Sad Puppies: The Superversive Mandate

Sad Puppies: The Superversive Mandate

The highly anticipated Sad Puppies 4 recommended reading list has been released. Just in the nick of time for Hugo Award nominations, which close at the end of this month, these works were suggested by SF fans from around the world and across the web. The full list can be…
March 18, 201610 Comments
Souldancer is Live on Amazon

Souldancer is Live on Amazon

It's my sincere pleasure to announce that Souldancer, the sequel to Nethereal, is now live on Amazon's Kindle Store. The release of this book marks the culmination of a work that's been years in the making. Though Souldancer is sequentially the second book of the Soul Cycle, I actually started writing…
February 10, 20164 Comments
Souldancer Update: Finished Cover Art

Souldancer Update: Finished Cover Art

Earlier today, my extraordinary cover artist Marcelo Orsi Blanco sent me the detailed, colorized version of the front cover for Souldancer. As you might expect, I was overjoyed. But it was only a foretaste of the surprise he had in store for me a few hours later, when he sent the…
February 2, 20162 Comments
You Spoke. We Listened.

You Spoke. We Listened.

The results of the Souldancer cover A/B test are in! Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. We had a total of 31 participants who provided a good sample size and lots of useful feedback. The poll The poll ran for two days. It was quite a contest, with…
January 20, 20162 Comments
Cast Your Vote for My New Book’s Cover

Cast Your Vote for My New Book’s Cover

Frequent readers will recall that the talented Marcelo Orsi Blanco designed the cover for my space pirate novel Nethereal. As you can probably tell just by looking, Marcelo's cover was a smash hit. Several readers told me that they decided to buy the novel based solely on his cover art.…
January 19, 20162 Comments
Cirsova Heroic Fantasy is Here!

Cirsova Heroic Fantasy is Here!

Science fiction used to be a niche market restricted to a small cult following. Back in the day, a sci-fi fan could easily read every novel and short story published in the field each year. A handful of magazines and one or two major conventions could easily accommodate the whole…
January 18, 20162 Comments
Castalia House Bonus Offer

Castalia House Bonus Offer

 I'm thrilled to announce that I'm teaming up with Castalia House to promote the launch of Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening. This guide to post-apocalyptic gardening, the second in David the Good's series, has already reached #1 in its category. As a special bonus to their…
November 23, 20152 Comments
Souldancer Chapter 1

Souldancer Chapter 1

From the Amazon reviews for Nethereal: "I look forward to the next book, and will buy it on kindle when it comes out." "The story of Nethereal is a bold and memorable first step into the Soul Cycle series, and I will be eagerly awaiting the next instalment." "After much…
November 6, 2015
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
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