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Elisa Hill is back in Curse of the Necronomicon!

It’s been a long wait, but Elisa Hill and her allies are back in the third book inThe Myth Hunter series—the long-awaitedCurse of the Necronomicon!

Elisa has lived two lives—that of a university professor of mythological studies while also traveling the world as a globe-trotting adventurer. But now, that delicate balance is in danger of being disturbed when a wealthy collector offers her a new job—track down the Necronomicon!

She’s not the first person who’s been sent after the fabledgrimoire...

A new crime fiction anthology!

A DEADLY FEMININE TOUCH-‘THE DAME DID IT’ ANTHOLOGY DEBUTS FROM PRO SE PRODUCTIONS

A leading publisher of Genre Fiction, Pro Se Productions announces the release of an anthology that places women in the driver’s seat of each story. Heroines, villainesses, and more are the order of the day in The Dame Did It, now available in print and digital formats.

“Even though,” says Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions, “having a woman as a lead character is not exactly new, even in Pulp,...

Writing productivity

Productivity is something I struggle with. Pretty much all my life, I’ve been a procrastinator. In high school, I did a lot of my homework assignments in homeroom the period before I had to turn them in. In college, I would get a month to read a book and put it off until the week before it had to be finished. I would write all my papers the night before they were due. When I was single, I wouldn’t do the dishes or the washuntil I ran out of clean plates and clothes.

And unfortunately, that’s...

Does writing speed affect the quality of your work?

I’ve seen a few people lately push the idea that the quality of writing is all based on the speed at which you write. Specifically that the longer it takes you to finish a book, the higher quality it is.

This is a silly bit of nonsense that I think came about through the traditional publishing schedule, where it would take a long time for a book to go from the writer’s hands to the bookstore. And it’s a myth that’s spread all throughout literary circles, that if you write fast, then somehow y...

Black Star Canyon: The Complete First Season by CC Wall

CC Wall is really resurrecting a style of writing that many unfortunately consider to be dead. With a clear influence of soap operas, TV dramas, and pulp fiction, Wall weaves together a tale of a creepy town that will keep you turning pages. The serial format is really the perfect way to tell a story like this and ebooks have made this possible. It’s a style that I wish more authors and readers would embrace as there’s so much potential in the serial format.

A lot’s been said about Wall’s tre...

Mythworld by Russ Anderson, Jr.

As a child, Charlie Reese witnessed something incredible. Now as an architect and fresh out of college, he’s just gotten his firstbig break working for Harold Lightfoot, billionaire owner of the world’s fastest delivery service. But Harold has another identity, that of Hermes, the Messenger of the Olympian Gods. He wantsto bring back worship of the Olympians, and for that he needs Charlie’s help.

The premise of Mythworld and the beginning of the book will no doubt remind some readers of Neil...

The stunning conclusion to Vanguard season 1!

It all comes down to this! Everything that’s been building since the beginning of the series!

The Red Fist and their leader, the mysterious man known only as the Khagan, now make their push for the final stage of their plan! What is the Khagan’s plan? How does a new young specialfigure into it? What is the secret that’s been plaguing Paragon? Who is the mole inside the team?

With Vanguard now two members short, can they possibly manage to stand against such a threat?And what does this mean fo...

Get The Lost Continent free!

The Lost Continent, which is the first book inThe Myth Hunter series, is now available for free on all platforms!

This is the book that introduces readers to adventurer Elisa Hill, who travels the world seeking out thetruth behind the myths and legends. InThe Lost Continent, Elisa is on a quest to prove the existence of the lost continent of Lemuria, a legend her parents were never able to prove during their lifetime.

Armed with an assortment of ancient weaponry and colorful allies, including...

Writers write, wannabes make excuses

If you want to be a writer, you have to write.Yes, it’s that simple. And that difficult.

Being a good writer takes more than just talent. The only thing talent really gives you is the determination to keep going no matter what. Michael Jordan wasn’t born an amazing basketball player, it was something he worked at. He arrived at practice early and he stayed late. Because he wanted itbad enough to put in the extra work.

I’ve known a lot of people who wanted to be writers. They would talk all ab...

Vanguard #4 available NOW!

Vanguard #4: Power Surge is now available on Amazon for $0.99, orfree if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber!

In this episode, the team gets an emergency call from a research company being attacked by a rogue special, one who has been kept prisoner! Now free the special—called Lucent—is embarking on a deadly path of revenge and he doesn’t care who gets in his way!

But Lucent is just one small part of a larger problem. How did Vanguard’s superiors discover about this attack so quickly? And wh...