I’ve been plugging away on Against the Tide Imperial most of November for Nano. I was amidst the Kido Butai engaging four of the Royal Navy’s carriers in the Indian Ocean when my memory jogged: I never reviewed Midway despite intending to right after seeing it. This, folks, is called “Nano-brain,” in which other tasks seem to fall […]
Reviews
Some people need no introduction…
”Those in Peril presents some intriguing concepts by reshuffling naval history’s deck of cards. The US and Royal navies on opposite sides in World War I, and contending along our east coast 10 years later. Then the U.S. allied with Japan in “The Oahu Pact” during the next world war. Along the way we see […]
Aries' Red Sky Dramatis Personae
So I got the first review in my audiobook blog tour yesterday. It was very positive–and brought up something I didn’t think about, which is that listeners of the audiobook have no way of getting a character list. So, without further ado, here one is: Dramatis Personae for Aries’ Red Sky C.S.S. Marxville Captain Tyr […]
Audiobook Blog Tour
I’ll be doing a an audiobook blog tour with Audiobookworm from 21-27 October at various review sites for Aries Red Sky. The tour site is here. I’ll let folks know how it goes from a promo perspective.
News on Reviews
Recent news about Amazon reviews here. My quick thoughts: Jeff Bezos and the gang are not playing around. This is a strong action taken against click farms and other gimmicks that have had Amazon’s review / marketing features in the news for all the wrong reasons. It was starting to appear to some indie authors […]
Another Review for An Unproven Concept
Got a positive review from fellow author (and friend) H.P. Holo. She’s gentle on me, considering I haven’t killed her husband (and fellow author) Jacob Holo yet. (He won a contest to have a warship named after him at Libertycon. Gotta love Con fam!)
On Dunkirk
Go see Dunkirk. Seriously. I can’t say much more as I don’t want to spoil it, but go see the movie. Good cinematography, acting, scoring, and pacing. Yes, some rivet counters have complained about nitpicking things like the destroyers, Ju-87s’ sirens, and the actual Bf-109s used. (No, I’m not joking.) Ignore them and go […]
Comic Pop Library
I was reviewed by Comic Pop Library. Hilarity ensued! Ep 20 ComicPop Licensed to Read James Young’s “An Unproven Concept”
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 […]
Guest Blogging, Some News, and a Little Q&A
Sorry for some of the intermittent posting. I have spent most of the last few days filling out interview questions for my blog tour through Goddess Fish Promotions. For those of you who do not know what a blog tour is, basically a promotion site sets you up with guest blogs / reviews of your […]
Metal Monday–We Are the Fallen
We all know a good band that, to use the euphemism, “Went in different creative directions…” Fans of Evanescence may remember just such an event splintered the group when Ben Moody punched out mid-tour. Without picking a side in that fight, I’ll simply point out that today’s Metal Monday group was the offshoot of that particular […]
Reviews (The First Actual Meat Post)
So I’ve gotten two reviews (that I know of) up for my novel, An Unproven Concept. I’ll post them along with a little commentary here: One is good: http://www.popcults.com/spall-sewage-and-starship-battles-in-an-unproven-concept/ One is so-so: http://pgsramblings.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/an-unproven-concept-okayish/ As there have been some common issues raised, I’ll try to address some of them without spoiling anything: –“Ride of the Late […]