Coming January 2026 The chair was comfortable, far more so than anything Diego was used to. For the first time his eyes darted around the room, taking it all in and understanding very little of it. It wasn’t decorated like any room he’d been in before. There were three flags hanging on poles behind the … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 2
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TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 1
Good news! Since the eARC for To Tread Obsidian Shores is out, we can do snippets! What are snippets, you ask? Well, it's basically sneak peaks into the book, given away for free, to entice the reader to buy the book later. I'll be posting snippets 2-3 times per week from here until release day … Continue reading TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES — Snippet 1
Dragoncon 2025
I survived! Yeah, that was a little melodramatic, but considering I was headed to an event where it is rather common for everyone to get some sort of plague, the fact that I was able to dodge the concrud despite being immunocompromised is very impressive indeed and, if I may say so myself, a crowning … Continue reading Dragoncon 2025
What Sticks?
(Originally posted on Twitter/X) (I’m taking a break from editing an anthology at the moment and am using voice-text speech. I’ll try to go back after this is done and edit, but I am also functionally blind right now as my eyes recover from the ER/hospital stay and the optic nerve swelling. But then again, … Continue reading What Sticks?
And Back To Good News!
Results from the lumbar puncture (part deux) are in and there is no lymphoma! We were a little concerned because they hit us with that possibility over the weekend while at the hospital, but my oncologist appointment this morning went well and there isn't any sign of it. The T-cells were from the immunotherapy drugs … Continue reading And Back To Good News!
No Time Math Here
I've got to get better about updating this. For those of you who missed it, Dancing with Destruction is officially OUT and available everywhere you can buy a Baen book. It's got stories from David Weber & Marisa Wolf, Jason Anspach & Nick Cole (Forgotten Ruin novella), Jacob Holo & Edie Skye, and more! These … Continue reading No Time Math Here
Authors You Should Be Reading – Part 1: R.R. Virdi
Courtesy of the author's website "Who the fuck is R.R. Virdi?" you might be asking yourself, having stumbled upon this website at 2:00AM while doom-scrolling social media (it's cool, we've all been there). I'm glad you are here asking that very question. Because if you're not asking, well, it's probably that you've already read his … Continue reading Authors You Should Be Reading – Part 1: R.R. Virdi
Amazon’s Recent Royalty Pay & Price Change
Recently, Amazon dropped this on those of us who use KDP to handle our indie stuff: Now, this normally doesn't affect me too much (I sell more ebooks than print, like most authors who publish through KDP), but it did cause me raise the price of A Christmas Surprise from $8.99 to $9.99 per print … Continue reading Amazon’s Recent Royalty Pay & Price Change
Expectations
Not that I have a lot of them for myself, mind you... well, okay. I do, yet I don't. Yes, that makes zero sense at all. Let me explain. One of the weird things about growing up in state-run group homes for roughly 80% of your childhood is the lack of expectations they have for … Continue reading Expectations
Just A Boring Update
Been busy the past month moving stuff around at the office and two infusions in February, so I didn't have a lot of energy to spare for anything outside of a bit of writing. Melissa Olthoff and I finished our edits for Book 1 of our new series, and last night we detail outlined Book … Continue reading Just A Boring Update
2024 Year in Review
I've been pretty good about doing one of these every year the past few years. 2023 was a banner year, with one of my highest words written count ever at over 537,000 words written, and 7 published works. I thought I wasn't going to be able to replicate that in 2024. I didn't repeat them. … Continue reading 2024 Year in Review
The State of the Solo Debut Mainstream Novel
The heading isn't misleading. I just wanted to talk about my first solo foray (we're not counting collaborations here, or anthologies) into mainstream publishing after **coughcough** years in indie and small press. More importantly, why I'm not regretting it, but why I also am still not going fully trad in the coming years. First of … Continue reading The State of the Solo Debut Mainstream Novel
Early Access Copy is OUT!
Mountain of Fire is currently available as an eARC (electronic Advance Reader Copy) now from Baen Books. Baen typically releases these a few months out for readers who simply cannot wait to get their hands on the book. While this isn't the final corrected proof, it's close enough that it is the same version sent … Continue reading Early Access Copy is OUT!
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
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
