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February 17, 2017
Creators Cast: Michael Anderlee!
Hit indy author and Amazon rank climber Michael Anderlee joins the show to talk about how in under a year he managed to hit his goals by writing fast and sticking to a schedule. To learn more about Michael visit https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Anderle/e/B017J2WANQ/
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Creators Cast: Jamey Stegmaier!
Board game publisher, designer, and Kickstarter guru Jamey Stegmaier joins the show to talk about how he formed Stonemaier games and built it up to what we all know it to be. To learn more about Jamey you can learn more at http://stonemaiergames.com/
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February 15, 2017
New AMERIGUNS Cover!
My thriller novel, Ameriguns has a new cover!
Sequels will be coming and to give the series a consistent branding I had the cover redone!
https://www.amazon.com/Ameriguns-Thriller-Scott-King-ebook/dp/B01M8JJTEL/
The new cover is live for the ebook. The print page still shows the old cover, but if you buy a print version you’ll get the new one, while the audiobook cover will update in about a week.
I’m excited about the new look and hopefully you all like it too!
February 14, 2017
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I wrote this four years ago for a Valentine’s Day Blind Comic Date event where authors were randomly paired with artists. It’s one my favorite Valentine’s Day things I’ve written and that’s saying a lot since Valentine’s Day is an actual character in Holiday Wars!
January 24, 2017
Baby Opossum!
Technically, I think this is considered a “juvenile” opossum. It’s just at that age where it can leave it’s mother’s back and go out for a bit on it’s own.
He/She keeps showing up in our yard and since our dogs are WAY too friendly they all get along. At the time I took this photo, the opossum was maybe big enough to fit into both my hands (not counting it’s tail length). The older opossum we’ve seen around for the past few years is most likely it’s mother. She nor this guy was aggressive.
We have checked with our vet. The dogs are up to date on all their shots and medications, plus ticks aren’t a thing down here in coastal Texas and the vet said that opossom’s body temperature is too low for rabies.
January 20, 2017
The Zimmah Chronicles Get New Covers!
I pulled The Zimmah Chronicles, my middle grade fantasy series, off Kobo & Draft2Digital ’cause I’m putting it in KDP Select.
I’ve been using Cupcakes vs. Brownies as a perma free, but even with 20-30 downloads a day the buy through rate has been poop. In addition on Kobo and D2D I get maybe ONE sale a month, so it’s just not worth it to be wide with middle grade books.
In addition to adding them into KDP Select, I also re-did the titles so the books look like they are part of a series. I also re-did the audiobook and box set cover so everything matches. Now I just need to wait for all the changes to be approved and go live.
Not this week, but soon I’ll re-do the print covers and I’ve hired someone to do the print-layout of the box set. So all in all The Zimmah Chronicles are starting to look sharp!
Creators Cast: Something Nice To Say!
In this landmark episode, H. Claire Taylor and Bryan Cohen return to the show to talk about their new podcast “Something Nice to Say!” You can listen to their podcast on iTunes.
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January 17, 2017
Clouds!
We headed back to the east coast for the holidays and this was the sky a few minutes after our plane lifted out of Houston! The sun was in the process of rising and it gave the clouds a warm tone. There were also several layers of the clouds so we got to see the sun rise three times that morning!
January 13, 2017
Creators Cast: H. Claire Taylor!
Author H. Claire Taylor joins the show to talk about her comedy roots and how she got into writing satires. If you want to know more about Claire you can check her out at http://www.hclairetaylor.com/
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January 12, 2017
Blue Bonnets!
These are Blue Bonnets! I saw these when Lisa and I did our trip with my family last spring to see the world’s largest wildflower farm.
There were a few spots just along the roads while driving through the Texas Hill Country where there were so many blue bonnets that from a distance we thought there might be a big pond or lake. It was gorgeous and makes sense why they are the Texas state flower.
