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Monday! I'm Full of Hate!

SORRY ABOUT THAT TITLE, but man, I really, really, don't like Mondays. I generally just want to put my head down and barge on through until it's all over. But I wanted to post today to say thanks to everyone who gave War Angel a download. It managed to get up to #4 in Amazon's list of free War books over the weekend. That was as good as I could have hoped, so thanks everyone.

If you got it, and liked it, then I wouldn't get mad it you put up a review. And again, the version that went up Friday...

It's An Update!

On Wednesday, I released for free, War Angel , my WWII tale of love and loss. A few hours after putting it out I started getting reports that there were typos in it. Lot's of typos. Lots and lots of typos. So, it's confession time.

I wrote that story years ago. So long ago that I did not have a digital file of it any longer. All I had was the book it was printed in. No big deal, I thought, I'll just retype the thing. It's already edited, proofread, it's ready to go.

Anyone who picked up a copy o...

Insecure Writers ... Halloween Edition!

ALEX J CAVANAUGH, in his great wisdom, created the opportunity for any writer who feels like he or she needs a guilt free forum to vent all about their insecurities. Every first Wednesday of the month is the day for all who want to, to let it out. The Insecure Writers Support Group.
So, what’s my deal this month? Well, my plan to be super positive went out the window, as I’m feeling a bit down about everything.
I think I’ve always been looking for ways to gauge how close I am being a pro-level...

I'm a Moron... The Proof (part II)

Remember when I blathered on about all these podcasts I listened to the other day? Well, here’s the thing, I'm still blathering.
See, I was on one of them. And here’s the other thing: I sucked. I sounded like a moron. 
Sigh, really.
Now, for the first time ever, you can hear my perfectly acceptable reason why I came across so poorly.
Way back in the early days of the 2012, I found this brand new podcast called the Roundtable Podcast. I mentioned before (in part 1 of this post) that...

I'm a Moron... And I Can Prove it! (part 1)

I'VE GOT A LOT TO SAY TODAY, apparently. Sorry about that wordcount. But before I first want to point out that Andrew Leon's ongoing Serial about a little boy whose not quite of this world continues with the release of Part 5: The Police Car. I hope everyone has been getting these as they come out, he tends to make them all free for a day or two when first released. Please go check them out. 



I'VE MADE MENTION in the past of how much of a podcast junkie I am. Well, it’s still true. I...

Guilty Pleasures Blogfest

The mighty Alex J Cavanaugh is hosting the Guilty Pleasure blogfest. Where I reveal, for the first time anywhere, my favorite genres of Movies, Music, and Books… then reveal one genre that I enjoy as a guilty pleasure. Cool beans. Let’s get started.
Movies: Hmmm, if I’m going to the theater, then I want my money to be right there on the screen. Production values, fx, those are important to me if I’m paying to see it on a 100 ft screen (or whatever), so I tend to prefer…
Science Fiction!
I know -...

Boring Crap That Happened

I’m not around much these days. I think that I’ve been spending less and less time blogging since the spring. It started as a break after a brutal A-Z Challenge, but since then I think a lot of my mojo for blogging has gone whoooosh.
I’ve not announced anything, mostly because I’m sure that as soon as I say that I’m not going to post more than once a week I’ll turn around and start putting stuff up every day. But as the summer has worn on I think I’ve come to realize that posting isn’t so toug...

Insecure Writers Support Group - May Edition Part... Uh oh.... I forgot

Alex J Cavanaugh once had a dream of letting folks like me vent about their writing woes and before we knew it, the Insecure Writer's Support Group was founded.

Now, A year later, it's as big as can be and all of us writers with issues have a forum for letting out all our fears.

This month, I'm not going to talk about the 3 or 4 short story markets that have decided to not respond to my submissions at all. Not a rejection, not an acceptance. Just nothing. If it were one place I would suspect it...

I'm Alive!

And to prove it, here is a picture of a dinosaur I drew at work the other day.
I don't know why it has those frilly looking fins... probably because they're awesome.

Blood Fugue Cover Reveal

The great Vic Caswell and her Sketcher Girl studios have produced another great book cover. Check it out below:
Blood Fugue, Moonsongs Book 1 by E.J. Wesley Cover Reveal PartyAuthor E.J. Wesley is throwing a blog party to celebrate the release of his new book cover and wants you to join in the fun. Jump over to his blog to learn about how you can win some awesome prizes, including $50 toward a cover of your own and advance reader copies of Blood Fugue.




Cover work by Sketcher Girl, LLC - ...