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Thoughts After Eight Years of Self-Publishing and About What’s Ahead

In the beginning…  I published my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge, in December of 2010. I’d taken a short stab at querying agents, but at the same time that I was doing that, I got my first kindle, and I … Continue reading

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Science Fiction Romance Meets Fun Alien Critters in the Pets in Space 3 Anthology

I don’t usually post about my pen name projects on this blog, but “Ruby” has a new sci-fi romance novella out in the Embrace the Passion: Pets in Space 3 anthology. And it’s fun. 🙂 All the authors wrote new … Continue reading

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The Agents of the Crown Fantasy Series Kicks off with Eye of Truth (preview chapters)

Many thanks to those of you who read all of Eye of Truth (Agents of the Crown, Book 1) on my blog this summer. The ebook is now releasing on Amazon where it’ll be exclusive for the rest of 2018, so I … Continue reading

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Free Fiction: Bearadise Lodge

For this month’s free short story, I have something new for my science fiction fans. (Though this is more of a moon-side fun adventure than anything hard scifi, so fantasy readers may enjoy it too.) The characters in this story … Continue reading

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What’s Coming Next and Where I’ve Been

A reader emailed me and asked me if I was dead. I guess that’s a sign that it’s time to update the blog? I make fairly regular updates on Facebook and Twitter, but the blog has sadly been neglected. The … Continue reading

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The Fallen Empire Series Rolls on with Book 6, Arkadian Skies

Back when I published a mere four books a year or so, I actually updated my blog. It was an interesting time! These days, I’ve been so busy with the books that I’ve been ignoring my website and just about … Continue reading

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How to Successfully “Genre Hop” as an Author

If you’re an indie author, you’ve probably heard this advice: write in a series and publish often. If you genre hop, your readers won’t follow you. If you have too many series going at once, you’ll struggle to build momentum … Continue reading

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Another Look at Amazon Advertising (with someone who is having success)

Last year, I did a blog post on Amazon’s then-new advertising program and whether it’s working for me. It wasn’t, and it still isn’t (I tried again recently with a couple of my pen name books, since they’re in KDP … Continue reading

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