State of Flux('d Up)
I have great news for Sanctuary fans, good news for Girl in the Box fans, and some disappointment for the five of you who were anticipating the Southern Watch series. Let's start with the great and...
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Chapter One of Legacy: The Girl in the Box, Book 8
Author's Note: I have no idea on exact release for this one yet (so asking would be pointless), just know that it'll be out sometime before the end of the year. Forest of Dean, EnglandNovember...
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Chapter One of Called: Southern Watch, Book 1
WARNING: CONTAINS SWEARING, VIOLENCE, AND SEX (in the book itself, there's no sex in the sample chapter). NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART AND PROBABLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK. UNLESS YOU WORK SOMEWHERE THAT'S...
View ArticleWhat We Leave Behind - The Legacy: Girl in the Box #8 Discussion Post!
Let's just get into this straightaway. If you haven't read Girl in the Box, Book 8 yet, DON'T READ THIS POST. IT WILL RUIN THE SERIES FOR YOU. The whole thing. Seriously. This is the single most...
View ArticleThe Best Laid Plans - Schedule Update. Uh...again.
Anyone who reads my blog just for updates has to be wicked confused by now. First I posted that I was starting a new series called Southern Watch, hyped it a little, even wrote the first book, then I...
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Chapter 1 of Thieving Ways, from Sanctuary Tales, Volume One
Here follows an excerpt from Thieving Ways, Aisling's tale from Sanctuary Tales, Volume One. Thieving Ways is one of six tales in the book. The others include:Savages - A story of Cyrus and VasteA...
View ArticleOn My Mind, Out of My Mind
I wanted to do one of my increasingly infrequent blog posts because I got an odd communication recently. It was someone who was irritated that Girl in the Box is a 10 book series. The main thrust of...
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...
View ArticleWhy is my book not selling? [An indie author help post]
So...you've been marketing. Getting your book out there. You've got a few reviews, and they're mostly positive (bad reviews are a part of life, right?) but you're just not selling. Bookbub won't pick...
View Article"You'll have a tale or two to tell..." - The Sanctuary Tales, Vol. 1...
HUGE. GARGANTUAN. MASSIVE SPOILERS TO FOLLOW.10987654321...ZERO. Let's get the business side of this out of the way right off, because in essence this book was born out of a business decision. Amazon,...
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 ArticleHow To Make A Living As An Indie Author
I thought about titling this post, "My Advice to Writers 2014 - 150,000 Books Later," but it'd be disingenuous. I'm not speaking to all writers here. There are plenty of advice guides/blog posts for...
View ArticlePublication Schedule 2014
I haven't done one of these in a while, so I'll give you the tentative dates I'm looking at for books for the rest of the year. I'll update this post throughout the year as things change and try to...
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Chapter 1 of Destiny: The Girl in the Box, Book 9
1.CHARLIECharlie screamed as she got cut; a long, searing slice up her belly that felt like someone squirted lighter fluid into it, lit a match and tossed it in. The slash shredded her blouse and she...
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Welcome to RobertJCrane.com!
Hey You! Yeah, You! Like Free Books?Of course you do. Well, my books The Girl in the Box Series 1-3 (Alone, Untouched and Soulless) are currently FREE in all ebook formats! And so is Defender: The...
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