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On Being a Shaman, Part II

June 15, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

I was surfing YouTube Tannerite videos. (Don’t ask.) In one of them, some farmers were using Tannerite to thin the local wild boar herd. That got me thinking… “Y’all keep laying with that Tannerite, you’re going to cause some messed up stuff! You better quit it!” “What the hell are you talking about? We’re taking […]

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News!

May 23, 2017 by James Young 2 Comments

The other household author’s book, The Glowstone Journey, is now available for pre-order!  Check it out here.

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Planet Comic Con

April 30, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Con(vention) Life, Sales!, Writing Business Tagged With: Artwork, Merchandising, Promo, Reviews, Writing

Long and Short Reviews Guest Blog

April 30, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

Continuing the Blog Tour crossposting, here is the guest blog I did over at Long and Short Reviews.  A lot of this should already be known to long-time readers of the blog, but I figured I’d share for those of you just coming by during and after Planet Comic Con. Five Down and Glory I’d […]

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Author Panel

March 18, 2017 by James Young 2 Comments

Susanne Lambdin and I were panelists today at Little Apple Comic Con.  I may have suggested death to a Disney Character. https://www.facebook.com/1574638242845819/videos/1636086166701026/

Filed Under: Con(vention) Life, Writing Business Tagged With: Promo, Signings and Cons, Writing

FB, Promo, and the Etiquette Dance

February 22, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

This blog was inspired by a recent column on FB and author posts. I’ll be honest–I thought the author was a little too self-reverential at times, but the basic underpinnings were sound. In this blog post I’ll amplify some of his points: Word count and editing: I don’t think this is a hard full stop […]

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Warship Wednesday–Damage Control

February 8, 2017 by James Young 4 Comments

*cough cough*  Man, it’s kind of dusty in here.  You’d almost think someone hasn’t been in this place for like weeks.  Oh, wait… Welcome to another edition of Warship Wednesday.  Today, rather than talking about a particular class of vessel, we’re going to talk about something near and dear to ship to ship fights: damage […]

Filed Under: Warship Wednesday, Writing Business Tagged With: Alternate History, Sea Warfare, Usurper's War, Writing

Contract Law (With Special Guest Amie Gibbons)

January 23, 2017 by James Young 5 Comments

There are certain milestones with every blog.  First post.  100th post.  That post that summons a scribe demon from an alternate dimension and leads to a 30 minute write off where you save humanity at the cost of truly epic carpal tunnel.   Well, two out of three of those have happened on this site. […]

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Write Pack Podcasts

January 22, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

Sorry I’ve been a little behind in posting these.  Had the great fun of being ill for a bit and got behind.  I did two more Write Pack Radio Podcasts that have been published. First off, “Online Writing Courses” . Second, “Recovering From A Setback.” Go ahead and give them a listen if you’re so inclined. […]

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Not able to offer Pre-Order

January 16, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

So the great thing about the Con circuit is you meet some amazing authors. A.D. Trosper is a fantasy writer who is out of southern Kansas, and I share this as a cautionary tale for folks looking for external companies. Bottom line: Contracts, contracts, contracts, written in such a manner that if someone ends up […]

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News! Snippets!

November 13, 2016 by James Young Leave a Comment

Just a quick post–Collisions of the Damned is in the final stages of post-production as an audiobook.  Hopefully it will be available by Black Friday, with the collection On Seas So Crimson being shortly behind.  If you know someone who would enjoy alternate history but may either have difficult finding the time to sit down with […]

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B-Sides and Outtakes–Armageddon Dawn Part VIII (Conclusion)

November 6, 2016 by James Young Leave a Comment

Epilogue   C.C.D.F.S. Emancipation 1455 Confederation Common Time 30  June, 2011   “I’m telling you right now, you little weasel, this is it!  No more kids!” a woman said as Eric entered the medical ward.  The woman was leaning up in the bed nursing her newborn infant, brown curly hair about shoulder length down her […]

Filed Under: B-Sides and Outtakes, Writing Business Tagged With: Armageddon Dawn, Excerpts, The Time James Killed Everyone, Writing

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