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May 24, 2019
Pendulum Heroes Free Weekend is Here!
You know, I was envisioning a pretty amped up post on this day, but now that it’s here I don’t have much to say beyond what’s already in the title. I gotta say something right? Ok, here goes… extra exclamation … Continue reading →
May 19, 2019
Reminder: Chosen One Contest still open til Thursday
For those of you who want to win a physical Advanced Reader Copy of Pendulum Shift, the Chosen One Contest is still open until Thursday morning, 7 A.M. Eastern. Just sign up for my mailing list to be entered. You … Continue reading →
May 9, 2019
Pendulum Shift drops May 31! Bringing Contests and Giveaways with It!!
The next installment of the Pendulum Heroes series is around the corner. It feels like a long time coming, and I’ve had several readers pinging me to see what happens next, mostly in the form of “What about Rich?” I’m … Continue reading →
May 7, 2019
uCertify Review
NOTE: For all those who come here because of my fiction, this is not one of those posts. That said, stay tuned as I have BIG news coming very, very soon. I’m an IT guy by trade and I was … Continue reading →
March 24, 2019
The Impact of Your Work
This humble post is about a story and a song, neither of them mine. Let’s start with the story. Back in 2009, when I began my first foray into real writing and couldn’t get published to save self-esteem, I’d do … Continue reading →
January 24, 2019
New Year Contributions to Gaming Fiction
My first post of 2019 is one of triumphant fashion. For those of you who still haven’t succumbed to your that growing, gnawing, ghastly curiosity and gotten yourselves a copy of my novel Pendulum Heroes, featuring gamers stuck in their … Continue reading →
December 23, 2018
Confession of an Indie Novelist
I’m going to close out this year with a confession. There was a part of me that wanted to be done with writing. It’s so much work, you know? And not just the writing, the selling, that’s the herculean experience. … Continue reading →
August 26, 2018
Are Inkitt Bestsellers Really Selling?
After I published the Dark Side of Inkitt, I started seeing more and more writers respond to and relay their own sour experience of Inkitt to me. Fellow writer/blogger Enchoseon wrote an article unambiguously titled The Grand Inkitt Scam. Enchoseon … Continue reading →
August 5, 2018
187 on the Novel (Hypothet Killing It!)
Hey gristlers! As I write this my Pendulum Heroes Goodreads Giveaway has exactly 187 entries. If you don’t know the significance of the number, a quick Google will tell you about it and confirm to you that I’m hypothetically killing … Continue reading →
July 13, 2018
Get the novel for FREE!
Hey, you guys know my novel? The one that looks like this: I’m hosting a giveaway on Goodreads, so enter for a chance to win yourself a free copy. It’s also free to enter the giveaway so EVERYTHING is priced … Continue reading →
