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April 30, 2020
Investigation, Mediation, Vindication: Chapter 1
Ill be counting down to the May 19th release of Investigation, Mediation, Vindication by sharing sample chapters, advance reviews, content warnings, and whatever else seems fun. Today, well start at the beginning!
I was having a pretty good day until the crab men tried to kill me.
May Gray and the all-too-aptly-named June Gloom had finally given way to summer in San Diego, and it was a warm and sunny day with nothing but blue skies and...
April 28, 2020
An Introduction to Investigation, Mediation, Vindication
With the launch of Investigation, Mediation, Vindication just three weeks away (!!), May is going to be busy. Earlier this month, I revealed the cover design for the book. Coming up, you can expect sample chapters, advance reviews, story stats, and more. But before we get into any of that, it seemed like a good idea to explain the book is really about. And who better to give us an introduction to Investigation, Mediation, Vindication than the main character himself, Mr. John Smith?
So without...
April 14, 2020
Investigation, Mediation, Vindication: Book Cover Reveal
In my mind, every book cover has three stories.
Theres the story the image tells. Theres the story that it covers i.e. the book itself. And last, but not least, theres the story of its creation.
Today, Im thrilled to to reveal the cover for my urban fantasy novel, Investigation, Mediation, Vindication. Youll be able to judge for yourself what story it tells, if any. As for the story it covers Im afraid youll have to wait until May to read the book. But in the meantime, I want to tell the...
April 8, 2020
Poetry: there is a hole at the heart of things
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When it was over
we took a walk
in our matchings suits
one large
one small
to a hill by the house
where the lights of the city
spread beneath us
like an upended starscape
You were quiet
and still
as a lake in the mountains
Rain tumbled from
the sky
to drown in your eyes
and I charted circles
in my twice-worn shoes
heading nowhere
It was my job
to explain and
to soothe
to find sense
to create meaning
but all I could think of
was the moment
months earlier
when we first saw
the shape of...
March 24, 2020
2020 Writing Goals – 1st Quarter Grades
This has been quite the month, hasnt it? At a time when so many people are stuck at home watching the economy tank and coronavirus numbers skyrocket while also trying to figure out how to entertain their children 24/7, blog posts about an indie author and his latest shenanigans rightly rank low on the priority list.
Still its been a month since my last update, and the Indie Authors Guide to World Domination says a global pandemic is not an acceptable excuse for letting my blog schedule fall...
March 3, 2020
Poetry: Adoration
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I clothe myself
in compliments
the adoring words
of strangers
I tie back my hair
with retweets
paint my eyes
with positive press
and I am beautiful
There is one hanger
in my closet
there are no shoes
at the door
but the sunlight shimmers
upon my magnificence
and crimson hearts
trail behind me
like sequins on fire
But when
the sun is gone
it’s gone
Coyotes yip
in the distance
a barren moon
looks away
and the wind
is cold on naked flesh.
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February 26, 2020
Stories From a Post-Break World
In last week’s blog post, I announced plans to take my two short stories from this site, clean them up, and release them on Amazon. As newsletter subscribers already know, those plans became reality last night!
See These Bones and its sequels are understandably focused on Damian and his struggles, but it’s a big, broken world out there. These tales offer brief glimpses of events and places far beyond Damian’s reach, often touching on locations or secondary characters...
February 18, 2020
Strange Things are Afoot at the Circle K
February is always a weird month. Shorter than every other month, colder than most, with Valentine’s Day and (in the USA) Presidents Day thrown in just to keep everything confusing. Historically, it’s been a month where I get almost nothing done.
This year’s February has been different. Even more hectic than usual–from a Vancouver trip to house guests to a parade of home warranty excitement–but also more productive. And we’re only halfway through the month? Strange things are afoot, indeed!
...February 6, 2020
February 4, 2020
…but why?
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One of the great things about being an independent author is that you get to make all the decisions. Feel like writing a fifteen-volume series about trans-dimensional robots searching for fresh strawberries on a lava planet? Go for it. Feel like capitalizing every third word in a sentence? I question the long-term strategy, but you be you. Feel like releasing your book on a certain day? There aren’t any publishers to tell you not to.
The downside of being an independent author is actually...
