Wow, that alarm clock is loud when you wake up early. Finishing touches are coming along for The Absolute True Story of Santa Claus. It's got romance, adventure, blood, guts and a little bit of holiday cheer, which means it'll appeal to both the girls and boys. I'm rather proud of how it turned out. … Continue reading Star Bright and Alarms

So it's been two weeks since Corruptor was released into the wild, and I've learned a few things: A book sold on Amazon is a good sale; An ebook sold on Amazon a bunch of times is better; Wondering how your sales are going every five minutes is not conducive to completing anything else; There … Continue reading Two Weeks Later

Nothing new today, just researching and finishing the touches on a few minor projects. I'm working on a short story based on something out of feudal Japan (Nobunaga era) for a friend's potential anthology. But better still... This Friday I'm giving you something special for Christmas. No, not that. Perverts. I swear, I can't take … Continue reading Free Friday! …and Tibet While You’re At It.

Above are some of the locations where people have purchased Corruptor in print form. How do I know? Well, read on. So Amazon has a new feature for authors in the sales section called "Bookscan", which tracks the location and amount of books sold the prior week by companies using bookscan. I don't know if … Continue reading Author Central

Yesterday I talked about sales numbers versus royalty rates. It was educational for me writing it, because in researching it I realized that I absorbed good info from various authors over the past five years. But then I started thinking more about the sales of Amazon and the pricing of it, mainly due to a … Continue reading Amazon Pricing and Selling

My dad got his copy of Corruptor today in the mail. I hadn't told him in advance that the book was dedicated to him. I think he liked it. Christmas came early for me. 🙂

Someone asked me not too long ago about where to buy my book from so I would get the bigger royalties. Well, outside of buying it directly from me (yes, I still have a few copies left) there's Amazon, B&N, Borders, various ebook stores, etc. But royalty rates vary depending on where you buy the … Continue reading Rollin’ Dirty

...there are a ton of school book fairs going on around the country this week for multiple schools. And if you can't decide whether or not to buy your teenager the latest Warcraft expansion (a pox on your house if you don't...), you can always pick up a copy of Corruptor from B&N, Borders and … Continue reading Also In The News…

So with the wind chill right now, the temperature is 12F. The hell...? Look, I moved away from Colorado so I wouldn't have to deal with winters like this anymore. I do not miss the freezing cold winds or the snow that won't melt. I guess I didn't go far enough south. Cuba, here I come... … Continue reading Maybe the Cold?

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?

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

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?

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