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Cover Reveal—Hell Becomes Her

Hell Becomes Her, the latest book in R.A. McCandless’ Flames of Perdition series, releases Thursday, November 19th.  Here’s what all the fuss is about:
Angels should be a human’s worst nightmare. Del didn’t think there was anything worse than angels, or their fallen kin, demons. She and her partner Marrin helped to keep the world safe from the horrors of escaped demons for generations. But when Del’s daughter is kidnapped by a shadowy group, Del will find that the world is even more dange...

HELL BECOMES HER—Welcome to Battle Mountain

Quiet, calm and peaceful on the outside . . . Northern Nevada has one of the smallest, most desolate towns in the entire nation kept alive by a strange combination of cattle ranching, farming and mining—Battle Mountain.  About a decade ago, it was named the official Armpit of America in a national search set to answer that question.  In the four-ish years I lived there, I learned to run, played ball, and  met some of my best friends.  It seemed only fitting to bring a...

TEARS OF HEAVEN—Print Version!

Now Biff, I want two coats of polish on my draft this time!Forget everything you know, or think you know, or even might have read on this blog.
Writing is easy.
It’s easily the easiest thing you can do, and the easiest of the easy ways to make money, win friends, influence people and achieve lasting fame.
Writing—If it were any easier they’d have to call it breathing.
Ten years ago, I finished a book— Tears of Heaven .  I wrote the last words, hit the save button, and sat back in a beautiful b...

Big, Bigger, Most Biggest!

So big, they've got their own weather patterns!There’s big news coming to this blog soon.
Big news.
Big.
News.
The biggest.
Ok, ok.  The biggest to date, which given the announcements of new books and short stories, and successes of all kinds, should give you a general scale by which to measure this particular news.
News as big as your head!
But first, don’t forget to sign up for the Cover Reveal and $10 Gift Card Drawing!  You’ll also receive more thank yous than you’d think necessary!

Tha...

Bootstraps, Helping Hands, and You

If you like what I do,And If you have a blog,And if you’re willing,Maybe, just maybe you can help me with:THE COVER REVEAL!
It’s been a phenomenal week, and the hits just keep on rolling.  Even though the release of These guys love it when fans come together!Hell Becomes Heris a little better than a month off (November 19th, mark your calendars!), the cover reveal is coming.
Now is the time for all good readers to come to the aid of their author.  If you have a blog, any blog, and you...

Bootstaps, Helping Hands, and You

If you like what I do,And If you have a blog,And if you’re willing,Maybe, just maybe you can help me with:THE COVER REVEAL!
It’s been a phenomenal week, and the hits just keep on rolling.  Even though the release of These guys love it when fans come together!Hell Becomes Heris a little better than a month off (November 19th, mark your calendars!), the cover reveal is coming.
Now is the time for all good readers to come to the aid of their author.  If you have a blog, any blog, and you...

How About A Date or Two?

It's time to start the music!Your patience, ladies and gentlemen, has been more than appreciated.  An email from my editor came through yesterday and allowed me to share with you some rather exciting news.
Not all the news, of course, but some of it.  Here’s a drum roll for you to enjoy before you scroll down.


We have achieved dates:
Cover release for Hell Becomes Her will be Monday, October 19th!Book release for Hell Becomes Her will be Thursday, November 19th!
There is more news to co...

Let Them Shoot Guns!

You can take our lives, but you'll never take OUR ANGER!While some simple rules for arguing on the internet have made my life a happier, quieter, more fulfilling place, I still manage to find myself embroiled in a conflict or three from time to time.
Perhaps it’s my Scottish heritage?
Be that as it may, a recent discussion bore some interesting fruit that I thought worthwhile to share.  This can only be considered an invitation to argument if you meet the following three criteria:
1 – You a...

Hook, Line and Sinker—First line, First Page

Well there's something you don't see every day.Plot, characters, complexity—none of that matters on the first page.  What's important is to hook your readers.  The cliche is that you need a very good first line, but the truth is that if a reader has picked up your book (or read the synopsis enough to buy the ebook/download a sample) they're already invested and willing to give you some of their time.  Usually, a page at least.  So you have that much time to set the hook an...

HOLES: An Indie Author Anthology

Yes.  Exactly like the movie.Anthologies are fun.  Likely, they’re more fun for the authors than they are for the readers.  Readers only get to read the various gems that are to be found in every anthology.  Most anthologies are only bought for a couple of authors anyhow.
For the authors, it’s one of those rare times when a lot of like-minded folk, slaving and trudging away on the writing treadmill, can get together and show their battle scars (paper cuts) and laugh and sin...