Publishing is as easy as the Irish Tinwhistle

David Gaughran has another excellent blog post up, this time about publishing in general and something that most newbies don’t realize when they first start out.  From his post: I’m saying that when a newbie has been convinced that self-publishing is hard or expensive the chances of them falling into the clutches of a third-party… Continue reading Publishing is as easy as the Irish Tinwhistle

SW-VII: REPROACH coming out soon!

So I’ve been working hard at Star Wanderers: Reproach (Part VII) these past few days, and I’m happy to say that it will be coming out sooner than I’d expected!  I finished a quick proofreading and touch up pass today, which mostly involved cutting some unnecessary paragraphs and rewording a few sentences here and there. … Continue reading SW-VII: REPROACH coming out soon!

Last chance to get my books 50% off on Smashwords!

Hey guys, just a heads up that tomorrow and Wednesday are the last days to get all my books 50% off on Smashwords for the annual summer sale.  Everything is under $2.50 USD, and the $.99 stuff is free!  That might seem like a pretty steep discount, but I actually earn as much from each… Continue reading Last chance to get my books 50% off on Smashwords!

Hey! Are you an aspiring writer / artist / creative whatever?

If you are, you really really really need to check out this webcomic about the three jaguars. It’s about the three main voices in every professional artist’s head, and how they bicker and play off of each other.  As someone whose been in the writing business for a few years, I can say that it’s… Continue reading Hey! Are you an aspiring writer / artist / creative whatever?

Trope Tuesday: It Has Been an Honor

If there ever was a phrase that invoked manly tears, it’s this one. “It has been an honor” is pretty much the go-to catch phrase for any Heroic Sacrifice or Bolivian Army Ending.  It’s often a precursor to a Crowning Moment of Awesome, and as far as last words go, it ranks right up there… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: It Has Been an Honor

Well, that was a quick revision

First of all, sorry for forgetting to do a Trope Tuesday post (again!).  I guess I’m really flaky about doing those.  Oh well–better to be flaky about blogging than flaky about writing, right? In fact, the reason I didn’t write-up the post was because I was busy doing a 2.0 revision pass for Star Wanderers:… Continue reading Well, that was a quick revision