’s story for Trouble in the Wind, I figure this will be a perfect time for someone to ask him about when the alternate Civil War […]
Against the Tide Imperial Is Live!
At long last, it gives me great pleasure to report Against the Tide Imperial, Book #3 in my Usurper’s War Series, is live! All 400 pages of it!
A Million Words?
This comes up occasionally, based mainly on David Eddings admonition to “Write a million words…then throw it all away…”. His quote is at the beginning of this article, and oft quoted elsewhere (like by Draft2Digital, the self publication site). I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again–I don’t think there’s a magic number. With […]
It Is Finished!
Against the Tide Imperial is complete! As my editors have been working concurrently, I’ll start updating with their revisions this week, with hopes to get the book up within the next 60 days. Of course, this is dependent on Murphy, who has been working overtime here in Casa de Young…but that’s a story for another […]