Monthly Archives: July 2015

Random Origins, Feral, Two Our Cyber World Books, Coming Soon

Now that Blood Track is out, I am returning my attention to the Our Cyber World series for a spell. Specifically, I plan to release a short story collection titled Random Origins, featuring Semi, Cyber Radio, DroNET, and King’s Sacrifice. Jointly, these four stories will cover key events leading up to DEAD BEEF. As such, […]

Blood Track Comes Out Today!

Super excited to proclaim that Blood Track is out today, wherever in most places where eBooks are sold. I will hold the price down at the promotion level for a couple of days, in case someone missed the pre-order period. Order now »  Want to get free stories and get announcements of future releases? Join […]

Looking Beyond Common Sense and ‘Uncommon’ Nonsense

I used to say it all the time. Why is everyone making this so complicated? It’s just common sense. I recall once whining in more or less that vein to a colleague. His response set me aback. “One person’s common sense,” he said, “is another person’s uncommon nonsense.” He drew air quotes around the word […]

#SaturdayScenes: Blood Track, Chapter 4

Ahead of its July 28 release (pre-order now), I will preview Blood Track for my readers as part of my ongoing #SaturdayScenes initiative. Make sure you join my Reader’s Club to get the other free stories I offer to my subscribers, and to get further notifications regarding the release of Blood Track and future stories! […]

DEAD BEEF Print Copy Giveaway

After putting it off forever (OK, a year), I’m set to release my first novel, DEAD BEEF, as a print edition. To celebrate this event, I am giving away free, autographed copies. How many? One for every ten people who register, up to a maximum of five copies. I will choose winners at random, of […]

A Novel That Was Actually a Short Story: King’s Sacrifice

I’ve had this story in the works for over a year. I knew how it fit into the overall narrative, with its characters and locales featured in Pink Ballerina and Beisbol Libre. I loved it, too, because it incorporates one of my adolescent loves: Chess, baby! But I thought it was a novel. And it […]

Do We Devalue Books When We Give Them Away?

A while back, I wrote that I give away some of my books because I want you to read them. Since then, many have picked up my books, both through online retailers and here, through my Reader’s Club. A great deal of these folks have gone on to enjoy my other titles. Before I go […]

#SaturdayScenes: Blood Track, Chapter 3

Ahead of its July 28 release (pre-order now), I will preview Blood Track for my readers as part of my ongoing #SaturdayScenes initiative. Make sure you join my Reader’s Club to get the other free stories I offer to my subscribers, and to get further notifications regarding the release of Blood Track and future stories! […]

#VoTMNews: Blood Track Pre-order and Decisive Moment Promos, plus something cooking

As promised, it’s Thursday, and hence time for some #VOTMNews. First up, in case you haven’t heard, yes, Blood Track is, well, on track for its July 28th release. Over the past week, I’ve been running a promotion, wherein the price progressively goes up toward its higher price. You can still get it today for […]

#VoTMNews: Coming To A Blog Not So Near You

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve followed a blogging plan that shares essays on various topics on Mondays, news about my writing on Thursdays, and writing samples on Saturdays, with a few book reviews sprinkled in as I finish reading indie author books. It’s worked well so far, but it’s time to fine-tune a […]