If you asked my teachers during my "formative" years, I wasn't much of a reader. Oh, I read books that I had to, mostly because English classes required it. To this day I still have a profound hatred for Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, thanks to an overzealous high school English teacher. … Continue reading What Does the Author Read?
Earning Out vs Sell Through
I thought about having some witty, clever title to this until I realized that this was going to be a business post. So I decided to go with a serious title. Well, as serious as I can be, at least. I've been talking with a few people lately about the advantages (and disadvantages) of being … Continue reading Earning Out vs Sell Through
…and Jason Forgot the Title (Again)
I meant to post this a week ago, but... oops? The copyeditor found some things in Mountain of Fire I'd missed (hilariously, I'd screwed up a part of the timeline in the Black Tide Rising universe after proclaiming "This is the cleanest story timeline I've done!") but those were easy fixes and the final page … Continue reading …and Jason Forgot the Title (Again)
2024 IMADJINN AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Well, would you look at that. I'm a finalist in two separate categories for this year's Imadjinn Awards. You'll also see many other familiar names on the list as well! The 2024 Imadjinn Award Finalists in each category are: Best Anthology Blood, Sweat, and Steel: Tales of Future Combat and Mechanized Warfare -- Editor – … Continue reading 2024 IMADJINN AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Wild Side
The past week has been a little wild. Nick and I cracked the halfway point in the second book of our duology. The last time we did this, the second half of the book was written in about 10 days. His work schedule is hectic right now, though, so maybe two more weeks. We're definitely … Continue reading Wild Side
Update and Cover Reveal
I have been so stupidly busy between work and writing the past month or so that I haven't had time to update the website. There has been a lot going on! The biggest news, of course, is that the cover reveal for my first Baen solo novel, retitled "MOUNTAIN OF FIRE," was, uh, revealed yesterday. … Continue reading Update and Cover Reveal
Side Hustle: Vol. 1 is LIVE!
I've been secretly-ish working on collecting some of my short stories I've had published over the years and waiting for the rights to revert back to me. Now that most of them have (I have a few holdouts which will come out in a second, later volume) I can collect them into one big collection … Continue reading Side Hustle: Vol. 1 is LIVE!
Helicon Award Win
It's award season, and here's my annual "Do not nominate me for a Hugo because I will decline it" post. Give your nomination to someone else. However, MONSTER HUNTER MEMOIRS: FEVER did win the 2024 Helicon Award for Best Horror Novel. W00T! You'll probably see a lot of familiar names on that list. Here's a … Continue reading Helicon Award Win
Six Authors, Five Free Books
Oh yeah, it's that time again to give away some free books from multiple bestselling authors! This is copied from D.J. Butler's website. He's running it, and Larry Correia and I threw in copies of MONSTER HUNTER MEMOIRS: FEVER as part of the prize package. SIX WRITERS are banding together to bring you a giveaway … Continue reading Six Authors, Five Free Books
MARSCON 2024 AAR — The “Getting Old Sucks” Edition
So Marscon was a hit again this year. Thanks to Joel and his amazing staff for making the con run smoothly (in spite all the issues outside forces were trying to cause with the con itself, the staff handled everything with class and grace). So we actually arrived late Thursday night and after a few … Continue reading MARSCON 2024 AAR — The “Getting Old Sucks” Edition
2023 Year in Review
So 2023 was a wild year in publishing for me. It was one of the busiest years in terms of books published, as well as words written. In 2023 I managed to have 3 novels published, 1 anthology I edited published, as well as 3 short stories (to be fair, one of those is cheating … Continue reading 2023 Year in Review
Marscon Schedule
I'll have a more detailed update in a few days when I do my 2023 Year in Review post. Sorry I haven't posted a lot since the Utah trip. I had a book to finish. Here's my schedule for Marscon, which will be held from Jan 12-14 in Virginia Beach, Virginia Panel DescriptionPanelistsBAEN ROAD SHOWReview … Continue reading Marscon Schedule
New Online Store
Chris Kennedy Publishing kicked off their brand new online store today, and feature quite a few of my titles there. Now, instead of relying solely on Amazon, you can purchase ebooks from CKP securely and avoid Amazon entirely. I know quite a few people who would like nothing more than to avoid them, so this … Continue reading New Online Store
Finished and Submitted
So, lots of good news. First off, turned in ON TOP A MOUNTAIN OF FIRE to the editor last week. Beat the deadline by a week (woot) and was very happy with the final product. It was also about 27,000 words longer than planned (oops) and, from the sounds I'm hearing from the editor, might … Continue reading Finished and Submitted
Release Day!
MONSTER HUNTER MEMOIRS: FEVER by Larry Correia and I is officially OUT! Thanks to all of the fans out there! It is kicking butt because of you! This is the first Chloe Mendoza Memoirs novel. Larry and I plan on doing a trilogy... when the time allows. Again, thank you to everyone who picked up … Continue reading Release Day!
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