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The Pulp Writer Show, Episode 255: A Look Back At My Favorite Scenes Of 2023

Due to an unexpected time shortage, this week we’re looking back at Episode 182, where I discussed the favorite scenes I wrote in 2023.

You can listen to the show with transcript at the official Pulp Writer Show site, and you can also listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts , Amazon Music, and Libsyn.

-JM

Coupon of the Week, 6/16/2025

Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week!

This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Crown of the Gods, Book #9 in the Dragonskull series, (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store:

CROWN50

The coupon code is valid through July 9, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook this summer, we’ve got you covered!

-JM

Weekly progress roundup

It’s Friday, so I’m closing out the week at 84,000 words of SHIELD OF POWER, which puts me on Chapter 21 of 29.

I’m thinking the rough draft will end up at about 110,000 words, give or take, so not too much farther to go.

Meanwhile, I am at 108,000 words of STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE: FINAL QUEST, and at 9,000 words of GHOST IN THE SIEGE.

-JM

Question of the Week: Movie Theaters?

It’s time for Question of the Week, which is intended to inspire enjoyable discussions of interesting topics.

This week’s question: when was the last time you went to an actual movie theater to see a movie? No wrong answers, including “I don’t go to movie theaters.”

For myself, the answer is simple: I went on May 31st to see MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FINAL RECKONING.

The inspiration for the question was technological change. Like, I only went to the theater twice in 2024, for DUNE PART 2 and THE FALL GUY. In 2025, I’ve been to the theater twice in 2025 so far for THUNDERBOLTS and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FINAL RECKONING.

But a long time ago when I was (much) younger and had far fewer demands on my time, I would usually go to the movies on Saturday afternoons. If I saw something that looked at all interesting, I would go. Afternoon matinees were cheaper, and I usually preferred to spend Saturday night playing computer games anyway. Nowadays, like I said above, I only went twice in 2024 and twice in 2025 so far.

I’m not sure what changed. The obvious one is that I’m old enough and have enough to do that giving up three hours on a Saturday afternoon can be a problem. Technological change in the form of streaming is another, and perhaps one’s tastes change as one gets older. There was no way that I would go to the theater to see the MINECRAFT movie, for example, though I will probably watch in on streaming when it rolls around.

-JM

The Pulp Writer Show, Episode 254: Ebook Pricing Strategies

In this week’s episode, we look at five tips and tricks for optimal ebook pricing.

You can listen to the show with transcript at the official Pulp Writer Show site, and you can also listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts , Amazon Music, and Libsyn.

-JM

Coupon of the Week, 6/9/2025

Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week!

This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook versions of my Tower of Endless Worlds series at my Payhip store:

TOWER25

The coupon code is valid through June 30, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we’ve got you covered!

-JM

progress update

Closing out the week at 57,000 words of SHIELD OF POWER, which puts me on Chapter 14 of 29.

I am also at 104,000 words of STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE: FINAL QUEST, and 5,000 words into GHOST IN THE SIEGE.

So making good progress into the Super Summer Of Finishing Things!

-JM

The Pulp Writer Show, Episode 253: Self-Publishing Platforms

In this week’s episode, we take a look at the major self-publishing platforms that I use, and examine the pros and cons of each.

You can listen to the show with transcript at the official Pulp Writer Show site, and you can also listen to it at Spotify, Apple Podcasts , Amazon Music, and Libsyn.

-JM

Coupon of the Week, 6/2/2025

Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week!

This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Doom of the Sorceress, Book #8 in the Dragonskull series, (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store:

DOOM50

The coupon code is valid through June 24, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook this summer, we’ve got you covered!

-JM

what’s next?

Now that GHOST IN THE CORRUPTION is out, what’s next?

Back in 2023, I finished the DRAGONSKULL and SILENT ORDER series back to back, so I declared summer 2023 to be my Summer Of Finishing Things.

Well, summer 2025 is going to be the Super Summer Of Finishing Things, because I intend to finish three series back to back!

First up is SHIELD OF POWER, the sixth and final book of THE SHIELD WAR series. As of this writing, I’m 26,000 words into it, and hoping it will be out in July, though it might slip to July depending on how things go.

Next up is STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE: FINAL QUEST, which will be the third and very definitely final book of the STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE trilogy. Believe it or not, I’ve been working on FINAL QUEST on the side for so long that I passed the 100,000 word mark this week. In fact, it’s been a side project for so long that I don’t remember how long I’ve been working on it, and I had to look up the metadata to check that I did indeed start chipping away at it on October 18th, 2024. So I’m am pleased I’m very nearly done with the rough draft, and if all goes will it will come out very quickly after SHIELD OF POWER, since I think it will end up at about 125,000 words or so.

After that, I will write GHOST IN THE SIEGE, the sixth and final book of the GHOST ARMOR series. I’m 1,500 words into that, and hoping for August/September for it come out.

Once THE SHIELD WAR, STEALTH & SPELLS ONLINE, and GHOST ARMOR are finished, I will finally be free to return to the Rivah and Nadia series. Through 2024 and the first half of 2025, I had five unfinished series at the same time. That was just too much, hence the Super Summer Of Finishing Things.

Going forward, I’ve decided that three unfinished series at one time will be my maximum, which after the Super Summer Of Finishing Things, will be CLOAK MAGE, HALF-ELVEN THIEF, and a new epic fantasy series set in Owyllain.

So that’s where I’m at with current projects.

-JM