I got the first proof copy of my book a couple of weeks ago, and there were more than a few formatting errors, even though Createspace said everything was fine. It turns out that unless you have the formatting in mind when you create the document, there are going to …
When you first venture into self-publishing, you know there are going to be costs involved. Hey, if it was cheap, it would be a whole lot easier to break in, right? But there are some things that might escape those keen observation skills starting out and sneak up to …
Friday was a big day for me. I apologize for not posting sooner, but the first novel in The Nova Chronicles is complete. I put the end on Bone Sliver at around 12:30 am CST Saturday morning, and I guess I took the rest of Saturday to recuperate and crow …
So Close I can almost taste it. This is where it gets really scary and really exciting all at the same time. I think it is finally almost ready for people to see it. Feeling particularly vulnerable right now, so I’m going to go and take it out on Max …
Hey Y’all, If it seems like I haven’t been posting as much lately, it’s true and here’s why…I’ve been working on finishing Bone Sliver. I’ve got about five or six chapters to go before the first installment of The Nova Chronicles is ready to go to beta readers. Beta readers …
So graduation is over, and I’ve made it through my first intercession at RSU in Claremore. It was a great class, and I do still have the research paper to do, but it isn’t due until July, and in the interim I am volunteering with the local nature center and …
At the beginning of this month, my entire life changed forever. Perhaps it is a small thing, and perhaps not so small in some ways. On May 8, I went from GED’d high school dropout to having a college degree. Granted, it’s an associate’s degree, but it is a degree …
When people speak of “entertainment value” they are usually talking about what the audience gets from being entertained. This is about the other thing. Last semester a guy in my Writing For Mass Media class named Matt told everyone about the Tulsa Review and that they publish student and faculty …
The Beltane issue of Twisted Candle Newsletter is set to roll out on April 15, 2015! This is only our second issue so if you want to get in on this free content and progress report, go to the home page and sign up now! If you’re the kind of …
This week has been full of interesting revelations on self. I would share them here, with you, but I’m not sure I can fully articulate them yet. The things I am learning are some deep-seated, bad-ass things that will likely impact the rest of my life. Or not. You see, …
