There’s an old saying about commercial relationships: “Never do business with someone you’re not ready to do business to.” I can’t recall when I first heard it (recent attempts to blame my mother have been vehemently refuted by Mama Shark), but it’s something I’ve remembered. Especially with regards to doing business with friends and family. The […]
Writing
We Have A Cover!
For the next Phases of Mars anthology: Yep, that’ll do! Pretty excited about the line up we have–this should go very well.
On Anthologies
So there was a discussion on a fellow author’s Facebook about anthologies. While I wasn’t going to add to my long “to do” stack, Cedar Sanderson felt strongly enough about the issue to put together a great post about the topic, while Dorothy Grant also gave her views on the topic. I’ll add a couple things […]
Four Days With My People (GENCON 2018)
GENCON. Man. Part of the reason I’ve taken so long to do this AAR is that I was having trouble trying to put the experience into words. It’s been two weeks since I loaded out of Indianapolis and began the long trip home…and I still find myself having a goofy smile for no good reason. […]
Get out and vote!
No, no, I’m not talking about in elections (although you might want to consider that too). I mean vote for what universe a free short story should be set in! Details here!
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 […]
For A Few Credits More…
The Four Horsemen Universe (4HU) anthology your humble narrator contributed to is available! Click here to get military sci-fi written by both independent and traditionally published authors. If you like exploding space ships, mecha, or just plain carnage, go ahead and click here. You can also buy the first anthology, A Fistful of Credits. […]
Where Your Host Dabbles…
A local writer’s club runs a free internet short story site. I’ve had an urban fantasy short idea kicking around in my head for a bit, so I tossed a short up on the site. It can be found at the Confabulator Cafe. Feel free to poke around and read other authors’ stuff–there’s a lot […]
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
Comic Pop Library
I was reviewed by Comic Pop Library. Hilarity ensued! Ep 20 ComicPop Licensed to Read James Young’s “An Unproven Concept”
Yankee Doodle Went to Town…With A Load of HE…: Strategic Bombing Campaign II
Having covered the Western Campaign, the Battle of Britain, and the first phase of RAF Bomber Command‘s assault on the Third Reich, it’s time to start the United States’ portion of the Strategic Bombing Campaign. Again, in the interest of brevity, I’m going to do a little background then make liberal use of the fast […]