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Release notes, process, and the odd dispatch from the desk.

• March 9, 2015

  Editing’s in the works.

  I’m really excited to share the news that Lauren, my editor extraordinaire, has received my second draft of My Last Days and has begun her journey on removing all of my unnecessary commas, overuse of characters thinking out loud, and she’ll probably point out how my main character’s a moron or something equally overlooked by

  Sample Chapters · Second Draft

• February 9, 2015

  Kindle Promos are Great!

  There’s four major eBook providers, well three major ones and then Google. Of those major players (Google, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon), only Amazon lets you make your book free for a period of time. You get five days every six months to make your book free. I had good luck with it when

  Final Draft · Sample Chapters

• February 8, 2015

  That Week I Worked for UPS

  I worked for UPS for exactly 1 week in my early 20s. It was intense but also more terrible than anything else in my life. This story details that week of my life.

  Jobs · Music · Short Stories

• January 19, 2015

  Time Flies, doesn’t it?

  I can’t believe it’s been over a month since my last update. In fairness, I took a week off from everything – which is very unlike me – to move and get settled into my new place. As I sit at my desk in my new office, the sound of morning commuters zipping by on the road,

  Sample Chapters · Second Draft

• December 8, 2014

  An Editing Update

  I’m chugging away like a madman on the second draft of My Last Days, editing out long unneeded parts, making my characters stronger and solidifying the story itself. By my math, I’m about 30% done with the second draft and Lauren (my editor extraordinaire) is ready in the wings for when I’m done and will

  Second Draft

• November 10, 2014

  Back on Track!

  I’ll admit that I’ve been feeling a little defeated lately. The lack of sales of A Sour Chord – though mostly my fault for not really marketing it – have me questioning why I’m even doing this. Not because I want the money, that’s not – and never has been – what this is about.

  First Draft · Progress · Sample Chapters

• October 9, 2014

  How do other authors do it?

  I published A Sour Chord on May 18th of this year and immediately went back to work on My Last Days, trying to finish that book’s first draft. Since then, sales of A Sour Chord have dropped off significantly, selling maybe one or two copies a month on Kindle or iBooks, none on the other

  Final Draft · Sample Chapters

• August 24, 2014

  The Monster from Connecticut

  In the late 90s, I met a lot of my friends online. This story is about a girl I met (through someone else online) and eventually invited her over for dinner when she was going to be in town.

  Short Stories · Teenage Years