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Fiction Friday: "What Was Left Standing"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "What Was Left Standing."

As always, I'll soon put this week's story into ebook format for your laptop, desktop, Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or whatever device you use to read ebooks. But for now, you can read it right here for free!

The inspiration for this story came from driving past a road construction site late in the day, where I saw just one worker standing guard over a series of s...

IN MAPS & LEGENDS #5 is Live!

In this issue we have: cryptic answers to mysteries — answers that only lead to more questions — crazy assassin robots, airship battles, and a beautiful library with a hole in its roof. We also say goodbye to one character, and get whisked away to a whole new place altogether. Not to mention some amazing night-time scenes illustrated by artist Niki Smith.

Here's the official synopsis:

Stranded on her strange new world, Kait questions a man who seems to hold all the answers. Meanwhile, her...

Free Fiction Friday: "Waiting for Joey"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "Waiting for Joey."

I wrote this story to address poor Joey from "Peterson & Son Automotive" and delve deeper into the relationship issues with hapless, down-on-his-luck Chris Simpson and his wife Ellie from "After the Storm." It was first published in PIF Magazine, November 1999.

UPDATE – this story and the three other connected stories that I ran at my site are now available as an ebook...

Fiction Friday: "Waiting for Joey"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "Waiting for Joey."

As always, I'll soon put this week's story into ebook format for your laptop, desktop, Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or whatever device you use to read ebooks. But for now, you can read it right here for free!

I wrote this story to address poor Joey from "Peterson & Son Automotive" and delve deeper into the relationship issues with hapless, down-on-his-luck Chris...

Read an E-Book Week Returns!

It's that time of the year again — Read an E-book Week (seems like the last one was just a few months ago…)!

As a result, I'm offering all my stories currently in ebook format for FREE all this week. And my story collection is also free.

Also, you can snag all ebook versions of my novels for a buck (yes, one American dollar!).

HOW TO DO IT: Go to Smashwords and select a story or novel you'd like to read. Type in the relevant code (RE100 or RAE75) at checkout, and you'll get your discount.

So, if ...

Fiction Friday: "After the Storm"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "After the Storm."

As always, I'll soon put this week's story into ebook format for your laptop, desktop, Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or whatever device you use to read ebooks. But for now, you can read it right here for free!

This story introduces Ellie Simpson and her husband Chris –  neighbors to Pop and Joey from "Peterson & Son Automotives" — in the midst of hurricane season in the s...

Fiction Friday: "Peterson & Son Automotive"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "Peterson & Son Automotive."

As always, I'll soon put this week's story into ebook format for your laptop, desktop, Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or whatever device you use to read ebooks. But for now, you can read it right here for free!

This story is my somewhat distorted take on Southern fiction. Love the image of our hero and his Pops in their garage as they get two special visitors — C...

Fiction Friday: "Siding the House"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "Siding the House."

As always, I'll soon put this week's story into ebook format for your laptop, desktop, Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or whatever device you use to read ebooks. But for now, you can read it right here for free!

I wrote this story as a sort of experiment with voice, and to also to write about my experiences working on houses and encountering racism in rural North Carolina ...

Fiction Friday: "Winter Hunt"

UnWrecked Press presents: Fiction Friday

This week's free Fiction Friday story from UnWrecked Press is "Winter Hunt."

As always, I'll soon put this week's story into ebook format for your laptop, desktop, Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or whatever device you use to read ebooks. But for now, you can read it right here for free!

I wrote this story many moons ago, and it was one of the first stories that had little or no autobiographical stuff in it. Pure fiction — it was a great feeling. It...

Making Project Wonderful Work for You

A few months back, in my blog about "Getting the Digital Word Out" about your comic (or book or ebook or magazine or whatever), I discussed a nifty site called Project Wonderful.

I've had a few requests for more info about how to use the PW site to share ads for your comic or book or website, and even host ads on your own website, so here's my take on how to best use it.

First, Give Readers a Place to Go

You need a website where you're selling you comic or books, sort of your headquarters. This ...