How many books equals success?

Last night, I was shown this blog post by Claude Forthomme. The link was shared with me by a fellow indie who was surprised by Forthomme's headline, "Only 40 Self Published Authors are a Success, says Amazon." Only forty? That seems pretty low. Especially because the definition of success is extremely subjective.…

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Knowing when to rewrite

Last week, I came very close to finishing Vanguard #14. In fact, I was less than a thousand words from the finish line. I'm already behind schedule on completion of season three, thanks in part to some unexpected computer repairs. But still, I realized what the problem was. It wasn't the stress of…

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Spectre Review

Daniel Craig's stint as James Bond has been overall pretty good. Even though I didn't think a reboot was needed, Casino Royale was a fresh take on the mythos and really did a great job bringing Bond into the twenty-first century (much like GoldenEye did for a post-Cold War Bond). Quantum of Solace was…

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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…

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