I've been thinking (quick, hide the children!) about the state of publishing and the rise of ebooks a lot lately. I blame Dave Freer and Sarah Hoyt, personally, for my constant watching of the industry. Yes, I am a published author. Yes, my book is out in both print and e-format. But of the two, … Continue reading Ebooks and the Future

Was tracking my Amazon sales again this morning (noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!) and came to the realization that buying has really tapered off for Corruptor. While I'm still selling my paper copies I currently have (yes!), online sales have pretty much dried up. That is sad. That makes monkey cry. I think I'm going to have to give … Continue reading In Need of The Blue Pill!

You have to wonder about literary agents sometimes... I, for one, am thankful for all the agents who do a lot of hard work pitching their clients novels out to various publishers. They get as many, if not more, rejection notifications than the actual writer does. Plus, they have to deal with the pressure from … Continue reading The Writer/Agent Conundrum

Had a great time with some friends who came over for dinner (we ended up grazing, not really "mealing") and I started to compare notes with another author in the group, Julie Cochrane. Julie, if you don't know who she is, coauthored the Cally's War trilogy with John Ringo. She's very smart and has a … Continue reading I Hear Voices, Do You?

Well holy crapdoodle, I'm eligible for the Hugo Award. Not like I'd win, competing against giants in the field, but I thought I'd mention it to those who are eligible to nominate. These are the awards I'm eligible for: Best Novel - Corruptor I am also eligible for the John W. Campbell Award for Best … Continue reading Vote For Me

I'm such a slacker today, I got sucked into a new webcomic and wasted my entire morning catching up with Weregeek. *grumble* I was going to edit this afternoon but instead, I'll be trying to write. Damn that comic for being so fun!!! Since I've talked about it and you're thinking of it, you might … Continue reading SLACKER

The wonderful Sarah A. Hoyt takes a look at the publishing industry today. She explains it much better than I ever could regarding supply and demand. You know, for a woman who grew up speaking Portuguese, her English is far better than mine... Go read.

Okay, so I did make one tiny little resolution for New Year's. This one will be easier to keep than the traditional "Lose weight, flabby!" one I make on a yearly basis. I'm keeping a running word count of everything I do this year, so I won't lose two day's worth of production the next time I … Continue reading Word Count Counting

Ack! I can't believe that I only have 2 days left in 2010! I haven't even finished a book this year! I'm such a slacker... Of course, I did a word count minutes ago and my tally for the year is 994,000 (I rounded down) so I know I could have written 10 books if … Continue reading Reminiscing About the Good Ol’ Days

There are worlds within worlds at play here, and we call it fiction. One of the things I loved about writing Corruptor and its sequels was the infinite amount of creativity I was able to use. To have "worlds within worlds within worlds" as a mantra leaves so many possibilities open for me as a … Continue reading Breaking the Rules

  Few updated notes: Thanks to all who purchased Corruptor over the past month. Print book sales have tailed on Amazon (as expected), though I have sold almost all of my print copies I had shipped to me. The ebook has been doing fairly well thanks to you, with it being #21 in SF over … Continue reading News Flash! Hey, Put That Away…