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I’m running a 5K Sunday for Komen’s Race for the Cure – Can you support?

UPDATE: A HUGE thanks to those who donated online: Jobeleca Mr. Michael Fisher Ms. Deslyn Jules Karen M Cornejo Laura Lauterwasser Mr. Mike Crate With my wife’s and my donations/registration, we raised OVER $200 towards breast cancer research! And I got some killer during-run tweets, thanks everyone for those. I’m thrilled with the support! Oh, [...]

Gabriel’s Redemption on sale to close out the month/quarter/summer/whatever…

Just a quickie post to blather on about a price reduction for Gabriel’s Redemption, book 1 of my top-rated military science fiction trilogy. Normally $3.99, it’s on sale through the end of September for $2.99, a 25% off sale (don’t spend that saved buck all in one place). It’s available for the four major e-reader [...]

I’m running a 5K Sunday for Komen’s Race for the Cure – Can you support?

Those of you who follow me on Twitter may see from time to time live tweets from a morning run (or if I’m really tired, a morning walk). I’ve been doing this off and on for a couple of years to not only get my fat butt in shape, but also because I used to [...]

Author Interview with Jason Andrew Bond, new thriller/horror release MORTAL REMAINS

I don’t often do these interviews, so when I do I make sure the author’s a good guy/gal and the subject matter are up my alley*. I can easily attest to both in the case of Jason Andrew Bond. * Can’t you just imagine that in a white-lettered meme on a Most Interesting Man In [...]

A little fun for the weekend…

Can’t get this song or video out of my head. And I’m eternally thankful to the artist, Psy, as now I can dance in public without fear. Because I have ALWAYS danced Gangnam Style…

New SciFi work cover + title reveal! Okay, more title/less cover, I admit…

A couple of weeks ago I started work on a new military science fiction idea that had been stewing a bit in my mind – one that kept overshadowing the story I was working on so much, I decided to put the current story on hold and jump into the new one. One week and [...]

New Kindles announced…my thoughts on them and authordom going forward

If you’ve been living under an Internet-proof, lead-lined rock the last 24 hours, you may have missed the big story of the day, perhaps season. Amazon announced a whopping SIX new Kindles, including FOUR named Kindle Fire. Yep, a veritable conflagration of tablets they rolled out, and I can think of only two words to [...]

Gabriel’s Redemption, the book that kicked it all off, is FREE for KINDLE for a limited time

Yep, free – as in beer. Gabriel’s Redemption, book one of the scifi-adventure trilogy, just went free for KINDLE now, and will hang at free for a limited time (like before, I’m not telling how long – I need to keep a mysterious air about me, whatever that means). So for Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle [...]

Gabriel’s Redemption, the book that kicked it all off, is FREE for Kobo and iBooks for a limited time

Yep, free – as in beer. Gabriel’s Redemption, book one of the scifi-adventure trilogy, just went free on Kobo and iBooks, and will hang at free for a limited time (I’m not telling how long – I need to keep a mysterious air about me, whatever that means). So for Kobo and iDevice users, here’s [...]

Let’s close out the month with a scifi promo, shall we? All Gabriel titles on sale

Yes, you read that right – all the Gabriel science fiction/adventure books are on sale through the end of July, for all the major e-book platforms. The pricing above is US & Canadian dollars; (hopefully) the sale price conversions have propagated through to all the international markets as well. From now through July 31st, each [...]