A theory. It’s common knowledge in the indie world that something is happening at Amazon. Authors, be they wide or in KU, are reporting major losses. Some of them down by as much as 50% or more. Its no longer a question of if something is happening, but more of what is happening? …
Click on your favorite online shop to get it now! Amazon Kobo An entirely new novel, Renaissance, the ninth of the Jack Randall series, and the fifth of The Twelve Shepherds saga, is now available with a 20% discount for a limited time! You may have noticed that Renaissance is not available on iTunes, …
Click on your favorite online shop to get it now! Amazon iTunes Kobo Barnes & Noble Google Play Previously published as Homeland, Revolution, the eighth novel of the Jack Randall series, and the fourth of The Twelve Shepherds saga, is now available with a 20% discount. If you didn’t read Homeland when it was …
Book Two of The Twelve Shepherds Saga is now live. *** While Anna struggles with her new identity, the Shepherds mission continues. But a mistake is made. One that may compromise one of their own. At the same time, their opposition intensifies, as Special Agent Jack Randall of the FBI returns from the …
The Resistance is here. Twelve Shepherds, Book Two Read More »
As you may have guessed, I watch the news…a lot. For inspiration, mainly, also to be informed, but that seems to require more and more work these days. The amount of potential ideas the political arena has spit out lately have come at a rate I can barely keep up with. Stranger than fiction has …
Being a writer involves much more than writing. The daydreaming and doodling and creating part are the best. The actual writing part can be both fun and aggravating, but mostly fun. I enjoy it immensely, and with the help of Bill (my assistant) I can now do it more and not spend as much time …
Do you hear it? My wife does. My kids do. Even the dog. Its why none of them are around me right now. It’s not my keyboard, they’re use to that. Its…my mouse. If you ever wondered what an author does the day after he releases a book to the public? It’s this. Mouse clicking. …
Today, after a lazy morning of not writing, I got on Facebook to see what was happening in the world. Nothing new really, the race for the presidency is still a cluster, the world is still getting hotter, and the Kardashians are still famous for no reason what-so-ever. Then I saw this headline: Facebook is …
Most authors, myself included, need some help sooner or later. It might be with cover-art, or marketing, sales tracking, formatting, the list goes on and on. Some of these things you may not understand well, some you may lack the talent for, some may just take too much time, and some you just simply hate …
Now that I have an assistant, what do I do with them? Read More »
Every time I think this issue is over it finds its way back into the news. Once again the Authors Guild and their Big 5 masters are screaming a word they just don’t seem to understand. Monopoly. They throw the word around with abandon. Monopoly: mo•nop•o•ly the exclusive possession or control of the supply or …
Amazon. Big monopoly or several million small ones? Read More »