Some of you may recall a while back, when I asked for your feedback in a reader survey. Well now, I'm asking again. Reader input is very valuable to me. It helps me know what I'm doing right, what I need to change, and where I should concentrate my efforts next. One…
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A New Year
An update from me is a bit overdue and what better time to get it out there than in the form of a New Year's message? 2015 was a pretty big year for me as an author. Although I've been doing this since 2007, 2015 was really when I started taking…
Free SFF series starters!
Science fiction and fantasy author Patty Jansen is hosting a promotion. You can get over fifty science fiction/fantasy books free of charge! Every title on this list is the first book in a series, which means each is a gateway into a new world to explore! And The Lost Continent, the…
Should you do NaNoWriMo?
Ah, November. The month when writers all over the world will fire up their computers and prepare to begin the arduous task of completing a 50,000 word manuscript in one month. National Novel Writing Month has become a global phenomenon. I know a lot of writers who are doing it…
Vanguard #8 available now!
We're now at the halfway point of season two, and everything begins to change here! Various pieces are falling into place that will set up not only the season finale, but also answer questions and prepare for what promises to be an explosive third season! In the latest episode, Zenith…
Want Free Books?
Who doesn't love free books? Well, I'm giving you a chance to get all the free books you can handle. I'm starting up an Advance Review Team. What this means is that you'll receive free copies of my books before they're released so you can have a chance to read…
Make a writing schedule
Answer the following questions: When is the deadline for your current writing project? What is your next project going to be and when will it be due? When will your next book be published? If you can't rattle off the answers to these questions right away or if you don't have…
Writing Fast
Stephen King recently wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times entitled "Can A Novelist Be Too Productive?" In it, he addresses the myth by many in the literary community that being a prolific writer equals being a bad writer. This is one of those myths that just won't die and…
Take the reader survey!
I've got a few questions for readers of my fiction and I would really like to know your opinions on some things. If you don't mind, I'd really appreciate taking a few minutes to answer these questions. There's not a lot of them and you don't have to attach your…
5000 Words Per Hour
If you're serious about improving your productivity as a writer, then you should definitely read this book. Writers are constantly being told that they should increase their word count, but making that jump from a few hundred to a few thousand words an hour can seem very daunting. Fox lays…










