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October 25, 2011
Giveaway#2 (Until Halloween)
Hunt me down in the next week or so and 'friend' or 'like' me at Facebook or Goodreads. If you do, you'll be in the running for a free copy of WRETCHED.
October 14, 2011
No! No!...Too Sexy, Too Sexy!!!!
I'm jazzed to announce my short story Something That's True is now available from mendicant bookworks. For those who don't know, mendicant publishes short stories as stand alone ebooks for 99 cents. And who doesn't have 99cents? They've published a whole grip of my favorite writers, and I am honored to join them.
Also: You can get the story in all kinds of formats -- on your computer, your eReader, and even your cell phone (I'm told). And mendicant has a solid, humble approach -- with a paid advance and 50/50 profit sharing after recouping the initial investment! So give them a look...or, even better, give them 99 cents!
Also: You can get the story in all kinds of formats -- on your computer, your eReader, and even your cell phone (I'm told). And mendicant has a solid, humble approach -- with a paid advance and 50/50 profit sharing after recouping the initial investment! So give them a look...or, even better, give them 99 cents!
October 12, 2011
WRETCHED Giveaway#2
Find me on Facebook or Goodreads and become a fan, a friend, like me, or follow my reviews -- and your name is in the drawing. In a few weeks I'll draw a name and the winner gets a free copy of my sunnyoutside book. Easy right?
My story SOMETHING THAT'S TRUE should be available from mendicant bookworks sometime in the next couple weeks. Start saving your pennies, or crack in to the laundry change!
In other news: apparently my broadsides THE BEAUTIFUL FIRE was spotted on Ireland's LESSER SPOTTER ULSTER. It seems they did a piece on the undeniable talents of Sean Lynch, who runs both 10pt Press as well as his commercial arm Ten Point Design -- which you should totally hire for any and all design needs. Anyhow, my broadside -- that camera-whore -- snuck into a few frames. Congrats to Sean, and if you can find a link to it online somewhere, I'd love to see it -- so drop me a line!
My story SOMETHING THAT'S TRUE should be available from mendicant bookworks sometime in the next couple weeks. Start saving your pennies, or crack in to the laundry change!
In other news: apparently my broadsides THE BEAUTIFUL FIRE was spotted on Ireland's LESSER SPOTTER ULSTER. It seems they did a piece on the undeniable talents of Sean Lynch, who runs both 10pt Press as well as his commercial arm Ten Point Design -- which you should totally hire for any and all design needs. Anyhow, my broadside -- that camera-whore -- snuck into a few frames. Congrats to Sean, and if you can find a link to it online somewhere, I'd love to see it -- so drop me a line!
September 13, 2011
August 23, 2011
Do You Like Stuff? [WRETCHED Giveaways]
Well it seems WRETCHED has sold well enough these past few years to warrant a re-order from the printer. As part of it, I grabbed up a few extra copies. And what better way to celebrate than giving away a few? But how, and where?
There are loads of great small presses out there, and loads of fine, writers. There are also people out there working hard and sharing info, trying to bring these writers to new readers, and new readers to the small press in general. So here's what I want to do:
I'm gonna be sending give-away copies to folks I believe in -- writers, presses, bloggers, etc. They'll dream up a give away, and I'll link them here...so keep your eyes peeled if you don't have a copy of WRETCHED.
If you do have a copy already, well why not help spread the word? And while your at it, why not post a review of the book at Goodreads or Amazon or even on your blog. Heck, why not make it the 'book of the week' like Ken Wohlrob has? (Thanks Ken!)
Let's face it, word of mouth is the only advertising worth listening to!
There are loads of great small presses out there, and loads of fine, writers. There are also people out there working hard and sharing info, trying to bring these writers to new readers, and new readers to the small press in general. So here's what I want to do:
I'm gonna be sending give-away copies to folks I believe in -- writers, presses, bloggers, etc. They'll dream up a give away, and I'll link them here...so keep your eyes peeled if you don't have a copy of WRETCHED.
If you do have a copy already, well why not help spread the word? And while your at it, why not post a review of the book at Goodreads or Amazon or even on your blog. Heck, why not make it the 'book of the week' like Ken Wohlrob has? (Thanks Ken!)
Let's face it, word of mouth is the only advertising worth listening to!
August 7, 2011
Sententia #3
So there's this manuscript I'm on...CORMORANT FISHING IN AMERICA. It's this Brautigan-esque, experimental send-up of some semi-autobiographical and wholly surreal times, places, and things.
It's far from done, but the fine folks at Sententia have seen fit to publish some excerpts of it in what's slated to be a 'pitch edition' of the magazine -- one that aims to pair works-in-progress with a editors and presses interested in putting the finished book out. It's slated as at least a novella -- though it does keep growing, so who knows where it'll be by the end. I am excited to announce it here, and hope anyone curious will gamble on a copy.
In other news: After some wrangling, I've managed to convince the folks HERE to publish a short story of mine. I join an esteemed list of writers already published, with promises of future fireworks. The story will be live in a couple months, but I am excited about it, and though I would share it early.
Last but not least: I'm not proud of it. But, at the very least, having this will eliminate some kind of future doubt as to why I haven't made it as a writer. And I guess on that day I'll have only myself to blame...because I now have THIS.
It's far from done, but the fine folks at Sententia have seen fit to publish some excerpts of it in what's slated to be a 'pitch edition' of the magazine -- one that aims to pair works-in-progress with a editors and presses interested in putting the finished book out. It's slated as at least a novella -- though it does keep growing, so who knows where it'll be by the end. I am excited to announce it here, and hope anyone curious will gamble on a copy.
In other news: After some wrangling, I've managed to convince the folks HERE to publish a short story of mine. I join an esteemed list of writers already published, with promises of future fireworks. The story will be live in a couple months, but I am excited about it, and though I would share it early.
Last but not least: I'm not proud of it. But, at the very least, having this will eliminate some kind of future doubt as to why I haven't made it as a writer. And I guess on that day I'll have only myself to blame...because I now have THIS.
July 26, 2011
The Beautiful Fire...
Mel Bosworth, author of FREIGHT [which is due out in September -- hint, hint], boldly proves that the eBooks work on his Kindle!
Also, the kind folks over at Vouched give WRETCHED a few kind lines.
And for the hell of it...a reading of my gorgeous broadside from 10pt Press. Rumor has it there's a few copies left...I'm just saying...
Also, the kind folks over at Vouched give WRETCHED a few kind lines.
And for the hell of it...a reading of my gorgeous broadside from 10pt Press. Rumor has it there's a few copies left...I'm just saying...
July 21, 2011
Guess I Jumped the Gun...
...because just as soon as I posted about the good mentions on Tuesday, these nice things happened:
WRETCHED keeps on trucking...
And the eBook gets some love!
WRETCHED keeps on trucking...
And the eBook gets some love!
July 19, 2011
Good words...
Ben Tanzer and Joseph Ridgwell both got some ether-ink this past week here and here respectively and were kind enough to mention me. Thanks to both for the mention. If you don't know their work yet -- you've got something to look forward to. And if you do, well I'm not telling you anything you don't already know when I say they both write really fun and approachable books. Put them at the top of your 'gotta check these out' list.
July 5, 2011
New Broadside - Artistically Declined Press
The fine folks at Artistically Declined Press have printed up a broadside featuring my poem:
Languid, These Days Between Holocausts,
Listless, These Days Between
The Pyre & the Womb...
How can you get this bad boy? Simple - it comes free with orders from the Artistically Declined Store.
I can personally recommend You Can Make Him Like You by Ben Tanzer and will soon be getting hold of Prize Winners by Ryan Bradley, and I'd even like a little stash of these Scout Books. Were I a rich man I'd likely own the whole catalog!
You you're a rich man or woman, you should buy them all too!
Last but not least: have you been desperate to buy my $.99 2Shot eBook, but have a Kindle and were unable to find me in your Kindle store? Well, your ship has finally come in! It seems the eBook now appears in the U.S. store, the U.K. store, and the German store. I'm anxiously anticipating the day when my sales reports no longer read: 'There are no sales to report during this period."
What about 2Shot#1 you ask? Well, unfortunately there is no free eBook option at Kindle so (fortunately) #1 in the 2Shot Series (aka: the free one) is only available via smashwords!
Languid, These Days Between Holocausts,
Listless, These Days Between
The Pyre & the Womb...
How can you get this bad boy? Simple - it comes free with orders from the Artistically Declined Store.
I can personally recommend You Can Make Him Like You by Ben Tanzer and will soon be getting hold of Prize Winners by Ryan Bradley, and I'd even like a little stash of these Scout Books. Were I a rich man I'd likely own the whole catalog!
You you're a rich man or woman, you should buy them all too!
Last but not least: have you been desperate to buy my $.99 2Shot eBook, but have a Kindle and were unable to find me in your Kindle store? Well, your ship has finally come in! It seems the eBook now appears in the U.S. store, the U.K. store, and the German store. I'm anxiously anticipating the day when my sales reports no longer read: 'There are no sales to report during this period."
What about 2Shot#1 you ask? Well, unfortunately there is no free eBook option at Kindle so (fortunately) #1 in the 2Shot Series (aka: the free one) is only available via smashwords!
