Cheap and Free Urban Fantasy Books To Get You Through The COVID-19 Lockdown!
Need some cheap and free urban fantasy books to read while you’re on lockdown? Here’s a list of all the books I’m giving away for free right now, and what I have on sale… Blood Scent – This is the prequel to Junkyard Druid. You can grab it for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/q32676fi05 Druid Blood –…
Read MoreNews & Updates From the Junkyard for March 2020
Here’s a little update regarding what I’ve been up to, the book launch, and upcoming spin-offs in the Colin McCool urban fantasy universe… 1. Druid Mystic Book Launch So far, everything is going right on schedule. The ebook is set to drop on Friday, and the paperback version of Druid Mystic should be live on…
Read MoreWhy Writing Fiction Is Harder Than People Think
Every author has heard this line at least once: “I’ve got this great idea for a book.” Whenever we hear those words, we paste on a polite smile while slowly dying inside, because we know what’s coming next. “And if I could just find someone to write it, it’d be a guaranteed bestseller.” Um, no.…
Read MoreThe Witcher Review: Not Exactly What Fans Expected, But I’ll Take It!
I had a chance to watch the entire first season of Netflix’s The Witcher over the holidays, and I have to say—it wasn’t exactly what most fans expected, but personally I enjoyed the hell out of it. Now, I know there are some Andrzej Sapkowski purists out there who wish they’d have followed his books…
Read MoreNo, I Haven’t Been Goofing Off…
It’s time for another of my very infrequent blog posts, which I usually write so my readers don’t think I’m just goofing off and ignoring them. Or ignoring the next novel, short story collection, audiobook, or whatever else I have on my production schedule. And while I do love nothing more than playing video games…
Read MoreMD Massey Books In Order: The Suggested Reading Order For The Colin McCool Series
Readers often ask, “What do I read first?” or “Did I miss something? These characters are referencing an event that wasn’t in the main series!” In the latter case, they’re usually referring to something that happened in one of the short stories or novellas. I know some readers feel those additional books and stories are…
Read MoreHow To Deal With Criticism As A Writer
What’s New? A couple of things, actually. For one, the audiobook for Blood Circus was released last week. And, Blood Scent and Blood Circus are (finally) available in paperback format. Also, I’m working hard on Book 8 in the Colin McCool series, in the hopes I can finish it by the end of the year. No…
Read MoreHappy December!
December is here and the Massey family is well into celebrating the holiday season. It’s been nothing but lights and trees and decorations around here for a week straight: But that’s not all that’s been going on around here… I’ve also been hard at work on Book 8 of the Colin McCool/Junkyard Druid series. The…
Read MoreWhat It Takes To Write And Publish An Indie Novel
In case you were wondering… here’s a list I’ve compiled on what it takes to write and publish a novel. (And no, this isn’t a NaNoWriMo thing, it’s just something that came to me while doing all the “stuff” for my latest novel.) So here goes… – Ten years to learn how to write –…
Read MoreOddball Movie Review: How It Ends
The ironically-titled How It Ends is a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Theo James, Forrest Whitaker, Grace Dove, and Kat Graham. Like many of the other Netflix original films the streaming service has released this year, it features an above-average production value and a perfectly competent cast. Sadly, it ultimately fails to deliver as a theater-worthy movie…
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