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

Broke 500 On My Free E-Book Giveaway! Only 1 Day Left!

I have officially given away 500 copies of This Broken Earth after only four days of offering on Amazon for free.  This has all been very exciting for me.  I’m pleased that so many people felt the need to download it, so now let’s just hope that this will translate into sales later. Even if it

New Podcast Up: Some Agents Can Be A Con

On this podcast, we return to Hasting’s Books and Entertainment to talk about recent news about my “agent” and the important lessons learned about finding a literary agent. How do you know that your agent isn’t just a vanity press masquerading as an agent? We also discuss our love of science fiction/fantasy conventions in the

Friday Flash Fiction: The Room

His eyes flicked open and he rose shakily to his feet, wiping some substance from his face that felt like grease from his cheek with the back of his hand.  He almost slipped on the slick floor, and in the dim light he could see his reflection faintly staring up at him from beneath his

Virtual Book Tour: An Interview With Author Jaimie Hope

Recently I agreed to participate in virtual book tours, both promoting indie authors and hopefully using the network to get the word out about my own projects.  I recently was introduced to Jaimie Hope, an author with a very unique and interesting personal story as well as a knack for writing children’s books that reach

Common Core Posters That Teach Writing Skills

I have been teaching Advanced Placement Language and Composition and Literature for over 10 years.  If you have been teaching any form of Advanced Placement, I have news for you: You are already teaching to common core standards.  Many teachers this time of year are scrambling to decorate their classrooms to best utilize the learning

The U.S. of After: Sales/Downloads After 1 Week

I am proud to announce that my new book The U.S. of After, book 1 of This Broken Earth has sold or has been downloaded 238 times since Wednesday of last week!  Studies show that the best sales a self published book has to hope for is 100 copies.  This makes me feel pretty good, knowing that

The U.S. of After Free e-Book Release – Tomorrow!

All the final edits are done, the book has been uploaded and checked by the various websites that will be offering my book for either .99 cents (groan) or for FREE like I intended. Tomorrow I will post all the information you will need about where you can download your copy of This Broken Earth, Book

An Interview With Best Selling Author Jonathan Gunson

This week I caught up with author Jonathan Gunson, creator of the best selling book The Merlin Mystery.  He has also written a fantastic book about how to virally market a book to an audience and to the publishing industry.  I want to thank him for taking the time to answer my questions. 1.  How