Riding the B&N
I’ve been MIA for about a year now from this blog, and for that I apologize! Time flies when you’ve got book deadlines … but everybody else here has those, so I guess I haven’t really got a compelling...
View ArticleGoing for the Gold
Canada is in the global spotlight at the moment, thanks to the 2010 Winter Olympics. As some of you may know, I come from Canada, though I’ve been living south of the 49th for the past two decades. I’m...
View ArticleThe Book Launch
First off, happy St. Patrick’s Day. Though my ancestry is predominantly Scottish and English, I do have a dollop of Irish blood in me and I grew up watching the Irish Rovers on television so I always...
View ArticleWhy digital publishing didn’t catch on 10 years ago–and why it might now.
John Rosenman tackled this subject a few days ago, and I suspect others may in the days to come. Here are my rambling thoughts on some recent shifts in the publishing landscape. Ten years ago, when I...
View ArticleGearing Up for Publication
I’ve written 13 tie-in novels and countless roleplaying game book and other nonfiction titles that have sold well and won awards. On November 4, though, my first-ever fully original novel — Amortals —...
View ArticleYou get Value for Money this month…
I… have a new book coming out. As in, the day after tomorrow. I got a bit busy, with promo and stuff. I was doing interviews, guest blogs, what have you, for most of this month. In fact – and...
View ArticlePromotional consideration
At every convention I’ve attended, there’s a table full of promotional items. These usually consist of postcards or bookmarks, but sometimes there are fliers or little gadgets intended to entice people...
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A New World, New Tools – KDP Select – Game On
Since we don’t have a poster for the 31st, I figured I’d take advantage and get in a day early. I wanted – this time out – to pass on what I do, and what I do not know about the Amazon.com KDP Select...
View ArticleSocial media
I have a Facebook account, a Twitter account, a message board and a personal blog that is mirrored to LiveJournal. I used to be on MySpace, but I deleted that account after MySpace became geared mostly...
View ArticleThe strangest time
I have a new book coming out in just over two weeks. This has to be the strangest point in a book’s lifespan. I’ve seen finished copies, but it’s not available to anyone else yet. I put the manuscript...
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