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Slow and Steady Does Something Cliched (But it Works)
Status: Sitting in my office, listening to Lionel Richie's new album of country duets, Tuskegee (it has Blake Shelton!), waiting for my oldest to fall asleep down the hall so I can creep down to the...
View ArticleA Sense of Accomplishment...and Possibly, Disorientation
Status: I'm listening to Evanescence's first album, Fallen, because I haven't in years. Don't judge me.Last night I finished the first draft of Untouched, the second book in the Girl in the Box series....
View ArticleContest Plus Interview and All the News that's Fit to Print!
I noticed just now that I haven't done a blog post since mid-May. That's not entirely shocking to me because I think my last post coincided with finishing the first draft of Untouched. Now I'm posting...
View ArticleMax Payne 3, James Bond and Quentin Tarantino
Status: Recovering after finally beating Max Payne 3. It's tougher than a cheap, overdone steak.So what do the three things in my post title have to do with each other? Pretty much nothing, except over...
View ArticleSleepless in Minneapolis
I'm not trying to be some glib asshole with my title (though I often am on a purely unintentional basis), I really am sleepless of late. My one year-old has woken up every night this week, usually...
View ArticleWriter's Holiday
Status: Listening to Cake's Short Skirt, Long Jacket and indulging in a post weekly weigh-in sense of smug satisfaction.It's that magical time of year in Minnesota where everything is starting to turn...
View ArticleWas Spider-Man Amazing?
I really loved the first Spider-Man movie. I thought Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborne was great casting, Kirsten Dunst was the perfect Mary Jane, and that Tobey McGuire did a pretty good job as Peter...
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[Insert Obligatory Update Post Here]
Yeah, it's been a while. I've been writing other stuff, and I don't have a life, so there hasn't been much for me to talk about. I finished the first draft of Soulless: The Girl in the Box, Book 3,...
View ArticleThe Dark Knight Rises Review
I just can't wipe the smile off my face. Okay, sure, it's compounded by the fact that I got home and found out my first novel, Defender, is now free on Amazon in the UK (I wanted it to be, by the way)...
View ArticleProspectus
July was a pretty good month. I say this five days into August, which is shaping up to be a pretty good month in and of itself, but I say it nonetheless. What makes it good? Well, I tend to keep a...
View ArticleMy New Marketing Strategy
I read a lot of blogs written by folks who self-publish, like me. I do it to keep up on what's going on in the indie world, to see what other folks are doing, and of course to see if there are other...
View ArticleGood Reviews, Bad Reviews, Who Gives a Fig?
Status: It's Monday morning, and I need to get started on Crusader, but I have to get something off my mind first.I began this morning of writing responding to an email from someone who had written to...
View ArticleSorry, Sanctuary fans...
...but I have to postpone finishing Crusader: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Four. And no, it's not for a really horrible reason like, "I can't finish it" or "I have writer's block." At present, it's...
View ArticleOld School
I realized yesterday I used to blog more when I would talk about videogames, movies, and other people's books - you know, the things that interest me most. The problem is I think a healthy portion of...
View Article"Crane, Don't Screw This Up."
Status: Listening to Alanis Morrissette's remake of Seal's song "Crazy." It's really quite good.I just started the fifth Girl in the Box book because my editing draft of the fourth didn't show up from...
View ArticleThe Sword of Damocles
I went to bed a pretty happy guy (even though I did so at like 8:30, like I'm an old man or something). I woke up a happy guy (even though I did so at about 4:30 - more on that in a minute). I suspect...
View ArticleWhy did I self-publish?
I get this question occasionally, usually coupled with the (very kind) comment that my work is good enough for a publisher. The answer is probably fairly simple, but the decision-making process to...
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Advice to Writers 2012
I've had this post on my mind for a while but I needed to finish the final draft of the fourth Girl in the Box book before I felt I could take the time to write it. I've experienced a measure of...
View ArticlePlaying Favorites
I'm about to start diving back into work on a book, and that's always a moment of hesitation. It becomes an all-consuming activity for me, something I have to dedicate myself toward every day, focusing...
View ArticlePublication Schedule 2013
Omega: The Girl in the Box, Book 5Crusader: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Four(Title Withheld): The Girl in the Box, Book 6Thy Father's Shadow: A Sanctuary NovellaEnemies: The Girl in the Box, Book...
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