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April 14, 2013

Frostwalker Excerpt – Opening Scene: Jake Walks The Field

Front Cover Art Mock-UpI’m happy to present you with a new excerpt from Frostwalker! This time, it’s the opening scene from the book. If you’ve read some of my interviews, you may recognize this. This scene is what grew out of a late night trip to the mailbox in winter, and from this scene the rest of the story developed on its own.


Meanwhile, preparations continue for the release. The cover art is being finalized and formatting is underway. Work is also being done on the media kit, as well as various other supporti...

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Published on April 14, 2013 10:14

March 28, 2013

Frostwalker Excerpt – The Pit

Front Cover Art Mock-UpThe release of Frostwalker continues to draw nearer! To tease you further, today I’m happy to post a new excerpt for your reading pleasure. Give it a read, and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts!


Also, you can still snag your free copy of my latest short story The Card by signing up for the Frostwalker release notification email. Remember, that’s not a mailing list and your email won’t be used for any other purpose, or sold or given away to anyone else.


Enjoy!


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Published on March 28, 2013 04:00

March 27, 2013

Release Day Blitz For Kayla Curry’s “Ruby”!

I’m pleased to be a part of the release day blitz for Ruby, a new short story by Kayla Curry, author of Obsidian! Take a look!



Ruby: A Mystic Stones Jewel is now available! Ruby is a short story companion to the novelObsidian: Mystic Stones Series #1 and can be read before or after the novel. The story will be listed at $.99, but I will be offering FREE copies for anyone interested. First, I’ll post the blurbs for Ruby and Obsidian, then a little teaser from Ruby and last but not least, 4 ways...

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Published on March 27, 2013 03:00

March 18, 2013

Frostwalker Excerpt – Dreams Of Smoke

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As I’ve mentioned recently, Frostwalker is coming along nicely. The editing is finished and the remaining work is mostly supporting efforts, such as lining up promotional materials and finalizing the book content aside from the story itself.


By the way, I’m still giving away a coupon code to get my latest short story, The Card, for free if you sign up for the Frostwalker release notification email. To do that, pop over to the Frostwalker page here at my blog and sign up at the bottom of the pa...

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Published on March 18, 2013 14:09

March 4, 2013

Guest Post – Will Millar, Author Of “Infernal Machines”

Will Millar, who you may remember from when I interviewed him for the Blogger Book Fair last month, is now doing a blog tour in support of his book, Infernal Machines! I’m honored to host this guest post from him in support of his tour. Give it a read and enjoy!


Also, enter for a chance to win an autographed paperback of his book!


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Hey y’all. I wanted to take a moment and just say thanks for letting me come by today. My name is Will Millar, and I’m the guy who wrote Infernal Machin...

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Published on March 04, 2013 06:15

February 26, 2013

A Bit Of A Departure – Getting Your Geek On: Coding

Fair warning: This post is not about writing. Not about writing fiction, anyway. But it is about something near and dear to my heart. Coding. Software development. Programming. You get the idea…


It’s about that, and it’s about why everyone not only can do it, but why they should.


Now that I’ve used up this week’s allotment of italic text, let me open with the video that inspired me to write this post:




Something I should say up front: I am not advocating software development as a career path. Thi...

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Published on February 26, 2013 17:46

February 23, 2013

Get a free copy of The Card!

The CardIn case you missed it on my Facebook page or on Twitter, you can now get a free copy of my latest short story The Card for free when you sign up to be notified when my up-coming survival horror novelFrostwalker is released. Pop on over to the Frostwalker page here at my blog, scroll to the bottom, and enter your email address. You’ll receive an email when Frostwalker is released, and you’ll also get an email with a coupon code you can use to get The Card for free at Smashwords.




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Published on February 23, 2013 21:32

February 10, 2013

Blogger Book Fair – Interview With Will Millar

WillMillarBookcoverWill Millar is the author of Infernal Machines, a new horror novel being published by Immortal Ink. He was kind enough to answer my Blogger Book Fair Mini-Interview questions. Take a look and get to know this new author!


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Brandon Luffman: To start things off, tell us a little about yourself. What do you write? Why do you write?


Will Millar: Hey, my name is Will Millar. I’ve worked on a lot of different projects, but mostly I write Horror.


BL: What’s your latest release?


WM: My late...

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Published on February 10, 2013 09:00

Blogger Book Fair – Interview With Jacob Donley

Jacob Donley is the author of the Chronicles Of A Rock Troll fantasy series. He took the time to answer my Blogger Book Fair Mini-Interview questions. Take a look and find out more about this new fantasy author!


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Brandon Luffman: To start things off, tell us a little about yourself. What do you write? Why do you write?


Jacob Donley: Well, I’m 30 years old and engaged to be married in June. I’ve been in love with books since I was young, but I really started to get into the storie...

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Published on February 10, 2013 05:00

February 9, 2013

Blogger Book Fair – Interview With Jami Gray

ShadowsEdgeCoverJami Gray is the author of the urban fantasy series The Kyn Kronicles. The first two books are Shadow’s Edge (pictured left) and Shadow’s Soul. She was kind enough to take the time to answer my Blogger Book Fair Mini-Interview questions – take a look!


Also, one commenter on this post will be selected to receive a free PDF copy of Shadow’s Edge!


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Brandon Luffman: To start things off, tell us a little about yourself.


Jami Gray: Let me see if I can expand beyond the ‘I was born, grew...

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Published on February 09, 2013 13:00