Striking the Balance
Yeah, I'm gonna make some excuses here, so gird yourself. I feel bad for Sanctuary fans, which is why I added another novella to the schedule for this year, to make amends for the horrible delay on...
View ArticleUnflinching - AKA The Omega Discussion Post
SPOILERS ABOUND! DO NOT READ THIS POST UNTIL YOU'VE FINISHED OMEGA OR IT WILL RUIN YOUR READING EXPERIENCE! I listened to the Director's Commentary on the Alternate Ending to Dodgeball a few years ago,...
View ArticleIt's like a status update, but for my blog!
Status: Listening to the Les Miserables soundtrack, waiting for my new desk to be delivered in the middle of a snowstorm.I've been listening to the Les Miserables soundtrack a lot lately. I really need...
View ArticleCrusader: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Four - Chapter One
Author's Note: Yes, there is a prologue, just like with every other Sanctuary book, but you'll have to wait until the book is out to see it. Five Years Earlier1.VaraDamn you, Cyrus Davidon, Vara...
View ArticleMy Writing Process
Status: Watching one of the munchkins watch She-Ra while I'm actively procrastinating listening to Audiobook auditions.I have to make a decision on this audiobook narration process, but thus far I've...
View ArticleA Change in the Lineup/London Calling
So, I've had to make some changes in my publication lineup. Here's the new one for the rest of 2013:Crusader: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Four - Late May/Early JuneBroken: The Girl in the Box, Book 6...
View ArticleFirst Chapter of Broken: The Girl in the Box, Book Six
SPOILER WARNING! DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'VE FINISHED OMEGA...um, unless you want the ending to spoiled, I guess. Chapter 1 When I awoke, it was sunny in the room, bright, blissfully so. There was a...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions
1. What's the release date for the next Girl in the Box/Sanctuary/Southern Watch/whatever book?This is the most common question I get asked, bar none. And I feel bad every time I answer it, because I'm...
View ArticleA Shattered Human Being - The Broken Discussion Post
I don't know what to say about this one that I haven't already said, so let's hear your thoughts!WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD - DO NOT READ THIS DISCUSSION PAGE IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED BROKEN!Okay, that's...
View ArticleA Short Note on the Shortness of Broken and Pricing
I wanted to take just a minute to address this, because I meant to in the back of Broken and forgot in the rush to get it out the door. Broken is short, and it is priced at the same length as the rest...
View ArticleRobert J. Crane, what are you doing?
That title sounds like something my mother used to say to me when I was doing something I shouldn't. In this case, though, I mean it more for a general report on how things are going, so that you (most...
View ArticleEnemies: The Girl in the Box, Book Seven - Chapters One and Two
Dedicated to the memory of my aunt, Betty Jo McGuire, who never had an enemy in her life. Chapter 1I stared at him, he stared at me; he knew he was only centimeters from death. A few gentle strokes of...
View ArticleToo Many Books
I frequently get book recommendations from fans eager to share excellent works they've found out there. I usually just kind of smile and nod - or the internet equivalent, a glittering generality like,...
View ArticleAcross the Endless Bridge... Crusader Discussion Post (SPOILERS ABOUND)
Like I do with all the books lately, I really want to talk about the events of Crusader, hear your thoughts, speculations, complaints (just be gentle!) and all other thoughts. But! The discussions here...
View ArticleWrite Like the Wind, Robert J. Crane
It's a running joke at this point that George R.R. Martin is taking a long while to write the next book in his mega popular "A Song of Ice and Fire" series (the basis for Game of Thrones on HBO). I...
View ArticleWhat's up with this Southern Watch series I keep hearing about?
I've taken most of the week off from writing after a horrific bout of grinding fatigue left me unable to string more than a few words together in a sentence on Tuesday. This happens from time to time,...
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 ArticleThe Better Angels of Her Nature - The Enemies (Girl in the Box #7) Discussion...
"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and...
View ArticleSanctuary Change-up
I've done this before, haven't I? This post where I announce some major change? Well, I think you're going to like this one, because it's to your advantage.I've let this story get too sprawling. It's...
View ArticleBalance
THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS CRUDE, UNSAVORY LANGUAGE THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK AND/OR CHILDREN. That title was nice and vague, wasn't it? There's a reason for that, and it's because I only want the truest...
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