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If you’re looking for a great review blog that gives you thoughtful, cogent summaries of books you probably want to read, check out Men Reading Books. MRB does a nice job of giving a quick overview with a succinct, honest critique…sometimes with a little advice (like which book to start in a series or how […]

My prediction: Best Music Video, 2014. :)   Filed under: Deep Thoughts Tagged: grammar, Weird Al, writing

It’s finally here! The Wicked Flee (Marty Singer #5) is live on (almost) every major digital bookseller. Even better news…it’s $.99 for a limited time! Only Barnes & Noble is dragging its feet, but I expect it to be up soon. Otherwise, it’s ready and waiting for you! Amazon Kobo iTunes Smashwords   The Description […]

I feel reasonably well-informed about the recent Hachette-Amazon fracas, as I should be—my sales through Amazon represent a substantial portion of my income as a writer and any event that might adversely affect the ‘Zon affects me. I peruse the Gaughrans, Howeys, and Konraths of the indie world with enthusiasm and often break into a […]

Hilarious post from His Irreverence, Russell Blake. Everything You’ve Read About Hachette vs. Amazon Is Wrong.Filed under: Epublishing News Tagged: amazon, Hachette, Russell Blake

Originally posted on David Gaughran:
Last Friday we were treated to a story from the Op-Ed pages of the New York Times, where Tony Horwitz claimed “I Was A Digital Bestseller” then complained about how little money this made him, and how he would now stick with traditional, print publishers as a result. Then this…

My wife recently received a call from someone from Bookwhirl.com asking for me. They wanted to talk about my “book” and marketing plans they could offer. My wife said she’d take their number, pass it on to me, and get back to them if we were interested. The caller was polite, spoke decent English, and didn’t […]

I’m not a futurist, but as an indie writer with a tech background and a serious thing for video games, it’s difficult for me not to think about the consumptive future of story-telling. That’s a made-up term I just invented, but the concept is simple enough: the vast majority of consumable entertainment—movies, books, video games, […]

If it’s one thing I despise–in me when I catch myself doing it and in others when I hear/see it–it’s an empty-headed, knee-jerk argument. Whether it’s from a lack of knowledge, a confirmation bias, or intellectual laziness, when one side of a debate has bothered to gather supportive facts and present a considered argument and the […]

Hey folks! I have a big favor to ask that has nothing to do with writing. I recently submitted an invention idea–the ChargeBar–to Quirky.com (a site that solicits new product concepts from the public, chooses the best, then takes them to market). At this stage, the public can vote on the idea and–if it gets […]