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The announcement of the next generation of Amazon’s Kindle has set the eBook world abuzz once again. Not only are the new models more attractive than their predecessors, but they also expand the market in new, untapped territories. For authors, this is great news, of course, but often, where there’s light there’s also darkness. In this case, the cloud on… Continue reading "Time to rethink Kindle content generation"
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Today I would like to welcome Angela White as a guest to my blog, as part of her blog tour to celebrate the release of her latest novel “Adrian’s Eagle.” When someone says the word Apocalypse, the mind immediately conjures up images of whole cities burning while zombies or crazed people run wild in the streets. There’s always arson and… Continue reading "Scenes of the Apocalypse #10 – Everyone carries a gun"
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This week a new animated movie makes it to theaters, taking a humorous look at the world of pirates. Aptly titled The Pirates! Band of Misfits you may have seen the trailer of the movie flicker over your television screen for the past weeks. If not, well, all is not lost – here is a look at the trailer for… Continue reading "Pirates, pirates, everywhere… but not a drop to drink!"
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When you read a book, it is sometimes hard to fathom the amount of work that goes into the words on the page. It just all seems so natural, flowing with ease at just the right pace to create suspense or tension. The reality of writing is that it is a lengthy and time-consuming process. The job of a writer… Continue reading "The anatomy of writing"
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If you’ve been following my blog or my Twitterstream, you will be aware that I’ve recently finished a new Jason Dark story. I began writing this series of supernatural mysteries taking place in Victorian England about 3 years ago. Revolving around the occult detective Jason Dark — kind of a Sherlock Holmes character facing paranormal cases — and his cast… Continue reading "The origins of <strong>Fu Man Chu’s Vampire</strong>"
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I thought I’d let all my faithful blog readers know real quick that my latest book, Fu Man Chu’s Vampire has been officially released today. It is available for only $2.99 on Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Kobo for all your favorite eBook reading devices or software. Want to know little more about it? Well, here is the book’s synopsis. As you… Continue reading "<strong>Fu Man Chu’s Vampire</strong> is now available!"
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Just out of the blue, I have decided to run a limited time promotion for the two Jason Dark Supernatural Mystery Collections over the weekend. Usually, these collections are priced $6.99 on Amazon. They feature three Jason Dark stories each, along with the bonus short story “Food for the Dead,” which ran in Fangoria Magazine as a serialized short earlier… Continue reading "Limited time promotion! Price reduction on Jason Dark Supernatural Mystery Collections"
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While I am still waiting for my editor Terry Coleman to complete his overview and comments on my latest Jason Dark supernatural mystery, “Fu Man Chu’s Vampire,” I spent some time over the past two weeks, trying to create a suitable cover for the book. In the past I had always hired an artist to paint a cover for me,… Continue reading "A first peek at the lettering for <strong>Fu Man Chu’s Vampire</strong>"
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I’ve been working my way through Amazon’s new KF8 format specs a little bit, and while it is a great format, taking the Kindle eBook format to where EPUB has been for some time, I have to say there are a few things that stick out like a sore thumb. One of the issues that truly and really disturb me… Continue reading "To KF8 or MOBI, that is the question…"
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Today I have a special offer for you, and hopefully I can entice you… As you are certainly aware, I am currently putting the final touches to the latest Jason Dark supernatural mystery with the title Fu Man Chu’s Vampire. The book is currently with my editor for a final polish — at least I hope he’s not going to… Continue reading "Buy <strong>Curse of Kali</strong> and get <strong>Fu Man Chu’s Vampire</strong> for free!"
