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April 13, 2013
We Have a Winner!
The GoodreadsGiveaway had outstanding turnout. In the end, 740 people entered for a chance to win an autographed copy. That put Sir Thomas as far and away the most popular among his giveaway peers. I think a large part of that popularity can be attributed to my not restricting the contest to the US. The [...]
April 9, 2013
WIN an Autographed Copy of Sir Thomas the Hesitant: Misfit Hero…Nonsensical World
I’m excited to announce a Goodreads.com autographed copy giveaway of my book, Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights. The giveaway runs April 9 through April 11, 2013. Enter to win! If you’re not already using Goodreads, you’re missing out on all the fun. Joining is easy and their recommendation system [...]
April 8, 2013
Exploring Creativity – Tasmanians & MacGyvers
In my work with creative people I’ve encountered two types: Type 1 thrives on the blank slate. You can hand this person an empty sheet of paper and sit back and enjoy what happens next. I call this person the Tasmanian after the Looney Tune character’s whirlwind ability. The Wikipedia entry on him doesn’t do [...]
April 6, 2013
Essential Facebook Apps for Authors – Part 1
Facebook can be a bewildering animal for authors coming from the blogging and tweeting worlds. Even for experienced Facebookers, it can be difficult to know what to focus on and how best to approach certain goals when you start dipping your toes into community building. Today I want to point you to an essential Facebook [...]
April 5, 2013
Good Company
Today marks 4 weeks with Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights available for purchase in one format or another. We’ve hit 76 total sales with an even split between Kindle and paperback if I remove autographed copies from the count. This is as good a time as any for a [...]
April 1, 2013
Promo Trailer is Live!
After countless hours of brain-melting tutorial videos and with time still left on my trial version of Adobe After Effects, I bring you the premiere promo video for Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights.
March 31, 2013
Impetus
Goodreads suggests that authors go ahead and rate their own books and then use the review section to say something about the book that readers can’t find out from other blurbs and biography sections. I decided to share the impetus for Sir Thomas: I was reading some of the original Arthurian corpus a decade or [...]
March 25, 2013
Book Trailer Coming!
Work on a video trailer for Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights has begun. I’m in a race against time on a 30-day trial version of Adobe After Effects with 27 days left. It’d be easier if I had ever used the software before, ha. I think I can pull [...]
March 19, 2013
Autographed Copies Now Available!
I’m happy to be able to offer autographed copies of Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights directly from me as of right now! Stop in on my Virtual Book Signing Tour and order yours today! Exclamation points are fun!
March 14, 2013
Sir Thomas’s Reading Level
I often get asked things like: Dear Liam, I’m the youngest / oldest / only person stationed on my outpost of the 3rd Martian Interorbital Attack Armada. Is this book appropriate for myage group? Some book catalogs assign reading and interest grade levels to their products. For instance, Scholastic lists Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the [...]
