Writing
Author Interview with Tonya Kappes with Giveaway Pt. 2
Today I am thrilled to be continuing my interview with Tonya Kappes, prolific indie author and fellow University of Kentucky alumnus. She’s the author of eight novels and co-author of Tricked Out Toolbox, a book on marketing for authors. Her ninth novel, A Charming Crime, launches this week! You can buy A Charming Crime at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Tonya … Continue reading
Some Bad News and the Start of a New Journey
About a month ago, I had a relapse of the terrible back pain that had plagued me for twelve years. Long story short, after an MRI and several doctor visits, I’ve learned that the disk I had surgery on last year is bulging once again. What we don’t know is if this was caused by … Continue reading
Four Writers to Follow
I’ll admit it. When I wrote and published Driving to BelAir last August, I had no idea how hard it would be to sell an ebook. The greatest thing about the last nine months hasn’t been any kind of sales figures or financial reward, it’s been the great people I’ve met who have been so … Continue reading
And So It Went: The 168 Film Project for 2012
For the last two weeks, I’ve been engrossed—obsessed may be a better word—in completing my entry for the 168 Film Project. The story of how it got made is filled with as much drama as the movie itself. First, the backstory. I first became enamored with the 168 Project during my visit to Los Angeles … Continue reading
Buy My Book! Or, Yanno, Don’t.
Dallas had been acting strange all morning, so I poured a handful of Cheerios into my hand and laid them on the my for him. After receiving this vaguely bored, mostly questioning look from Dallas, and not wanting the Cheerios to go to waste, I started picking off one at a time and eating them … Continue reading
My Journey as a Writer
For about ten years, I pursued writing with a zeal. But being a Christian, and being involved in a charismatic church where reality wasn’t always as valued as perception, I started feeling like I should be writing Christian fiction. Now, I know Christian fiction gets banged on for being sub-par, much like Christian music. It’s … Continue reading
Everyone Needs a Coach
It’s a balmy night in Texas, one of those nights that’s so hot the falling rain evaporates on your clothes. Bugs congregate around any light they can find. A football team, embittered and disgraced, stands on a neglected field in front of a bonfire. Their coach, just one disastrous game in to his fourth job in three … Continue reading
Driving to BelAir – First Reader Reviews Are In!
So, DRIVING TO BELAIR has officially been live on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords for one month as of today. And it’s gotten three terrific reviews so far. Since I don’t really have anything else to blog about at the moment, I thought I’d share those reviews and my thoughts on each of them.
My First Month as an eBook Author
Four weeks ago, I uploaded DRIVING TO BELAIR to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. So, I thought it would be fun to talk about the last four weeks and everything that’s happened since I clicked publish. The numbers are real, though the presentation is not quite linear.
More on Amazon’s Quality Crackdown…
Yesterday, I told the story of a KindleBoards author who was chastened by Amazon for errors in his book that weren’t really errors. Today comes even more news, this time through the blogasphere, from author D.D. Scott, whose novel LIP GLOCK has been climbing the Kindle charts. The story is much the same as yesterday’s. … Continue reading
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