There’s a lot of buzz in academic circles these days about “growth mindset“–an idea based on these principles: (1) the human brain actually grows new neural connections when we learn things, and (2) when people are aware of this brain growth and believe that they can grow their brains, they actually persevere in the face…
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It’s been a lot of work, but I’m pleased to say I’ve reached the end of the road with Foundlings–all the research, drafting, revising, working with beta readers, revising some more, proofreading, editing, cover design, marketing, blogging, posting, elevator-pitching, and so on have all come together, and now the book is officially available in e-book…
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I joined the ranks of indie authors almost three years ago now, and I can’t begin to count the number of things I’ve had to learn in order to make it happen. I made quite a few mistakes with my first book, learned from them, and got better at writing, editing, formatting, marketing…the list goes…
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Sooner or Later, Everyone Needs to Be Found I’m pleased to be releasing my fifth full-length novel, Foundlings, this month. Getting all the finishing touches completed has taken up much of my time over the last several weeks, which is mostly why I haven’t been posting much of late. The book is now available in paperback…
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Sooner or Later, Everyone Needs to Be Found I’m excited to announce that my new novel, Foundlings, is now available for pre-order from Amazon for just $2.99. The book will release on February 1st, at which point the price will go up. Derek Chandler had it all—the education, the promising future, the beautiful wife—but a…
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I’ve been a little bit quiet on the blog for the last month or so as I’ve been putting all of my time and energy into finishing up my latest project, a new full-length novel titled Foundlings. This one’s a bit of a departure for me–more mainstream fiction than science fiction, although (as is the…
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I recently listened to the audio version of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife. The book was on my radar for a long time: some of my own readers saw parallels between Niffenegger’s handling of a relationship interrupted by time travel and my own Take Back Tomorrow, so I kept hearing about the book, but…
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When I released my cyberpunk dystopia Strictly Analog in 2012, I used a cover designed by a friend with a lot of experience in graphic arts. The book is a near-future noir-style mystery about a private detective who’s locked out of the high tech world he inhabits because of physical disabilities. As such, he exists…
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Over the last two years, I have become a fan of audio books. They’ve saved me more than once, keeping my stress level down as I battle the traffic on my daily commute through three Southern California counties and a few freeway interchanges. What used to irritate me is now no big deal thanks to…
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