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Don’t Buy My New Book…

… not yet. Please. Really. Wait. Why?

Well, it’s an experiment. STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS will be up for pre-sale on Amazon sometime in the next 24 hours. This means that it can be pre-ordered for the next 90 days. Why am I putting it up for pre-sale if I don’t want you to buy it? Well, because I want people who don’t know me around the world to be able to buy it when they find it. I want people who are thinking about buying ALL IS SILENCE to know that there is another book coming. But mostly, I...

Have you read a book not written by a bestseller…

…that you really enjoyed? Would you be so kind as to do me a favor and rate and/or rank it honestly somewhere? Especially if they are small-press or Indie published.Wecan handle the harsh reviews. Welove constructive reviews. Andeveryone likes the reviews that say the story is amazing or perfect!

Publishing: How the short-view can lead to Longview

Beware this is a bit of a random post. It would be more coherent if I had time to edit it!

MY PATH TO INDIE PUBLICATION: PART XI—KDP Select and a “novella” idea

Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’sPath to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog. ReadPath to Indie Publication:Part I.Part II.Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI.Part VII. Part VIII.Part IX.Part X.

Part XI—KDP Select and a “novella” idea.

Once I had published ALL IS SILENCE on all formats and in all major markets, I realized I was unable to take full advantage of Amazon’s considerable marketing. My idea...

Too Much Good Apocalyptic Fiction

I was going to title this week’s blog post Too Much Repetition, as it is the fourth or fifth weekly post in a row with Too Much starting the title. Then I was going to be done. Then I got sick. Over Spring Break. When I was sick, I read a book. I realized I should share that book with you. And once I thought about that I knew I shouldshare other really cool apocalyptic books. So, this willbe the last week with a blog title beginning with Too Much. For now anyway.

Over the next several weeks I...

Too Much to be Happy for…

Click image for FULL COVER REVEAL

Well, not too much. But a whole heck of a lot.

#1. Check out my new cover art for Straight Into Darkness!

#2. My family and friends.

#3. My readers/fans.

#4. A new novella: Toils and Snares

#5. Wrote new words today, though I cut more than I wrote.

#6. Updated webpages: this one, www.robslater.com, and www.rockettears.com.

#7. Many recent blog posts.

#8. 1381 Wattpad followers.

#9. A great job at Windward High School

#10. Coming up on my 30th high school r...

Too much to be happy for…

Well, not too much. But a whole heck of a lot.

#1. Check out my new cover art for Straight Into Darkness!

#2. My family and friends.

#3. My readers/fans.

#4. A new novella: Toils and Snares

#5. Wrote new words today, though I cut more than I wrote.

#6. Updated webpages: this one, www.robslater.com, and www.rockettears.com.

#7. Many recent blog posts.

#8. 1381 Wattpad followers.

#9. A great job at Windward High School

#10. Coming up on my 30th high school reunion. HHS Class of 85!

#11. Musi...

Too Much To Think About…

61.67% of the front cover of STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS. Coming this summer.

Sunday morning:11:07. I hab a code. Ruddy doze. Sore trote. But I did go for a short run! Yah!

Getting ready to dive into the physical manuscript of the book to the right. Actually might do some good old fashioned cut and paste. Logging off of social media for the next few hours. As Marshall Ryan Maresca would say, “Going down into the word mines.” I’ll let you know how it goes…

Sunday afternoon: Checking in. 2:31. Strug...

Too Much To Say Today…

Okay. Too much to do, too much to say. So. Shortbullet-like sentences. As if my story is building toa climax…

Wattpad Right Now! [DATA OVERLOAD WARNING]: ALL IS SILENCE is at 504,471 reads! So many people read it yesterday [11513 reads] that I forgot to upload the next section. 71,396 individuals have read chapter 1.17,554 [24.59%] have continued on to the next chapter.13,499 of them read the entire first chapter! 7K+ read 3 ch. 5K+ read 12 ch. 3+ have read 24 chapters. 1000 people have read...

Too Much To Do Today (and yesterday and…)

A bit more cover reveal forSTRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS below.

I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail [before continuing to grade finals for submission by 8 am tomorrow] to discover it was the Ides of March and I’d just sent out an e-newsletter. Automated e-mailers are really cool. I have it set to deliver teasers of the last months blog post along with a few other announcements relating to current happenings. Except it went outwith last months advertising! Which may have actually been Januar...