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My short story Assassin is free on Amazon today and tomorrow (3/24 – 3/24). Please avail yourself of the offer and grab it at http://www.amazon.com/Assassin-ebook/.... Synopsis For almost twenty years, war has raged between the mountain kingdom of Thrace and the sea-faring land of Andal, exhausting both nations. Prince Lowan, the educated and debonair second son [...]

This is Part II of a two-part series on my experiences printing my short story collection one bad twelve. Part II covers the "short list" of tips and tricks that helped me get my title to CreateSpace. Braindump: Things to Know Here's a short list of things to keep in mind when you're ready to [...]

This is Part I of a two-part series on my experiences printing my short story collection one bad twelve. This initial post covers the reason for printing my title, why I went with CreateSpace, and some beginning knowledge you might need if you want to do so yourself. Why Print? In a recent blog post, [...]

MAY THOSE WHO love us, love us. For those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts. And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles, So we may know them by their limping.   Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: blessing, Irish, St. Patrick, toast

Matthew Yglesias wrote an interesting column yesterday in Slate entitled, Leave Penguin Alone: Who cares if book publishers are colluding with Apple to raise e-book prices?. It takes a look at the recent Department of Justice announcement that they will be pursuing legal action against  Apple and the "Big Six" of publishing for price-fixing. The Good Overall, [...]

A few years ago I attended the renowned Boucheron convention, a fan-based convention for mystery and crime fiction. UK comedian-turned-crime fiction-novelist Mark Billingham was one of the many panelists that I listened to that day, but he said something that stuck with me when the words of many other bright lights at the conference faded [...]

Friends - I'm excited to be the guest blogger on David Gaughran's fantastic blog, Let's Get Digital, today, where I'm talking about how digital publishing has–or will soon–change not just publishing, but the art of writing itself by eliminating one important dimension: length. If you have the time, please swing by Dave's blog and add to the [...]

I had the chance to attend indie publication Barrelhouse Magazine's spring "Crime" issue release party last night, where I got to hear cool authors read their work: Tara Laskowski reading "The Etiquette of Murder", Art Taylor with his "Blue Plate Special", and "How Sacrifices Are Made in Illionois" by Michelle Dove. All are great reads that make [...]

For many indie authors (and Kindle aficionados), this post will fall into the "water is wet" category of late-breaking news, but I've found it's foolish to make assumptions about what others know and don't, especially when it comes to the rapidly-changing face of digital publishing and the internet. The Best Resource Out There Kindleboards (www.kindleboards.com) [...]

If I had any doubts about the power of promotion, they were laid to rest this past weekend. My crime fiction short story collection Three Shorts has been free since about the first week of February. In a month, it had been downloaded a respectable–if unspectacular–500 times. I had heard of other indie authors garnering [...]