I’ve released my new novella today, part of my Ace Stubble series. Ace is a lawyer who specializes in working with the undead and paranormal. In his last adventure, Dead Man’s Hand, he took on zombies and mobsters (and mobster zombies). In the new book, Unfinished Business, Ace gets caught up in a ghostly mystery…
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I’ve been blogging here for six months now. I enjoy it–find it fun and challenging to think of topics, and it’s nice to run up against an idea and be able to put together a little informal essay on the topic and send it out for the world to see. But at the same time…
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I’ve been working for a while on my next release, Unfinished Business. It’s a follow-up to Dead Man’s Hand and follows the same main character on a new adventure. Ace Stubble is a lawyer who specializes in helping the undead and paranormal with their legal problems. In Dead Man’s Hand, he dealt with zombies, a…
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I’ve put together a playlist for my novel Strictly Analog–songs that would either fit the mood of some of the scenes or that go along with the story. I’ve linked the tracks to other cites where you can listen (mostly YouTube). Think of it as the soundtrack for the book: 1. Charles Mingus. “II B.S./Haitian…
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Zombies, werewolves, a cute hacker, and a dead man’s hand. What more could you ask for? I’ll tell you what more–how about getting it for free? My novella, Dead Man’s Hand, is available today from Amazon. Have a look! Zombies, werewolves, vampires, rival Bowie tribute bands, and conjoined twin mobsters…it’s all in a day’s work…
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Strictly Analog, a dystopian science fiction novel, is available as a free download today at Amazon. Ted Lomax does his best to get by as a private detective in a society where almost nothing is private any more. He lives in a near-future California that has gained independence from the economically collapsed United States and…
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Take Back Tomorrow is available as a free Kindle download today at Amazon.com. Eddie Royce thinks he’s got things all figured out. He’s managed to cheat the system and gotten himself published in the sci fi pulps by “borrowing” plots from Shakespeare. He doesn’t mind being a cheat and a plagiarist as long as no…
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When Jon Stewart interviewed Christopher Walken on The Daily Show recently, he asked Walken if he’d ever had to give one of those fake 555 phone numbers while acting in a film. Stewart’s point was that every time a character uses one of those numbers, it pulls viewers out of the movie. These aren’t real…
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Here’s something that seems to be an accepted truth about and among indie writers: The e-book and indie publishing movements are good for writers, providing countless authors the opportunity to get their material “out there” when it would have been rejected out of hand by traditional publishers and agents. Two underlying arguments: 1. The publishing…
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