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Building a Platform: Short Story Submissions

I met author Tommy B. Smith at Soonercon this weekend who got his start writing short stories for anthologies. His new book “Poisonous” is available on Amazon and from Rainmaker Press This past weekend...

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Bad Writing Is…Bad Writing

I’m a big fan of the summer movies, but lately there have been some real stinkers coming out of Hollywood.  Many of the films released this year have been dead on arrival, garnering positive...

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Indiegogo Campaign is LIVE! – Help Me Fund the Print Edition

I have just set up an indiegogo campaign to get started raising money to fund the print edition of This Broken Earth.  If you donate $10, I will record your name as a contributor (and any of your...

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Podcasting: An Untapped Marketing Strategy

Welcome to Night Vale is a hilarious podcast that leads listeners to a website where books are sold. To date there are literally millions of podcasts out there each with a different subject to hock at...

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New Podcast Up: NO BATFLEK!!

In this latest podcast I discuss the success that I had with the 5 day free promotion and with Kindle Direct Publishing.  It appears I may have sold a few books through it…or more than a few. We also...

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Why My Latest Novel Really Does Predict Current Events

World War 3 – I (Photo credit: r2hox) Everyone including myself (save the United States government) seems to think that attacking Syria is a terrible idea.  As I write this post President Obama is...

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Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…

twitter-spam (Photo credit: Stefson) I follow a lot of writers on Twitter, and one thing that is quickly becoming an annoying practice is the spamming that some practice on a regular basis.  “Buy my...

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Come Apart: My New Novel

I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to share about my newest novel Come Apart, slated for a February release, and I suppose now is as good a time as any. I have always loved books, films and...

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Pulp Author Spotlight: Robert E. Howard

This is a very well-known photograph of Robert E. Howard taken in 1934. According to his then-girlfriend Novalyne Price, he hated wearing a suit, tie, and hat, yet he went to a studio and had several...

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5* Reviewed Novel Only .99 Cents For A Limited Time

It’s time for another promotion, and so I have listed my latest science-fiction mystery-thriller novel Come Apart for a low low Kindle price of .99 cents for this week.  It will remain .99 cents for...

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