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Dark Fantasies available for pre-order

I love it when a plan comes together! Yes, I do have a plan, although it may not be evident from my publishing schedule. Ever since I realized that short fiction is the ideal medium for me, I have been … Continue reading

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Why I don’t sell factory direct

Recently I have been thinking a lot about the relationship that I am trying to build with small presses and today at work an analogy occured to me to explain why I have made certain business decisions. See, at my … Continue reading

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“Worth The Candle”

Okay, so I started in on the story that I promised to write in my last post. There is still plenty of time to get your name into it–all you have to do is leave a review of Duel Visions … Continue reading

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Red Shirts & Reviews

Haven’t you always wanted to be part of the shadowy underworld of outlaw spellcasters? To live the life of a magical gangster, full of danger, intrigue, unlawful conjurations, and bucketfuls of cold hard cash? Well, here’s your chance! I will … Continue reading

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What Can I Do To Encourage And Support Fan Reviewers?

The skills needed for writing good reviews are different than the skills needed for writing good fiction. That is not to say that some people can’t have both sets of skills, but rather than being good at one does not … Continue reading

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New Blog: Dark Corner Newsstand

For a while now I have been thinking about putting together a site for links to indie markets for short genre fiction, and I’ve finally decided to do it. I have also decided to join the Amazon Affiliate Program, and … Continue reading

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Building “The Happiest Place On Earth” for the Venus Anthology

I didn’t write “The Happiest Place On Earth” specifically for Superversive’s Venus Anthology. I wrote it for a magazine that was having a contest with the theme of “After Humanity”.  The idea was to come up with stories that took … Continue reading

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Just one of those days… Creating “mDNA” for the Mercury Anthology

In some ways my short story “mDNA” in the recently published Mercury anthology by Superversive Press is about as far from that cover image as one could imagine. It doesn’t take place on Mercury, or even on space heading to … Continue reading

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Earplay

A couple of years ago I discovered audiobooks.  I first started listening to my own books, actually.  When I put Catskinner’s Book on ACX to try to find a narrator I was fortunate enough to interest Brandon McKernan.  As part … Continue reading

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It’s Only A Mystery If I Want To Unravel It

So. I just gave up on a book called Pines by Blake Crouch. It was read by Paul Michael Garcia, who is narrator that I really like–he’s done a number of science fiction novels including several of Heinlein’s that I … Continue reading

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