Open Minds has advanced to the Top 5 Finalists in YA for Kindle Book Review’s Best Indie Books of 2012! There are lots of contests out there that are more scam than honor, especially for indie authors seeking recognition. For Kindle Book Review, however, the entry fee was low (a good sign) and KBR has a strong history of supporting… Read More
I haz new stories out. The Handler (Mindjack Origins) It’s time for Julian Navarro to fulfill the mission left to him by his dead parents: to spark a revolution that would allow mindjackers to live freely in a mindreading world. While his ability allows him to mentally control the instincts of others, Julian wants to win jackers to his cause… Read More
I’m a mom. It’s my right to brag on my kids, loudly and often, especially when my kid does awesome things and makes me proud. But even if Adam Quinn (aka Dark Omen) wasn’t my kid, he’d still be that 13-year-old teen that I’d love to hang out with because he’s just so darn interesting and funny. Adam’s latest accomplishment… Read More
In the ancient days of last summer, before I had seriously considered indie publishing myself, I self-published my then twelve-year-old son’s first novel, Adventures at and Around the Galaxy. The full story is here, but in short, creating a paperback at Createspace was cheaper than copying his novel at Kinko’s, and the ebook was an easy way to distribute copies… Read More
My guest post today is by C. Lee McKenzie, blogger and author friend, who has a new middle grade book out that looks awesome: Alligators, witches and a spooky mansion aren’t your average neighbors . . . not unless you live at the edge of the Ornofree swamp in the backwater town of Hadleyville. Pete Riley may only be eleven,… Read More
The passing of Neil Armstrong feels like something stronger. Like the death of an era. Like the passing of a time when we yearned for the stars with a child-like zeal and passion that somehow escapes us now. Maybe because one of my earliest memories is gathering with my family around a giant, cabinet sized TV when I was just… Read More