The Best Urban Fantasy Novels That You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
If you’re like me and you enjoy stumbling across good, solid urban fantasy novels, then it’s likely nothing can get your heart pumping like another avid reader sharing their best obscure finds. Here’s a short list of my favorite unsung heroes in the urban fantasy genre (and a couple of books that aren’t UF, but are…
Read MoreNew Book Trailer for Graveyard Druid!
Check it out… I just uploaded the book trailer for my latest new adult urban fantasy novel, Graveyard Druid. This is book 2 in the Colin McCool paranormal suspense series.
Read MoreSlides From My “Themes in Dystopian Fiction” Presentation
A few weeks back Vice Principal Marc Hernandez invited me to deliver an in-service presentation on the topic of dystopian fiction for the fine teachers and staff at the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy in Austin, Texas. LASA is unique in that students of the academy are required to study both STEM subjects and the…
Read MoreYup, I’m Still Writing Colin McCool Book Two…
Hey folks, just wanted to post a quick update. Despite rumors of my demise (“Damn you 2016!”) I am still very much alive and working on the second Colin McCool novel. Normally I crank out books at lightning speed, and I can typically write a 70k novel in under a month. However, I’ve slowed down…
Read MoreMy Favorite Halloween Novels
I love Halloween, always have and always will. When I was a kid I dressed as Dracula every year, in a white shirt, dark slacks, and a black cape with a red silk lining and a stiff, high collar that my mom had sewn for me. White make-up, plastic vampire teeth, and fake blood topped…
Read MoreJunkyard Druid Hits Top 1,000 Books On Amazon
Just a quick post to say “thanks” to everyone who helped push Junkyard Druid into the top 1,000 books on Amazon, and #1 in the Ghost Suspense genre. I think at one point it got up to 942 or 943, and now it’s hanging out at around 1,000 in the overall rankings in the Kindle…
Read MoreJunkyard Druid On Sale For Just .99 Cents
Junkyard Druid officially released on Amazon yesterday, and the book was well-received. We hit several best-seller and hot new release lists, including the top 20 in Ghost Suspense and Vampire Suspense, and the top 50 in New Adult and College Fantasy. Also, initial reader reviews have been quite positive. So far the book is averaging 4.5…
Read MoreTHEM Invasion Receives Honorable Mention In 2016 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards
Well, this is good news… it seems that THEM Invasion received an honorable mention in the 2016 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards in the “Fiction – Dystopia” category. I had entered it a while back and forgot about the contest, so when I received the notification of the award it was a nice surprise. With Junkyard…
Read MoreOn Finding Typos and Grammatical Errors in Indie Novels…
It’s a criticism that is commonly directed at indie novels and novelists; that indie novels are rife with typos, grammatical errors, and misspellings. And, to a great extent, it’s a fair criticism. I obviously support indie novelists, and I read indie books more often than I read those from traditionally published authors. So believe me,…
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