It is the 21st of the month, which means it is the one time a month I use this blog to directly reach out and request the any regular readers take the plunge and support me over on Patreon. The beauty of Pateron is that it allows you to directly support an individual and their … More February’s Patreon Appeal
A few days ago I mentioned that I was getting my first round of edits. Everyone knows that edits can be a bit of a soul crushing experience. I mean, no one likes to be shown all the things that they did wrong, and that is essentially what being edited is. Still there is good … More Time + Edits = Better
Do you every feel it? You’re working hard, doing your best, trying everything you can to make your mark and get noticed. You start to feel that purchase of a little bit of traction. You feel you are making progress. And then you look over. You see someone else. The seem to be fresh out … More Ugly Jealousy
Like many of us writer-types, I belong to a few writer’s groups on Facebook. As an indie-author it is nice to have a few places where I can ask question, maybe get some feedback and also occasionally vent about things that my non-writing friends aren’t quite so interested in. One of these groups offers up … More “Who’s Your Audience?”
I had a little bit of time today to sit in front of my keyboard and get some work done. Which turned out to be a great thing, because I managed to finish the first draft of my current WiP. My goal for this draft was 60,000 words. Of course, that is a rough 60k, … More Finishing the Draft
The fifteenth chapter of “Bloody Tokyo” by indie author Brent Thomas. A modern horror story containing vampires, werewolves, magic, oni, ninjas, samurai, yakuza, and more all set against the backdrop of modern Tokyo. This week’s Patreon shout out doesn’t exist. Instead, I remind everyone that there will be a brief hiatus while I start working … More Bloody Tokyo, Ch. 15
I’m sitting at my keyboard. It is a day off from my regular job and I have the house to myself. Instrumental music is filling my ears (I’m one of those writers that tends to need a little bit of sound or music to keep me going. Today I’ve been using old Bela Fleck albums.) … More A Bad Writing Day
A new review is up on Goodreads! And it is another five-star review! As you all have probably noticed, I am trying really hard to convince everyone to buy my next book. I could keep rambling on about how great it is, and I will, but today I am going to let someone else do … More Sand, Sea and Stone: New Review
I’ve cracked the code. Well, maybe not the code but at least a code. The sad thing is, I’m not the first person to have some up with this secret, nor am I the first person to write about it. Now some background. For the second year in a row, I started 2017 off with … More A Secret For Successful Writing
I’ve been doing a Goodreads Giveaway and there are 20 hours left. Currently there are over 660 people entered for 25 books. That’s pretty crazy to me. Especially since there have been other instances where I have tried to give away a copy of this book in exchange for reviews and have failed dismally. Of … More 20 More Hours
Deadly Troubadour 