Sudden Rescue – The Cover

My next, and first full length, novel is scheduled for release some time in March.  It’s in the revision process right now, and as mentioned previously, that allows a window for the preparation of a cover.  This was the first time I’ve ever commissioned artwork in my life, and...

Three for Three: A Pulp Revolution Call to Arms

One of the easiest, cheapest and fastest ways to show your support for an author is to write an Amazon review.  The algorithms that operate in the substrate of that website use the reviews a book has to determine how strongly it sells that book to random shoppers.  As...

Five Dragons – Now Available for Pre-Order

There’s more than one way to kill a dragon.  On February 18th, join the adventure as five different heroes square off against raw forces of hungry, elemental might.  This complete collection features four novellas, each one a ripping yarn about a remorseless killing machine bent on destruction, and each...

Getting Frisky

The Frisky Pagan’s inciteful* analysis busts me up! That’s from a G+ thread that was too good not to share.  That got me thinking, though.  Can you imagine Rain Man…in Spaaaaaace!“I’m a good starship pilot.  Definitely a good pilot.  Always on Wednesdays.  Never make the Kessel Run on Thursdays. ...

Cirsova Four, Part One

This was a long time coming.  Cirsova Issue #4 has been in my hands for months, this copy has travelled across the Pacific twice, and I’m just now getting around to reading through it.  There just aren’t enough hours in the day for all the great fiction raining down...

What If You’re Wrong?

A recent post of mine was one of those, “Have you actually read any of the old pulps?  Because they are crazy fun.  Here’s one that ain’t perfect, but has all the adventure, action, heroism, and humor that a reader could ask for.”  At some point, somebody will take me...

Self-Publishing: The Cover Art

The first draft of my next (and first full length) novel sits on my hard drive, waiting for the revision process to begin. The self-imposed break between writing and revising – the better to approach the words with a fresh perspective – makes the perfect time to secure cover art. ...

Luria, Queen of the Panther World

I posted the image to the left on Twitter as a completely un-ironic goof.  As you know, I’ve been using the skills developed during fighting in the meme-trenches to install the God Emperor’s butt on the Cherry Blossom Throne to show the world that the old pulps are well...

Torchship – The Best of the 80s

Reading Torchship* brought me back to those halcyon days of the 1980s hen network television spent a full decade taking advantage of the reduced costs of special effects to churn out a steady stream of episodic ensemble genre shows that were as creative in their central conceit as they...

Going Somewhere With This

No greater tribute to the power of memes exists that the current occupant of the Cherry Blossom throne.  If you follow me on the tweetbox you’ve probably noticed my recent predilection for challenging conventional wisdom using covers of the old pulps to make a definitive statements about them than...