Given the recent attention that I’ve gotten in the media, I’ve decided that I need to do everything I can to get the word out there about Gift of the Shaper. That being said, I’ve got three things currently going on in the way of big announcements. And, wrapped up in a convenient little blog,…
When someone you love is diagnosed with a terminal illness Let me say this first: as of this writing, my mother is still alive. I’m writing this at a very hard time in my life, and after proofreading this at least once, it reads like an obituary. I’m not going to change what I wrote…
November 14th, 2018 It all started with some pictures. 7:30 AM: On a whim, I post some deployment pictures that I had in order to try to tell my story on Imgur.com, an image hosting website. I had, just the day before, found out that Gift of the Shaper was a finalist for the 2018…
So it’s nearing the Christmas season and, as someone with something to sell, I am going to take advantage of that. I thought that some of you might be interested in seeing just what goes into promotions and ads — and that includes the stuff you see on Facebook and Instagram. I don’t know if you…
The appeal of fiction Some might say, “What good are tales?” Tales, after all, are nothing more than words — and words, like the waters of the mighty Q’taha, disappear into the beyond. But listen, my child: this is no wild story spun by mothers to lull their children to bed at night. No. This…
The words “When does the next book come out?” are a double-edged sword to a writer. While it means that people are really excited about your work, it also means that you’ll be hearing until you actually release your next book. So the most recent time I heard it, it got me thinking: what I…
I wasn’t ready to have my mind blown this morning, but when I checked my email, I saw the following message: So, now it’s official: Gift of the Shaper is an award-winning novel. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to type those words, but here we are. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going…
Back again as promised! Progress on the audiobook is coming along smoothly, and I’ve already had to do a few re-recordings from when I lost the ability to read (I said “looked up at the stairs” instead of “at the stars”) or didn’t like how a character’s voice sounded. But John, my editor, is doing…
