5* Reviewed Novel Only .99 Cents For A Limited Time

It’s time for another promotion, and so I have listed my latest science-fiction mystery-thriller novel Come Apart for a low low Kindle price of .99 cents for this week.  It will remain .99 cents for the week, but revert back to $2.99 on Monday the 22nd.   It has garnered some really good reviews, but

Pulp Author Spotlight: Robert E. Howard

Recently I have been very interested in a set of authors from the 1920’s and 30’s who have been called the “Lovecraft Circle“.  The reason they have been called this is because they are a set of authors who corresponded with H.P. Lovecraft and all wrote similar material, writing mostly in the pulp genre.  Their

Come Apart: My New Novel

I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to share about my newest novel Come Apart, slated for a February release, and I suppose now is as good a time as any. I have always loved books, films and television programs that keep the reader or viewer guessing, surprising them with strange twists and turns, throws buckets

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…

I follow a lot of writers on Twitter, and one thing that is quickly becoming an annoying practice is the spamming that some practice on a regular basis.  “Buy my book!”  they exclaim.  “Check out my cool new review I may or may not have paid for.” To those who spam…please stop. I can completely

Why My Latest Novel Really Does Predict Current Events

Everyone including myself (save the United States government) seems to think that attacking Syria is a terrible idea.  As I write this post President Obama is inching ever closer to a strike against Assad while Russia bolsters its naval forces in the region in an expectation of an attack against their ally.  Not only that,

New Podcast Up: NO BATFLEK!!

In this latest podcast I discuss the success that I had with the 5 day free promotion and with Kindle Direct Publishing.  It appears I may have sold a few books through it…or more than a few. We also rant for a while about the recent choice to stuff Ben Afflek’s marshmallowy head into the

Podcasting: An Untapped Marketing Strategy

To date there are literally millions of podcasts out there each with a different subject to hock at us, most of them informational or for entertainment. Currently Ryan McKinley and I are recording a podcast called Fanboys on Fiction, and we are getting some regular hits on iTunes and on the host site, Podomatic.com.  However, I

Indiegogo Campaign is LIVE! – Help Me Fund the Print Edition

I have just set up an indiegogo campaign to get started raising money to fund the print edition of This Broken Earth.  If you donate $10, I will record your name as a contributor (and any of your novels you want advertised, i.e. “writer of …”) in the front of the book.  For a $25 donation,

Bad Writing Is…Bad Writing

I’m a big fan of the summer movies, but lately there have been some real stinkers coming out of Hollywood.  Many of the films released this year have been dead on arrival, garnering positive percentage ratings on Rotten Tomatoes (a site that aggregates all internet reviews) of less than 20%. Films like The Lone Ranger,

Building a Platform: Short Story Submissions

This past weekend I attended Soonercon, a local science fiction/fantasy convention, and while browsing around the con dressed to the hilt as John McClane from Die Hard I happened upon a fellow novelist who was happily selling his hard work right next to my good friend artist Jerry Bennett.  I spent a little time talking to