The Goodreads Giveaway ended a few hours ago and I have received the names and addresses of the 25 winners. Now all I need to do is print those out, attach them to the prepared envelopes and ship them out. They should be in the mail in the next few days. I would say tomorrow, … More End of the Giveaway and an eGiveaway
The quest for readers continues with a new campaign! Deadly Troubadours was originally published as an ebook on March 15th. To celebrate both that and the publishing of its paperback edition, I’ve started a Goodreads Giveaway. All you have to do to enter is be a goodreads member and follow the link. Goodreads does the … More My Goodreads Giveaway
In preparation for the paperback release of Deadly Troubadours, I went through the text for one more round of proofreading. Much to my chagrin, I found a few places that needed some editing. A few typos, some clumsy language, etc. Those got cleaned up of course and the current paperback, available here, is the definitive … More Updated Ebooks Available
I’ve been hard at work on the sequel to Deadly Troubadours. The current working title is Sand, Sea and Stone. I want to share a little bit of that with you, even though it is way early. But here is the thing, because it is a sequel it does count as somewhat of a spoiler. … More Sand, Sea and Stone Excerpt: Chapter One
This week has been a welcome back to novel writing for me. I’m in a pretty good headspace for it right now. Deadly Troubadours is being sorted and shipped, which is a great relief, even if it is me doing the sorting and shipping (with assists from the Mrs.) Now I can really sink my … More How I Write
With getting 300 copies of a book with cover misprints, I do feel a little like I got a dealt a bit of lemons. So, just like the cliche commands, I am going about making some lemonade. Since I have an abundance of books and March is Deadly Troubadours birthday, the entire month of March … More Preview of a Goodreads Giveaway
Last week I received the order of books I funded through Indiegogo. That means I’ve been getting ready to stuff a lot of padded envelopes with a lot of books. That is a great feeling and overtime I think about it I am thrilled and humbled from all the support I have received from so … More The Importance of Reviews
I’ve been in an ongoing process of getting my book, Deadly Troubadours, printed. Recently I shared how the cover was finalized and then how the cover was misprinted. To compare this to Star Wars, because all things relate to Star Wars, the last post was my Empire Strikes Back. A down ending. Unsure of how … More Cover Saga, Part 3
Today was supposed to be a fairly momentous occasion. In late December I hit the goal of my Indiegogo campain to print a run of my first novel, Deadly Troubadours. I was thrilled not only to be able to go through with my printing plan, but also with the tremendous support I received from so … More (Mis)Covered
Hot diggity! After several rounds of edits and transformations and print samples, the cover for Deadly Troubadours is finalized! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I really love how this cover looks. There is such a since of fun and magic to this cover. I think that spirit is also in the … More Covered!
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