I was lucky enough to have a few readers who nominated me in an online “Best Indie Book of 2017” contest. The bad news is that my book “Sand, Sea and Stone” likely won’t come out until the very end of December. The good news is that it looks like anyone can not in this … More Vote for Me!
As far as my personal life is going, things are moving quickly. Working my regular school teaching job and being a father takes up a decent amount of time. Then there is camp. I just spent three days up in the mountains and will be going out again next week for about four days. And … More Indiegogo 6: 100 Buys
As I often moan, I am not the best at marketing myself or at making videos. Those just aren’t skills that I seem to have. But I’m trying. This is the result of longer than I would like to admit. Hopefully it can help fan the flames of interest in my pre-order campaign for Sand, … More Sand, Sea and Stone Trailer
I am writing this in the train on the way to work. Feeling good, if a little nervous. The campaign is a little over a quarter of the way finished and I have raised a quarter of the funds I am hoping for. I look around and see things I need to do better. I’ll … More Indiegogo 2: Asking
Almost two years since my first campaign on Indiegogo, I started one to print my second novel. Last time my indiegogo campaign came out almost as an afterthought. I’d already released the book through the many self-publishing options (chiefly the smash words gamut and Amazon) and many friends had already purchased a copy. But, there … More Indiegogo 1: Process
I’m in the middle of editing. I’m pretty happy with this scene, but am on the fence as to whether or not rewrites will allow it to stay the way it is. Cursed plot getting in the way of action! Anyway, like I said, I think it is pretty fun and want to share it … More Sand, Sea and Stone Excerpt: A Fight Scene
Listen, I love writing. I even love writing about how I love writing. But sometimes it kicks me in the face. I feel the limits my own understanding and just have to push against them. And this never seems to be in the weird, out of this world stuff. Need an ogre to lay the … More Sometimes Writing is Hard
Here is the full first chapter of the continuing tale of Talbert Gretchen. (Bear in mind this is still the rough draft version so there might be some changes in the final version.) Talbert sat and watched. Soon he would have his audition. Yet again it was to be in a sea-side pub, although this … More Sand, Sea and Stone Excerpt: Talbert
I just had a little visit with Kestra, heroine of Deadly Troubadours. She’s doing well. I’ve certainly missed having her voice in my had these past few months and really enjoyed diving back into her chapters. Here is a little sample of where she starts. I wouldn’t say there are explicit spoilers for Deadly Troubadours, … More Sand, Sea and Stone Excerpt: A Kestra Chapter
I’ve been working on a sequel to Deadly Troubadours. Curious? Of course you are. Or at least I hope you are. Here is a little bit of a taste: It was the first few creeping rays of sunshine that woke Demetrius from his slumber. His head felt foggy and full of cotton. Opening his eyes … More Sand, Sea and Stone Excerpt: Demetrius’ First Chapter
Deadly Troubadour 