The Perils of Writer’s Paranoia

Well, the giveaway promotion for Blue Fall is over, and it was a resounding success. All said and done, I gave away around 17,500 copies of the book. I’ve received several great reviews from the promo, and Blue Fall is better positioned on Amazon because of it. It feels quite strange, having 17,500 copies of…
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The dangers of being “almost done”

I’m almost done with Grey Winter, the sequel to my novel Blue Fall and the second in the Tournament Series of books that Griffith Publishing has been focused on now for the better part of a year. Almost done! Isn’t that great? That’s just great. I’ve given myself so many cookies-of-congratulation I’m growing a soft,…
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The best kind of escapism? Free escapism.

I’m never really one to have to dig for a reason to celebrate. I celebrate a lot of things. It’s good to celebrate. Just the other day I celebrated how effective Allegra D is at allowing me to breathe. This allergy season has made me want to throw myself off a balcony, but then ol’…
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Want to sell your book? Then you have to give it away.

Perhaps the greatest oxymoron of self-publishing is that in order to sell books you must give them away. I fought against it, at first. Everyone does. Every writer thinks that their precious book is a rare and beautiful flower, like an orchid that blooms once every century. It’s easy to fall prey to this line…
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The blog took a stroll…

This week I was thrilled to be able to do a guest post for the fabulous speculative fiction review blog The Book Den, aptly known as a “safe place for a dark read.” And if you’re not sure what speculative fiction is, now is the perfect time to find out. The post is entitled “What…
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