As everyone knows, 2020 was a very challenging year in a number of ways. Most of us have had our lives impacted profoundly (if not permanently) by the pandemic. In short, this thing has taken its toll.
In terms of writing, I didn't get as much done as I was hoping. The goal was ...
2020-12-31 20:52:45 +0000 UTC View PostWell, it's Christmas Eve, and I honestly expected to have posted well before now. Unfortunately, with everything that goes hand-in-hand with the holidays - shopping, etc. - I fell behind. (Believe it or not, one of my kids came to me just moments ago and aske...
2020-12-25 02:57:37 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sure everyone will be happy to hear that I just hit "Publish" with respect to Conjuration (Kid Sensation #9). That said, it could still be up to 72 hours before the book becomes available, although it usually only takes them a few hours to...
Okay, scratch that. I just checked ...
2020-11-23 03:35:10 +0000 UTC View PostI promised that I'd provide updates on where things are in the publication process. At the moment, the manuscript for Conjuration is in the hands of my formatting guy. That's the last step before publication.
Typically what happens is that when I get the file back from my edi...
2020-11-20 02:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostAs I reported previously, Conjuration (Kid Sensation #9) is currently with my editor. Depending on how soon I get it back and get everything else done, it might be released within a week, although ten days is more likely. That said, I'll post regular updates here so that my patrons...
2020-11-13 21:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostI am pleased to say that Conjuration (Kid Sensation #9) is finished, and I will be firing it off to my editor today! Woo-hoo!
Right now, I anticipate getting it back from my editor around 11/15, and if I can do a quick turnaround on the edits I'm hoping I can get the f...
2020-10-28 15:49:12 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sure I'm sounding like a broken record at this point, but I'm almost done with Conjuration (Kid Sensation #9). Basically, as I read over the manuscript, I keep finding things that I want to change. That said, I'm anticipating getting it done this weekend. (And as soon as ...
2020-10-16 23:50:28 +0000 UTC View PostI'd like to start this post off with what I hope is a bit of good news. As I'm sure everyone knows, I've been working hard on Conjuration (Kid Sensation #9), and completing it has taken longer than anticipated. Therefore, I'm happy to report that the finish line is in sight and - b...
2020-09-29 23:28:35 +0000 UTC View PostI'm still working on my regular Patreon posts for September, but in the meantime I thought I'd share an excerpt from one of my [many] WIPs. This one probably falls in line with the sword & sorcery genre. Truth be told, I'm not sure how much I like it in its current form (I may cha...
2020-09-26 00:08:43 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I received quite the surprise yesterday when I got a notification that the audiobook of Ignotus was on sale. Of course, I knew everything was completed on my en...
2020-09-10 16:03:45 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier, I had starting writing a Patreon post about a new development in the publishing world - namely, that Audible was going to start offering a subscription service for audiobooks. (This was on the heels of an article mentioning that Spotify was gearing up to enter the world of audiobooks and...
2020-08-26 04:17:28 +0000 UTC View PostOf course, it was just yesterday that I posted about the issues I was having with promo codes for Isolation (Kid Sensation #8). Although ...
2020-07-15 17:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe audiobook of Isolation (Kid Sensation #8) is now available. In truth, however, it was actually relea...
2020-07-15 03:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostI'm happy to report that the writing is going well at the moment. With any luck I'll finish Conjuration (Kid Sensation #9) soon and move on to the next book, which I anticipate will be Warden #4. Of course, I'm slightly behind on KS#9, but on an overall basis I think I'm on track t...
2020-06-16 02:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostFirst and foremost, I want to say thanks to all my patrons for your continued and unwavering support. I truly can't express how much it means to me and how grateful I am for all that you do. As they say, however, no good deed goes unpunished, and the penalty in this instance is sales taxes....
2020-05-29 22:03:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey, how'd you like to be immortal? Well, now you can be. Sorta…
For the next 3 weeks – until May 27 – I’m running a “Become Immortal!” campaign on Patreon. In essence, anyone who signs up to support me on Patreon at the $10 tier or hig...
2020-05-06 17:11:46 +0000 UTC View PostAs everyone probably knows by now, I was finally able to publish Isolation (Kid Sensation #8), but it did come with a few hiccups, which I'll catalog elsewhere. However, it recently occurred to me that I now have a good chunk of books that all begin with the letter "I":
Infiltr...
2020-05-06 17:02:53 +0000 UTC View PostLately, I've been so intensely focused on Isolation (Kid Sensation #8) that I practically forgot that Ignotus (Fringe Worlds #3) was being released and is ...
2020-04-16 06:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe book, that is - not this social distancing we're all engaged in. I finished it a bit behind schedule, but I'm glad it's done and am anxious to move on to the next one. Unfortunately, I don't have a release date yet. All I can say in that regard is that it will be published as soon...
2020-04-09 12:32:39 +0000 UTC View PostI just posted another chapter from Isolation (Kid Sensation #8) here on Patreon, but also thought it would be worthwhile to post the synopsis/description of the novel that will show up on Amazon when the book is published. As with excerpts and chapters, this hasn't been edited yet. (Also...
2020-03-23 00:12:38 +0000 UTC View PostI've been asked this a number of times, so I wanted to confirm that there will be more Warden books. I really do like the series and look forward to continuing it. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to show the first render of the cover art for Book 3 of the series...
2020-03-13 02:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostI just posted a chapter from Isolation (Kid Sensation #8) here on Patreon, but I realized that it's been a while since I posted any excerpts or similar items on my website. Thus, I figured I should put something there for the readers who follow my site. With that in mind, I i...
2020-02-26 22:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIf all goes well, some time in the next few weeks I'll probably be posting the cover art for Isolation (Kid Sensation #8). In the meantime, I thought I'd go ahead and post the early cover art that was done for Replication (KS #6):
2020-02-20 23:35:26 +0000 UTC
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As most of my readers know by now, I usually avoid making projections about completion dates for titles. Frankly speaking, that just seems to jinx things in that something always comes up and throws a monkey wrench in my plans. That said, I'm going to go out on a limb and say t...
2020-02-17 02:23:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a few extra days, but I was finally able to make Ignotus (Fringe Worlds #3) availab...
2020-01-07 13:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays! Hopefully everyone has been enjoying the Yuletide season and embracing the holiday spirit.
It's the last day of the year, and I have to say that I'm eagerly looking forward to 2020 in terms of my writing. Not that 2019 was bad - it wasn't - but I'm excited about what I...
2020-01-01 02:03:23 +0000 UTC View PostAs noted in the title, it's "Thank You Patrons" day on Patreon. I'm still pretty new to this, but I would be remiss if I didn't state in unequivocal terms just how grateful I am for your support.
As readers (including listeners, for those who like audiobooks), you already do a g...
2019-11-19 22:55:11 +0000 UTC View Post
As I've mentioned before on my blog, the order in which I write books is not particularly scientific. Basically, it's whatever book is making the most noise in my head - the one I have to get out before it drives me crazy. And to be honest, sometimes it's not even an entire book; occ...
2019-11-09 05:09:20 +0000 UTC View PostSo thanks again for joining me on this journey. I've never done anything like this Patreon thing before, so I may stumble along the way. My apologies in advance if I bump into you and we both go down in a tangle of arms and legs.
Anyway, I feel the first order of business is to ...
2019-05-27 13:01:55 +0000 UTC View Post