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August 5, 2009
Interview at Author's Den
I'm sure most of you have heard enough of me crapping on about writing, books, publishing and so on, especially following the recent blog tour. However, the wonderful Lorna Suzuki is a person not unlike myself – a martial artist and writer. She has a blog over at Author's Den and you can read an interview I did for her there. Part one is up at the moment, with part 2 due to go up on Thursday. If you're interested to read more about my writing and books, then head on over and check out the interv
August 3, 2009
Blog book tour – the wrap, with stats
Right, so this will be my last post on the blog book tour. I'm sure most of you are sick of reading about it by now. However, quite a few people have asked me to write up how it went, what kind of results I saw from it and so on, so this last post will be an attempt to wrap it all up.
To sum up there were eleven posts overall, but one was a no-show. The tour was scheduled with ten guest spots on ten different blogs, but I was fortunate enough to have Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords.com, intervi
July 31, 2009
Drag Me To Hell – review
It's no secret (read my books!) that I'm a bit of a horror fan. I like the dark yarns. Regulars will also know that I'm a bit of a Sam Raimi fan. I recently re-watched The Evil Dead and reviewed it briefly here.
So, when I heard about a new Sam Raimi horror film, I was there like a fly on a rotting corpse. I have to say, I really enjoyed it. It's great to see Raimi return to his roots after outings in big Hollywood blockbusters like the recent Spider-Man flicks.
The basic premise behind Drag Me To
Friday guest post – Our Saucy Medieval Heritage by Michael Fridman
For the ever more infrequent Friday Guest Post, here's something very entertaining from Michael Fridman, fellow Blade Red Press author and all-round interesting fellow. In this post he explores the legacy of language derived from our less than prudish past and some stories that are worth checking out for some olden days racy fun. There are loads of very cool links throughout this piece, so be sure to check them out.
Our Saucy Medieval Heritage
July 29, 2009
Blog book tour Day 10 – The End (for now…)
We've reached Day 10 of the blog book tour. It's been a lot of fun! I noticed this today over at Ruthie's blog:
Sorry for the interruption
I just wanted ot let you all know that I am still here, but due to having my computer down for the next two weeks – I have limited usage and time with a computer until then.
In two weeks, I will be back with Quote of the Days!! and more reviews! So please do not leave me, as I am not leaving you. Stupid computer!!!!
LOL
Anyways, I got a sec to tell everyone this,
July 28, 2009
Blog book tour Day 9
So the blog tour train rumbles onwards. Today I'm at Musings Of An Aussie Writer, the blog of Aussie horror writer Brenton Tomlinson. At BT's blog I'm talking in a bit more detail about what's involved in indie publishing, what opportunities and pitfalls there are and what I think the future holds.
Blog book tour Day 9 – Indie authors and the future at Musings Of An Aussie Writer
Don't forget that for the duration of the tour (until July 29th) you can get ebook editions of both RealmShift and Mage
July 27, 2009
Blog book tour Days 7 & 8
Well, the first hiccough in the blog tour strikes today. I haven't heard from Ruthie over at Ruthie's Book Reviews. She was due to post a review of MageSign on Sunday as Day 7 of the tour. She let slip on her blog back on July 20th under the heading "Books I Read Last Week":
MageSign by Alan Baxter – Read and loved it, but you have to wait until July 26th when Alan comes on over for a visit to read the review!
So that's promising. She read and reviewed RealmShift back on June 14th and gave it 4/5.
July 26, 2009
Blog book tour Day 6 – addendum
I really should put "additional" in the title up there. Every time I write one these book tour titles I hear William Shatner saying, "Captain's log, stardate 1422.6″.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that the lovely Angel over at Wily Writers has fixed the audio file of Stand Off, so there's no longer the stuttering overlap for the first few seconds. If you've already downloaded it, you can click on the link you received in an email and download it again and you'll get a shiny new podcas
Blog book tour Day 6
Today's stop on the blog tour is a little delayed due to international time changes, but it's worth waiting for. I've been very excited about this one as it's something different for everyone, even if you're a regular reader here.
Those kind folks over at Wily Writers agreed to get involved with my book tour by reprinting my short story Stand Off, a yarn featuring Isiah, the protagonist from both RealmShift and MageSign. However, not only are they reprinting the story in text form, they've also r
July 24, 2009
Blog book tour Day 5
Today sees us at the halfway point of the book tour and so far it's all going swimmingly. Thanks to everyone that's been following along and those that are hosting me along the way. Some of the timing is a bit up and down, but that's what happens when you have posts hosted in Australia, then the US and now South Africa. Ah, the interwebz truly is a global party.
Before I announce today's post, I just wanted to point out something that may not have been very clear thus far. The early post of the t
