M.A. Rothman's Blog, page 2
September 10, 2020
Publishing in the Indie Zone
This will be an unusual post for me… I’ll use two terms that aren’t necessarily in everyone’s vocabulary: Indie and Tradpub. By using the term Indie, I mean a book written by an Independent publisher (over self-published). Tradpub is shorthand for Traditionally Published, meaning published by a traditional publisher with on-hand editing staff and all […]
Published on September 10, 2020 18:59
August 31, 2020
Status update and an offering
All proceeds from the sales of this bestselling novel will go to the American Cancer Societyto help fund cancer research. Please share this offer widely, because the publisher will add $10,000 to the donation if the book lands on this week’s New York Times bestseller’s list. For that to happen, we’d need lots of eyes […]
Published on August 31, 2020 23:29
April 18, 2020
A Status Update
I really try not to spam people on here with constant updates, because let’s face it, this author thing evolves slowly. I prefer to give updates when there’s something substantive going on. Well, it is 2020, we’re all undergoing a very unusual situation with this pandemic, and I hope you are all doing as well […]
Published on April 18, 2020 04:39
January 8, 2020
Freedom’s Last Gasp – sneak peek
Chapter One “Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.” The Pope’s recitation of the Angelus prayer was transmitted from Earth, across millions of miles of space, received by the mining colony, and echoed throughout the Chrysalis mental health hospital. Terry Chapper paused in the hallway and […]
Published on January 08, 2020 21:23
August 26, 2019
Primordial Threat – on sale
I’m going to be offline a lot this week, heavy heavy work week, and putting finishing touches on next book. In the meantime, I’ve put on sale the first book I put out. It’s been fairly well received and has lots of kudos from folks you may recognize. Share it with whoever you think may […]
Published on August 26, 2019 11:31
August 20, 2019
Pre-order of “Never Again” is now available
Just letting you guys know that a new Levi novel is available for pre-order. And during the pre-order face, it’s being offered at a discounted price. Below is a brief synopsis and I hope you enjoy it! Levi is a fixer for one of the New York Mafia families. However, when Rivka Cohen walks into […]
Published on August 20, 2019 05:34
July 17, 2019
Another USA Today bestseller.
Well, isn’t that a nice surprise? Someone just pointed out to me that I hit the USA Today list again with last week’s sale of The Inside Man. #122 top selling book in the country. Pretty cool.
Published on July 17, 2019 11:09
July 9, 2019
The sale of my book for charity is showing results.
As I’d mentioned in a prior post, I have The Inside Man on sale, with all proceeds during the sale going to a charity whose sole mission is to help combat child trafficking and exploitation. Well, we’re seeing some results, and for that, I am thankful. In the US of A, we are currently #25 […]
Published on July 09, 2019 19:26
July 8, 2019
DragonCon Award Nominations – closing July 19th.
Nominations for dragon awards? Well, I suppose I have one qualified item, which is Primordial Threat. Free to vote, anyone can vote (uhh, preferably a reader who liked something).
Published on July 08, 2019 21:30