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The Medellan Conspiracy: An Excerpt

A Discovery

Jevan hefted the dusty, leather-bound tome onto the table where he’d been working. He opened it slowly, because of how fragile these ancient books were. Then he set to his task, running the translation scanner over the title page. An Accounting of the Relicta Collis Antiquities.

The title was unremarkable, so Jevan continued scanning, not paying much attention at first. He was grateful for the scanner he’d been given by the Athla’naa, because it saved him so much time. It di...

Indie Authors, Stop Falling for These Social Media Scams!

With the rise of more independent and self-published authors, scammers are having a field day, taking advantage of new authors as they learn to navigate the publishing world. While on the face of them, many of these scams seem obvious, but for inexperienced, and likely frustrated, newcomers they might seem like the friendly helping hand they’ve been hoping for.

Digital Marketing/Book Publishing Scams

One of the most frequent scams I’ve seen on social media are those offering digital market...

How do you feel about snippets?

While I’m waiting for my beta readers to complete their review of “The Medellan Conspiracy,” I was thinking of dropping some non-spoilery snippets. Just something to tide over my readers until the book launches. What do you think?

Launching a Sci-Fi Newsletter

For anyone who would like to receive regular updates on the progress of The Cycles of Revelation series, be notified of discounts and deals on sci-fi & fantasy novels, and see where I’m running a sale on the books in this series, you can now sign-up for my new Sci-Fi Newsletter.

When you sign up, I’ll send you a coupon to take 50% off the cost of the paperback edition of Artifact of the Dawn, the first novel in the series.

Sci-Fi Newsletter Sign-up

Read an Ebook Week

It’s Read an Ebook Week, a week that encourages readers to pick up the digital device of their choice and download a new book to read.

I’m excited to announce that my book, Artifact of the Dawn, will be available as part of the promotion on Smashwords to celebrate 2024 Read an Ebook Week! This is a chance to get my book, along with books from many other great authors, at a discount, so you can get right to reading.

You will find the promo on SmashWords, so check out all the discounted and ...

Science Fiction & Fantasy Deals

From now through March 14, 2024, get a great deal on some great sci-fi & fantasy novels. Dive into the Scions of Oth series by Jack Shilkaitis, or enjoy one of these other fine sci-fi & fantasy novels.

Resthaven by Colin DarneyAkithar’s Greatest Trick by Jason DoroughRuins of Ivy by Aaron RamsbyPersistence of Vision by Liesel K. HillThe Gatekeepers of Genthor by Regina ClarkeGeneral Ledger by L. Joseph ShostyArtifact of the Dawn by Grayson BellBuy or Download No...

My Writing Journey

I have any number of places in my life I could count as the beginning of my journey as a writer.

Childhood

The earliest recollection I have of writing goes back to when I was in second grade. It must have been some time in October, and my teacher, Mrs. Mary Jean Smith, asked all of us to pull out a sheet of paper. Then she came around and placed a Halloween themed sticker in the center of our pages and asked us to write a story. The sticker on my page was that of a happy little witch r...

Kindle Vella Sci-Fi and Fantasy

In the early days of science fiction and fantasy, many authors published their novels as serials in literary periodicals. Amazon Kindle Vella brings back this tradition by offering serialized fiction in a modern, online format.

I’ve joined a group of other science fiction and fantasy writers on Kindle Vella to offer a selection of stories on the Kindle Vella platform. If you’re a fan of these genres, check out our offerings. The first three chapters of each tale are free to read, so there is...

Looking Forward to 2024

In my previous blog post, I reflected on this past year. Now it’s time to look forward.

While I still have some health challenges that are affecting my productivity, I’m going to keep pressing forward. I am determined to complete the sci-fi series I’m working on. If things go according to plan, then the next novel will be published in the summer of 2024.

However, if you don’t want to wait that long, you can start reading The Medellan Conspiracy now on Kindle Vella. I post two new episode...

Holiday Reflections

As I sit here at 3am on Christmas Eve, I’ve been reflecting on another year that has come and gone. I’ve had my share of ups and downs, the same as everyone else, I suppose. My biggest up was finally publishing my sci-fi novel after starting it eight years ago. I put a lot of effort into this novel, and I’m happy it’s finally out in the world and (I hope) being enjoyed by others. It’s definitely one of my proudest accomplishments..

Unfortunately, I’ve also had my share of downs, mostly med...