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June 23, 2015
Want FREE Book? Sign Up For My “VIP Readers’ Group”
For the past couple of months, I’ve been working on creating exclusive content for my VIP Readers’ Group. The first one is now ready. I’m happy to offer my newest book of short stories, Population Morpheus, just to the members…Read more ›
New Serial On The Way
Announcing a new serialized novel starting in July, Elementals. Here’s the blurb: The G.R.O.U.S.T is watching. Löthia is at peace–after a millennium of genetic tinkering there has been no anomalous incident in the last 300 years. The Löthians’ power over the…Read more ›
June 21, 2015
Jump
Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall. ~ Ray Bradbury
June 20, 2015
Grammar Demons, Take That (Part 8)
One of my pet peeves highlighted, infographic courtesy Grammar.net. Furniture seems to be the biggest point of failure in the SGB household. That’s something I keep correcting over and over and over again for various members of the pack. My…Read more ›
June 19, 2015
Saturn’s Moon Titan More Earth-like Than Expected
Saturn’s moon Titan is a special member of our Solar System. Like Earth and Venus, and unlike any other moon, it has a rocky surface and a thick atmosphere. It is the only object in the Solar System aside from…Read more ›
When The Rush Bogs You Down
This month has been just plain crazy. Along with breaks, vacations, camps, social and work-related commitments, there’s a cramped schedule on the writing side. I have gotten better over the last few years, handling authorpreneurial pressures quite efficiently. Was chugging…Read more ›
Assetless Preorders Now At Smashwords
Here’s part of an email I received from Smashwords yesterday: Following an intensive development effort that spanned nearly two years and involved almost 300 beta testers (including dozens of USA Today and New York Times bestsellers), Smashwords dramatically enhanced our…Read more ›
June 15, 2015
Amazon Changes KU And KOLL Royalty Calculation
From Kindle Direct Publishing: Kindle Unlimited Pages Read Beginning July 1, 2015, we’ll switch from paying Kindle Unlimited (KU) and Kindle Owners’ Lending Library (KOLL) royalties based on qualified borrows, to paying based on the number of pages read. We’re…Read more ›
June 14, 2015
Stay Drunk
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ~ Ray Bradbury
June 13, 2015
Grammar Demons, Take That (Part 7)
It’s about phrasal verbs today, infographic courtesy Grammar.net. From google: A phrasal verb is defined as an idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see…Read more ›
