My Ebooks
I've written more than 60 novels, but here are some Book 1s you can start with:
Sinister Magic
Balanced on the Blade's Edge
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Category Archives: Writing
Tips for Shared Worlds and Collaboration Between Independent Authors
Now that many of you have read Forged in Blood I (and tweeted/emailed/Facebooked glowers at me for that cliffhanger), I better let you know that I’m working hard to get Part 2 done this summer. I’m already a good 2/3rds … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged collaboration, dragonlance, drifting chronicles, forgotten realms, shared worlds
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Self-Publishing Podcasts and Interviews
As long-time readers may know, I, once upon a time, blogged and published podcasts over at Savvy Self-Publishing. The podcasts offered advice on e-publishing, book marketing, and blogging, and other author-related things. After an eight-month hiatus, I finally updated the … Continue reading
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Can Writing in Multiple Genres Hurt Your Sales Potential?
When it comes to fiction, authors seem to fall into two camps: those who have multiple favorite genres and want to explore all of them and those who couldn’t imagine wanting to pen stories outside of their chosen niches. One … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged E-publishing, genres, multiple genres, series, writing, writing in a series
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What Does It Take to Become a Full-Time Indie Author?
A few months ago, I changed my Twitter bio from “indie fantasy/steampunk author” to “full-time indie fantasy/steampunk author.” Apparently a couple of people actually read that Twitter bio, because I’ve had questions about it. –You really earn a living from … Continue reading
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Tagged free ebooks, full-time author, independent author, indie author, self-published, self-publishing, true fans, writing career
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Facebook or Twitter, Which Is Better for Book Promotion?
There are a lot of social media sites out there, but Facebook remains the big kahuna (estimates say it’ll hit 1 billion users by August), and Twitter is no slouch with 140 million users at the last tally. Twitter seems … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Writing
Tagged agents, book promotion, facebook, publishers, self-publishing, twitter
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Self-Publishing and Paperbacks — Is Print Still Worth It?
The main reason so many independent are doing well right now is the coming of the ebook. Well, the ebook has been around for a while, but with iPads, Kindles, Nooks, etc., we finally have a convenient way to read … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Success Tips (have any to add?)
It’s the beginning of November, and, for a lot of us, that means the first day of NaNoWriMo, a self-inflicted torture worthy project where we attempt to write the first draft of a novel (50,000 words of one anyway) by … Continue reading
Who’s Doing NaNoWriMo This Year?
I waffled back and forth on whether to sign up for NaNoWriMo (I did it last year and finished the word count but didn’t end up finishing the novel — it was something new and the characters never came together … Continue reading