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Six Sentence Sunday

I just found out about a cool little thing called "Six Sentence Sunday" where authors share six sentences from one of their books. Here's my contribution for the week, from my book, Wormwood. Tiamatrelaxed and closed his eyes again, as though his body wasn’t quite ready to keep them open.“Kali, as I told you when we last saw each other, I do not doubt your abilities,” he said, his voicesoft. “Am I bleeding much?” he asked after a pause, opening his eyes a crack.

“From what I can see, you’re...

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Review: A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

I read A Dance with Dragons, and it was painful. Once again, I wonder why I continue to read ASong of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin. It could be that I’m a glutton for punishment. After all, this isn’t the first time I’ve threatened to stop reading his books. Or it could be that although his books undoubtedly frustrate me, there’s no denying that his stories continue to draw me in. That’s why, despite my anger, and despite a number of serious flaws in the series over all, I keep on...

Authors and Readers: Try Out Digital Autographs!

Technology is amazing, isn’t it?
Just when you thought e-books and e-readers were cool, out comes a service that allows authors to sign your digital device. Yes, e-autographs are now possible! The service I’ll be raving about here is called Kindlegraph, but don’t be fooled—you don’t need a Kindle at all to use it. You don’t even need to own an e-reader. Read on...

It’s incredibly easy to request, send or receive a digital autograph, so there’s no reason you shouldn’t try it out. All you will...

Until Jan 12, Download Wormwood for Free

It's that time again.  As 2011 draws to a close, I find that I'm examining my goals for 2012.  What do I want for this coming year?  I thought about it for quite some time.  What I realized was this: if it came down to WORMWOOD either a) making money, or b) getting read by people, I would choose option "b" every time.

So to celebrate the coming New Year, what would be more appropriate than to offer WORMWOOD to anyone that wants it?  From now (Dec 29) until January 12, 2012, WORMWOOD can be...

Wormwood has been released!

I know, you've been dying to read a story about a tormented angel who destroys the world, right?  Well, if that piques your interest, then I have great news for you:

The post-apocalyptic thriller, WORMWOOD, has been released!

Personally, I've been waiting for this moment for years, so I'm a little excited.  So, you know, bear with me while I pretend that everyone is excited along with me.  It's a fragile bubble of reality that I live in.

 "Seriously glued to my computer till the last word!  Was...

A Flurry of Interviews, Coming Your Way!

This is a very exciting time for me... so much so that I sometimes feel like I'm going to be sick.  Really.  My nerves are going wild here.  In two and a half days, my book WORMWOOD will finally be released for all to see.  And now, to make things even more exciting, I've jumped into a big interview tour.  Now this is really cool.  Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be swapping interviews with a whole pile of incredibly talented authors. 

And why am I doing this, you ask?  Well, you'll...

The #100 Blogfest has Arrived!

I'm thrilled to be a part of the #100blogfest!

Martin King, author of Jack Hunter - Secret of the King, had a cool idea.  For the month of August, authors from around the world are participating in his #100blogfest (which you can follow on Twitter).  The idea is simple: Martin will visit the sites of 100 authors to post 100 different blogs, all in 31 days!  No kidding!  Join hordes of international readers and authors on this fun blog hop.

All of the 100 posts are based on childhood memories. ...

The Silver Lining: from resenting my own book to making new connections

Shortly after completing my manuscript for Wormwood, I had a rude awakening.  Being an author, I realized, involved so much more work than simply crafting a story—that is, if said author intends to sell any books.  As I slowly started to scrounge up a minor internet presence, I saw myself shift through a variety of emotions.  Time that I would have spent writing, revising or sleeping was now being consumed by my work on the internet.  And because much of my time was spent learning the ropes...

HOW TO START WRITING THAT STORY

One of my readers asked me an awesome question.  How do you start writing a story?

I love that he asked me that!  I thought I would post my response to him here, so others could see it too.  Also, I'm hopeful that some of my author friends would be kind enough to add their ideas here as well.  There are so many different approaches, I'd be interested to see some more perspectives than just my own (and hopefully your thoughts will somehow augment my paltry observations).


Here is the response I...