(This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 3.3 Fear of the Dark As I was about to release the first episode of my serial, Debt Collector, I had a sudden bout of anxiety that had nothing to do with the normal release-day-jitters. Or the story itself. In fact, I was in love with the… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 3.2 Fear and the Creative Worker I believe that overcoming fear is one of the most difficult things a writer does. Maybe this isn’t true for every writer, but it was (and is) certainly true for me. In the beginning, it was fear of sharing my work, fear… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Taking the Road Less Traveled This section is all about battling the fears that come along with doing something different. You would think that writers would naturally gravitate to the unique, celebrating diversity and independent thought. And to a large extent that is true; and yet, at the… Read More

(This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) Ch 2.2 Five Year Plan Why Make The Plan? There are a million decisions you have to make as an author. What do I write next? Indie or trad-pub? Agent or no? Do I go to this conference or invest in how-to books? Should I… Read More

   (This is an excerpt from my Indie Author Survival Guide, available on Kindle and Nook.) For Heaven’s Sake, Get a Map and a Compass Before you decide whether that manuscript is publishable. Before you scour the interwebs trying to decide how to publish, indie or otherwise. Before you take the leap, make sure you know this: What are you in this for? To… Read More

One of the great things about serials is exploring the depths of complex alternate world. Writer-friend Jonathan Gillespie has done just that in his new BeaconSaga serial about a dying universe with a small speck of hope… in the form of a miracle baby, that may be the last child ever born. Just for fun, Jonathan and I are pitting… Read More