Over on my Patreon I give my subscribers Friday updates. I don't make much money from it--not even enough that I get tax information at year end. It's basically to help me not procrastinate while connecting with fans. I have to tell them what I did for the week, creatively. Usually, it's a short video of me talking to my phone as I walk the dog. But you get to see my neighborhood and look up my nose. So...WIN! I... Read More
As I was brainstorming my next book, I was "plagued" with daydreams about a high fantasy novel. As a writer, I'm always daydreaming scenes/characters/stories. And they will often repeat and refine themselves until I write them down. I grew up with scifi/fantasy. Belvaille was largely influenced by the sword and sorcery worlds of Fritz Leiber and Robert E Howard and such. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lankhmar Lankhmar especially. As for the fantasy novel, I was just having trouble with the characterizations and tone. And... Read More
HLH Screw the Galaxy ebook is free, ending today. If you're reading this, you probably already have it, but you can forward it to others for a free book. Read More
The newest Hard Luck Hank book is out. Fourth Quadrant Just the ebook for the moment. Need to make the paperback. And I've contacted Liam Owen about the audio. But, of course, it takes time to make those. Read More
Here are notes I sent to Liam Owen and my editor. May be interesting or not. ************************************************ I've sent HLH 10 to the editor. She estimated about 2 weeks to complete. Then maybe another week for me to edit and put it up on Amazon. I sent you a big ass document on the characters and background before. Let me know if you need it again. But another good example is the movie the Blues Brothers. That was probably one... Read More