I’m pleased to announce that my new science fiction novel, Strictly Analog, is now available in print and e-book editions. The cover art is by Mark Walsh, and I’m really pleased with the way it turned out.Here’s a taste of the first chapter: I was dreaming about Las Vegas again when the ferret woke me.…
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My new science fiction novel, Strictly Analog, is just about ready for release. My good friend, Mark Walsh, just finished with the cover art. The proof copy is on its way, and I’ll have the book available on Amazon shortly after that. This one will be available in print and Kindle formats. Here’s the blurb:…
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When I released my first book in paperback and Kindle editions earlier this year, I had the nice opportunity of being able to sign some copies for friends. One person joked about whether I’d sign his Kindle for him. I kindly offered to scratch my name into the cover. When my second book came out…
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My urban fantasy novella, Dead Man’s Hand, is available as a free download for the rest of the day–today, September 4th. Zombies, werewolves, vampires, rival Bowie tribute bands, and conjoined twin mobsters…it’s all in a day’s work for Ace Stubble, a gritty lawyer whose clients are the undead and paranormal. Feeling a bit worn out, Ace…
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I’ll think of this as the summer I became an audiobook convert. I had never really had anything against audiobooks before, but had just thought of them as “not my thing.” Years ago, while studying for the GRE in literature, I remember listening to cassettes (I did say “years ago,” remember?) of George Bernard Shaw…
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Anyone who’s given writing a shot knows it isn’t easy. The key to doing it, though, is just to do it. You have to have to write. You have a story that has to come out–a compulsion, an obsession. It’s in your blood, or it’s bleeding out of you as the old line about sitting…
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A few years ago, while attending a conference at the Center for Science Fiction Studies in Lawrence, Kansas, I found myself sitting next to Arthur B. Evans at lunch. I had never met him before and wasn’t familiar with his work, but we soon began comparing notes on teaching science fiction–myself at Fullerton College in…
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