Mad Stories for Mad People
I will be hawking my wares, reading from said wares, and possibly defiling same said wares at the upcoming TWISTED WORLD VILLAINS & VIXENS convention in Philadelphia (well, King of Prussia, but close enough) the weekend of…
As a young teen I wasn’t the avid reader of novels I am today. Maybe I didn’t have the patience for them back then; my hyperkinetic mind couldn’t yet commit to long-form genre literature. I…
So I was recently rummaging through old files on my computer when I rediscovered several documents that composed an early pet project of mine. Fifteen years ago I had founded a now-defunct website aimed at…
About a month ago, I was introduced to something called the Liebster Award. Initially, I was honored to be nominated for one. Then I learned most anybody can be chosen to “receive” a Liebster (well,…
On July 12th (and possibly the 13th) 2013, I shall Live Blog this somber day(s) of observance, commemorating that tragic night in the summer of 1957 when a protozoic invader from outer space took the…
I have a chronic creativity problem: I like to be different. This may sound like a great problem to have… except it becomes a challenge when marketing my writing. Take my debut novel DEAD SIZE.…
With my debut novel DEAD SIZE having amassed over forty reviews to date on Amazon and Goodreads combined, I thought it would be fun to respond to my book’s few detractors. (I know these sites…
Now that my debut novel DEAD SIZE has been unleashed on an unsuspecting world and it’s amassing reviews both good (most!) and bad (a couple), I felt this might be an opportune time to share…
I recently scheduled a 5-day free promotion for my enovel DEAD SIZE on Amazon, one of the perks of enrolling in their KDP Select program (see my previous post for more details). For the uninitiated,…
Perhaps the single most important marketing tool for your book is its cover. An effective cover draws a person to want to learn more about your book; a poorly designed one can turn off a…