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September 6, 2016
New Writing Wardrobe
I love dressing up. I was that kid that wore a three-piece suit to grade school picture day. I thought Alex P. Keaton was the coolest guy ever. Being sharply dressed makes me feel incredible – particularly about myself. It’s empowering. That’s one of the reasons when I’m out in public being the Michael the Writer I choose dress shirts, jackets, vests, and what have you.
At the same time, I can’t imagine sitting around a restaurant writing and eating all dressed up. When I’m just a delirious scribbler out and about behind my laptop, I prefer to be comfortable. Just the same, I like to wear things my warped mind thinks is cool stuff.
We snuck into the vendor mart at DragonCon on the way out of town and added to my wardrobe. Here are the addition to the Scribbler’s writing wardrobe:
August 30, 2016
Stolen Lives Now On Sale
Stolen Lives, Scion: Book Two is now on sale.
The sequel to my #1 best-selling Scion of Conquered Earth is here! Rejoin Alaric as makes new enemies and faces darker choices in his struggles to rescue his best friend and starship’s soul from the pirate scum who kidnapped her.
Available in galaxies where quality books are sold.
Formats: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, Nook, iBook and other ePub formats.
[Check back often to see new format availability as they come online.]
August 21, 2016
How To Know if You Are a Writer — Sandy Parsons
Apparently caffeine addiction and voices in your head aren’t enough to know you’re a writer, but Sandy Parsons can tell you what is….
“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” -Thomas Mann”
August 17, 2016
Hero’s Journey Master Post | Kaitlin Bevis
This article over on Kaitlin’s site is a must read for any aspiring author. Give it a look.
The hero’s journey pops up in virtually every story ever told. So it’s important to get at least a basic familiarity with the major steps. I’ve compiled a list of blogs I’ve…
July 23, 2016
Audiobook Update: Scion of Conquered Earth
I’ve been working in the background for some time to bring you audiobook versions of my new novels. I’m delirious to announce that their production has been taken to a whole new level by the help of producer/editor Tony P. Henderson of GeekVersus. Tony’s experience and assistance have evolved the project to something incredible, but don’t take my word for it. Read their blogs, listen to their podcasts and make up your own mind.
Stay tuned for more updates about this project….
July 7, 2016
Now available for pre-order: Murder in Wizard’s Wood
Murder in Wizard’s Wood is now available for pre-order.Mysterious killers and the Fey he’s sworn to protect besiege southern farmer and sorcerer Jedediah Shine with murder victims, threatening his family, freedom and magic’s deepest secret.
The contemporary fantasy book launches July 19th 2017.
Kindle format is live now. Hardback and paperback should be live soon, both on Amazon.com and elsewhere.
Pre-order it today:
June 30, 2016
40% off Independence Day Weekend Sale
Scion of Conquered Earth Kindle eBooks.
In celebration of Independence Day and all of my fellow veterans who’ve served to buy our liberty day after day, I’m dropping the price of my first eBook by 40% to $2.99. I hope it fills the slow times between Cookout and Family, Fireworks and Frolic.
June 7, 2016
Release Day!
It’s finally here. It’s finally available around the world.
Scion of Conquered Earth, my first publicly available novel is officially in the wild.
On this momentous occasion I want to thank and acknowledge everyone who’s had a part in this journey. I’d like to start by thanking my readers, because everyone who helped get SCE to this point was a reader first. Thank you for entrusting a newly published writer with a few hours of your time and a few of your book buying dollars.
I find myself excited and marginally terrified to have a novel out where anyone can read it and anyone can review it. I hope you enjoy it. I hope you review it, good review or bad. If it isn’t for you, I hope you donate it to a soldier or otherwise pass it on to those who might get a little fun out of it.
If you become a fan, GREAT! If you’re not a fan of Science Fiction or you just want to know I’m not a one trick pony, I’ve got good news:
Available next month, July 2016!
May 21, 2016
FanFest 2016
Come hang out with me and the crew of the USS DaVinci at FanFest 2016 today at the main public library on Macon Road in Columbus, Georgia to kick off their summer reading campaign.
I’ll be signing and selling pre-release paperbacks of Scion of Conquered Earth. I’ll even have some free iBook copies.
May 9, 2016
Countdown Giveaways
28 days left……until Scion of Conquered Earth releases and we want you to get a copy of your very own.
Over the next four weeks we’re giving away dozens of copies – eBooks and physical copies. We’ve enabled our Giveaway page to keep you updated, but here’s a quick summary.
Goodreads has 10 Paperback copies up for grabs. May 9th through May 29th, enter for a chance to win.
We’ll be announcing an iBookstore giveaway later this month.
Local giveaways:
We’re giving away books here in Columbus, Georgia. Please give these companies your love for helping Michael give you books by liking their Facebook pages.
Free Comic Book Day: May 7th several copies will be available as door prizes at the Coca Cola Space Science Center.
Omega Card Games: Enjoy battling your fellow geek? Michael is giving away a paperback copy to the tournament winner. He intends to be on hand to sign the winner’s copy as well as purchased volumes.
Thursday Pokemon – May 5th & 12th
Friday Magic the Gathering – May 6th & 13th
Saturday Yu-Gi-Oh! – May 7th & 14th
Moxie Games: More Magic for the win. Moxie’s management is helping Michael’s give paperbacks to Magic the Gathering tournament winners. First place winner will be awarded a copy at the Tuesday and Friday tournaments May 6th, 10th, 13th, 17th, 20th, & 24th. Michael intends to be on hand for the award to sign the winner’s copy. Unclaimed copies will roll over to the 27th and 31st.
Photos from last week’s giveaways:
Pre-Order Discount:
Paperback and Hardback copies are on sale at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and for special order at bookstores everywhere. The price goes up June 7th, so order now.
Pre-release copies are available for sale RIGHT NOW at:
Moxie Games
Omega Card Games (at the Pre-Order discount)
