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October 7, 2013
The Tenth Order is FREE!
Just a quick update for my early morning peeps. If your kindle’s been lonely the past few weeks you can hop over to Amazon anytime over the next three days and get my debut novel, The Tenth Order, for FREE! YAY! FREE STUFF! W00T! So, one more time for the cheap seats. Monday thru Wednesday, The […]
September 24, 2013
Is It Okay to Edit Your Own Novel?
Following last week’s When To Ignore the Editor, I thought I’d further alienate my editing brethren by questioning their importance altogether. Somewhere there’s a cabal of proofreaders burning me in effigy. Okay, so the title of this blog is misleading; of course you should edit your novel (or short story, novella, manifesto, etc). Readers don’t […]
September 10, 2013
When to Ignore the Editor
You are God. Nifty, huh? You speak from on high and characters dance to your every whim. Princesses marry peasants, spaceships travel trillions of miles in an instant—the universe is yours to command. And then someone tells you to scale back. To fix your perfect design. To rewrite the third act. You kick, you scream, […]
September 4, 2013
WorldCon in the Reaview Mirror
With WorldCon disappearing in the distance it’s time to take a moment to reminisce, Wonder Year’s style. Cue the music. Roll tape. This was my second time at the Con of Cons, and while I enjoyed my time last year in Chicago, San Antonio just floored me. The panels were lively, the authors lovely—in addition […]
August 26, 2013
The Tenth Order Is On Shelves!
Release day! Woot! Huzzah! Excelsior! I never thought this day would come. Seriously. Five years ago my pregnant wife had to calm me as I sat in the corner staring at my empty word count, muttering “I can’t do it, I can’t do it.” I really never thought I’d finally push this puppy out the […]
August 22, 2013
The Tenth Order Excerpt and Giveaway
It’s hard to believe we’re only a few days away from the big release—August 26th. Come Monday, The Tenth Order will be available in all its digital and print splendor. I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. And to help the “reading” part, I’m partnering with Goodreads to give away […]
August 19, 2013
9 Ways To Keep the Kids Alive While Writing
Writing is hard. Rearing children is harder. Writing well and keeping your kid’s from accidentally strangling/braining/poisoning themselves is harder…er. (Let’s save hardest for cleaning fish.) There’s nothing simple about multitasking character creation and dress-up time. But it’s not insurmountable. It has been done. You can do it too. Here are 9 Ways to Keep the Kids Alive […]
August 16, 2013
The Tenth Order Cover Reveal
The Tenth Order is hitting the streets in a little over a week, so I thought now might be a good time to officially unveil the cover. The good folks at GoOnWrite.com are responsible for this baby, and I cant’ say enough about their service. Just awesome. If you’re looking for a cover, I’d make GoOnWrite.com your first […]
August 14, 2013
The Tenth Order is Almost Here!
So, a little over six years ago I decided to write a book. At the time I’d written plenty of short stories, essays, and even an ill-fated novella, but a full-length novel wasn’t in my wheelhouse. At least, that’s what I thought. After all, they were so long. There were so many pages to fill. […]
July 30, 2013
Making a Great First Impression: Guest Post by Clare Davidson
If you’ve been watching the blog anytime over the last week you’ve seen the amazing cover and book trailer for Clare Davidson’s new YA novel, Reaper’s Rhythm. Well, today she’s decided to mosey on over herself and share some bits of writerly wisdom, so pop some corn, grab a cola and relax. I’ll let Clare […]
