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Independent Authors International Holiday Gift Extravaganza

You’re an awesome gifter — you got someone special a brand new e-reader. But what’s a great e-reader without great reads? Just in time for the holidays — Independent Authors International brings six great books from six great, independent authors for just 99 cents each Dec. 15-18. On Unfaithful Wings, by Bruce A. Blake — [...]

Ebooks Make Great Gifts Sale!!

The holidays are approaching, some of them are already even upon us, and many people are struggling to figure out what to get for Aunt Sally, Grandma, their brother and, more likely than not, their spouse and kids. Well, we have some great suggestions for you that definitely won’t break the bank and may even [...]

Guest Post: Cody Martin – The Novel Reuploaded

As I’ve said before, one of my favourite things about being an indie author is getting to meet all the other people out there doing the same thing. There is a big difference between writers who are chasing success in publishing on their own and the ones who are doing it through a publisher. I [...]

Another Excerpt From Birt & Paul’s Danger Peligros!

I have a great life. I’m married to a wonderful woman (who is a top burlesque performer), I have two great children, and I spend my days writing, editing, and doing other facets of business related to the production/publishing company my wife and I run together. I love my life, but still I get jealous [...]

Five Secrets About Writing They Might Not Have Told You (Pt. 1)

I’ve been writing my blog for the last year or so concentrating more on readers than writers. I decided to approach it this way because it seems like every other writer with a computer blogs about the writing experience, or their sales, or what’s going on in publishing. Perhaps it’s the much-used writer’s adage “write what [...]

New Book From Autumn Birt

One of the best things about being an Indie author is meeting other Indie authors. In the year since I published On Unfaithful Wings, I’ve met more great people than you can shake the trunk of a fallen cedar tree at (thought some of them would give me shit for leaving a preposition hanging at [...]

Fantastic Fantasy Freebies!! Nov. 20-21

Some friends of mine from over on the Guild Of Dreams  fantasy collective site decided that, with Thanksgiving just around the corner (actually, I’m in Canada, so mine was over a month ago, but who am I to stand in the way of a good turkey dinner?), we should give thanks. So, to show our [...]

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop (Redux)

I know I just did the Next Big Thing Blog Hop two weeks ago, but I got asked a second time and, since I currently have  two works-in-progress, I thought maybe I should go again. That plus the fact I have difficulty saying no (if you don’t believe me, just have a look in my [...]

Proud Papa

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it on the blog before, but I am father to two amazing children. My son is now 18 years old and hasn’t lived with us for more than a couple of weeks at a time for about a year. He’s been making his own way through life and his [...]

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

There are always lots of things for an independent author to do and we are always looking for ways to connect with other writers and, of course, readers. So when Steven Montano contacted me to be part of the Next Big Thing Blog Hop, how could I say no? I’ve heard that the hop originated [...]