Fright Fest Readings
This Thursday (Oct. 27th) from noon-1pm Eastern, I and Michael Arnzen, F. J. Bergmann, Jamal Hodge, and Roni Stinger will be reading our work at […]
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SFF Net Shutdown
The big news for me this past week is that I had to move my website. This turned into quite an intensive project because I’d neglected it […]
Shy Writers and Crunchy Numbers: An Author’s Introduction to Advertising
The most basic purpose of book promotion is to let people know that your book exists, why they might want to pick up a copy, […]
More on successful book promotion
Just to recap, in my last post on this subject I detailed my first two suggestions for promoting your book: Write the best book you […]
Faery Cats
San Francisco, CA — From country homes to urban server farms, faery cats are taking America by storm as the hottest trend in pets. 16-year-old […]
Uncanny Valley Girl
Mister Mori thought I’d find you eeriewith your tepid flesh and passive face.In your assembly I see naught but beautysans the animal flaws of the […]
Trepanation
The first migraine-plagued cavemanwho countered his aching craniumwith crudely pounded flint (and lived)surely shared his medical breakthrough. Headcutting is old as woodcutting.Andean shaman or alpine […]
Book Promotion: Part 1
When people think about doing book promotions, they often think of an author going on a book tour. Doing a book signing or sitting at […]
On sales versus publications
I was updating my website today, and it finally occurred to me that the casual site visitor might be put off by the fact that […]
A Brief Guide to the Money Fairies
This month, I’ll venture into the realm of cryptozoology and discuss entities that most people have encountered but few are aware of. These elusive, mercurial […]
Business Casual
“She’s so stylish!” my coworker declaredof her 7-year-old niece, as if that was the bestthing any girl could aspire to: being decorative.I scanned the ranks […]