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2019 was a hell of a year for me as a writer. Books released. Short stories sold. Lots of new stuff written, and lots of things learned. Seems like I should have something awesome and reflective to say about this, but about all I can come up with is, wow! I hit the 10-year mark on writing and maybe that did it, plus all the crazed persistence is paying off. Maybe I got lucky. Maybe …
Pretty exciting stuff to start out 2020 on the short story front. Two of my stories made the Tangent Online 2019 Recommended Reading list!! “The Disappearing Neighborhood” and “Daisy’s Heart” both from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine made this list. I’m floored. Really. These are my first pro sales so it’s amazing to see them here. You can view the entire list over on TangetOnline.com. Plus, a host of my short stories will be published in 2020. …
Excuse me for a moment while I go all sci-fi on you. Only for a moment, I promise. If you hop on a space ship and travel fast, I mean really fast, as in approaching light speed, you will experience time very differently than someone on Earth. Specifically less time will pas for you than for the person on Earth. This gets into Eisenstein’s theory of special relativity if you want to go all google …
I am very lucky to be part of WMG’s Holiday Spectacular 2019. This is a story-a-day subscription for the holiday season. Romantic stories, suspenseful stories, and stories that celebrate all kinds of winter holidays. My story, “A Grave Kind of Love,” is a sweet Christmas romance… that takes place (in part) in a graveyard… with ghosts! Yes, this is the Tucson graveyard of Shuffled Off and all the “A Ghost’s Memoir” books. JJ, Jesus, and …
Through next Wednesday (11/27/2019), all the ebooks in my ghost world are on sale over at Amazon. This is a great time to pick them up if you haven’t already. A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost is $0.99. This is my latest, and I think best, book. Shuffled Off: A Ghost’s Memoir, Book 1 is $0.99. This is where it all began. My first novel. Drawing the Dead is $0.99. My second novel and when I started to …
So, October…. boy, there was a lot going on. Some of it planned, and some of it more like “scramble like a maniac to get things done.” Lots of good stuff, so I think it all bears a little repeating. I would have been easy to miss something. Here we go. October 11: A Boy, a Girl, and a Ghost The new novel is released! We are getting some stellar review so far: And, in …
I’ve got a new story is out. This one is, technically, a short novella at about 80 pages long. I wrote it as part of my Campfire Tales program. It’s where you guys fill out surveys to help me write my next story and then get to read them, as long as you are a subscriber to my newsletter. (Yup, I’m trying to bribe you, but it’s a good bribe 😊) If you are a …
Star Date: October 26, 2019 Hello Campers! I just love the month of October! Mostly it’s because October is our author’s birth month. We always try to take time out to celebrate birthdays in a special way, like traveling to beautiful places, hiking, and enjoying some favorite foods. This year for Robert, the favorite food was homemade gf/vegan mac ‘n cheese and coconut birthday cake for dessert. We didn’t need to travel too far to …
While I’ve been releasing the Woody and June stories as episodes, short fun reads that take about an hour, I always intended those episodes to come together to form a larger story. And here it is. Woody and June versus the Apocalypse, Volume 1. All seven episodes, one fun story, one crazy romp through post-apocalypse Arizona. The ebook is on sale for $3.99 right now (it will go up to $5.99 in a few weeks). …
Star Date: September 28, 2019 Happy Fall Campers! The late Summer sunshine has gently given way to cooler temps and a riot of yellow flowers here in Flagstaff. We’re trading in short sleeves for those warm sweaters now that there’s a chill in the air. I think there’s nothing quite like reading a good Campfire Tale alongside a steaming mug of hot apple cider or a spiced rum toddy. As usual, our author has been …