A little guest blog over at Mad Genius Club today about fearlessness and the road to publication. It's short but to the point (rare for me, I know). Go have a look.
Author: Jason Cordova
Does Biology Matter?
Oh man, I was thinking last night (hide the children!!!) about some scenes I really have problems writing. Situations, relationships, etc... I just have difficulties pulling off a believable scene sometimes. This was an entirely random thought I had while I was playing Civilization V and resisting the political overtures of Catherine the Great (she … Continue reading Does Biology Matter?
Kindle and News Update
Brief comment for the day. Well, two. First off, received word that Corruptor will be available via Kindle next week. This is excellent news for those who were looking to purchase the ebook instead of shelling out the $19.95 for the dead-tree version. I'm all in favor of more people buying the ebook, personally. One, … Continue reading Kindle and News Update
Train Wreck?
Apparently some people who have purchased Corruptor from various online vendors have received emails that shipment will be delayed at least one month, until the end of December. This is a great way to kill a new author, guys. Really. This is unacceptable. Has anyone besides Allan received this email? I know a few people … Continue reading Train Wreck?
War Rages On
PublishAmerica, a blood-sucking, child beating, scum sucking organization which pretends to be a publisher, is suckering their 40K+ authors into paying them to enter their manuscripts into Amazon's FREE contests. *facepalm* Remember kiddies... money flows towards the author, not away. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to sell you something and not buy your … Continue reading War Rages On
Today Is The Day!!!
So the first few copies of the book were mailed out to readers both eager and not. I feel bad, though, because some of them just wanted generic "Jason Cordova" signatures, meaning I should check ebay next week to see if the book is up there and for sale. Actually, I find it kind of … Continue reading Today Is The Day!!!
Books Arrived!
Got the books in the mail today. Who wanted one?
Book Out Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is a big day for me. If you follow this blog, then you know what tomorrow is as well. Tomorrow is the release of Corruptor, after a long, long wait. I know some books have been pre-ordered (it's easy to track sales on B&N.com and Amazon), so that's exciting to say the least. I'm … Continue reading Book Out Tomorrow!
RIP John Steakley
John Steakley, author of the highly influential SF book Armor, passes away yesterday. He had been having health problems for awhile, and I guess all those years of fast living and good times finally caught up with the man. Another great one lost... I talked about John's influence on me here or, more important, how … Continue reading RIP John Steakley
Happy Turkeyfest and Black Friday
First off, it appears that the 32% off discount at Barnes & Noble has disappeared. That blows, because if you didn't order it at the absurdly discounted price before then you lost out on saving some money. I'm sorry for that, but I don't set the prices. If I had things my way, that book … Continue reading Happy Turkeyfest and Black Friday
Ball State Football Thoughts
Non-writing stuff right now. Feel free to ignore if you don't like college football. For the record, my alma mater will not "go bowling" again this year. I must firmly accept that 2008 was an aberration and will (more than likely) never happen again, at least not while I'm still alive. So what happened? Well, a multitude … Continue reading Ball State Football Thoughts
Alone or With Help?
Reading is a good thing usually... until one is an author who looks at other people's books and then wonders just how their book can even begin to stand up against the likes of "good" authors. It's depressing, reading someone else's work and then realizing that you aren't as good. Well, for me at least. … Continue reading Alone or With Help?
Brief Moment of Your Time
Sorry about the random theme changes. I'm playing around with some different ideas and trying to find one that I really like. Unfortunately, my options are a little limited. But that's not entirely a bad thing, given my habit of making things so drastic that I don't even recognize things anymore. Still working on the … Continue reading Brief Moment of Your Time
A Cookie Often?
I haven't been lazy, I swear. I've been writing... and it's hunting season, so I've been out trying to get Bambi. ...that deer is mocking me. Literally. Yesterday all I could see was Bambi's butt and you can't shoot that. You can only hope to get him next time. Approved the final proof for Corruptor … Continue reading A Cookie Often?
Corruptor…
...is available at amazon.com finally. Had a thought just now... how did they get 117,000 words into a 300 page book?
Jason Córdova 