Guest Post: You Have to Spend Money to Make Money

Reader anonme's comment on my recent posts deserves a platform, so I'm lending it mine. Take it away, anonme. You've actually covered all three points so I'm kind of surprised they weren't in the original post. I know we have talked about these points at least twice here in the…
October 22, 20152 Comments
Non-Negotiables of Indie Publishing

Non-Negotiables of Indie Publishing

Yesterday I posted a list of questions that authors should ask themselves before deciding to self-publish. Mr. Jeff Duntemann, one of my sources for that post, left a salient comment that nicely segues into the topic at hand. Here's Jeff. You have to be willing to put some of your…
October 21, 20154 Comments
How to Know if You’re Ready to Self Publish

How to Know if You’re Ready to Self Publish

Today, new technology has blessed authors with unprecedented advantages. But these blessings pose serious questions, and as always, wrong answers may invite curses. Foremost among the career-defining questions that aspiring authors must answer is this: should you self-publish? Industry professionals far wiser than I am have given sound reasons why,…
October 20, 20152 Comments
Geek Gab: New Ways to Motivate Them

Geek Gab: New Ways to Motivate Them

Geek Gab Episode 28 returns to a topic that is near and dear to many a geek's heart: Dungeons and Dragons. Co-host Dorrinal asks for advice on the campaign he's currently running. Daddy Warpig and I gladly oblige, and commenters in the live chat even throw their two cents in.…
October 19, 20152 Comments
Nethereal for 99 Cents

Nethereal for 99 Cents

Heads up. Nethereal for Kindle is $.099 cents this weekend. This is an experiment to see how pricing effects sales over a short time, so get it now while the gettin's good.
October 17, 2015
Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 5

Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 5

Capping off yesterday's penultimate installment, I bring you the conclusion of "Izcacus". Eddie Sharp’s Notes – June 9 (?) Lots of climbers die no one knows how or where. Not me I won’t be like them. Im writing so they’ll know. Crawled back to camp. Passed out. Woke up dont…
October 16, 2015
Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 4

Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 4

Picking up where we left off yesterday, here's "Izcacus" Part 4. Eddie Sharp’s Notes – June 7 Summit Day: Overslept a bit. Frankly, I needed it after yesterday’s weirdness. The storm blew over and laid down fresh powder, but the increased avalanche risk is minimal. Temperature holding steady. Air’s so…
October 15, 20151 Comment
Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 3

Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 3

Continued from yesterday: "Izcacus" Part 3 Steve Herzog’s Field Notes – May 31 Saturday. 9 AM: According to this morning’s measurements, the glacier has receded 12 m compared to samples taken from the same location this time last year. DDT, dioxins, and heavy metals are present in higher than normal…
October 14, 2015
Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 2

Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 2

Yesterday I shared the first part of my horror/techno-trhiller story "Izcacus". Here's Part 2. Veronica Fulbright’s Expedition Log – 28 May Wednesday. I watched the eastern sky turn red-gold behind the Bezengi Wall on our descent, but night lingered in the mountains’ shadow until long after landing. The wind was…
October 13, 2015
Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 1

Serialized Short Story: Izcacus Part 1

A friend and respected horror buff once told me that there are only two kinds of vampires: the "supernatural" kind that suffer vampirism due to a curse, demonic activity, etc.; and the "scientific" variety whose infection by some pathogen mimics traditional vampire qualities. He went on to insist that writers…
October 12, 2015