TOUR 2011 – Laying The Foundation

So, we’re not too far away from January 2011 when THE KENSEI rolls off the presses from St. Martin’s and lands in bookstores everywhere. As such, I’m starting to put together a massive tour to promote the book.
And I need your help.
I’m looking to do actual signings, blog stops, podcasts, TV, radio, street corners, [...]

The Future for Writers (part 2)

So, in my last post we talked about how a lot of authors (myself included, briefly, when I started doing this full time about a decade back) have relied too much on only one source for their income over the years. And consequently, when that income source is threatened or dissolves in the fashion [...]

The Week Ahead…

Got a busy week ahead:

I’ll be sending out the next chapter of THE MADAGASCAR MATTER later today. This has been on-hold lately because of the other projects I’ve been involved in as well as some personal stuff that cropped up. In any event, we’ll be back on a regular schedule now, after leaving [...]

Updates…

So, lessee…got a few updates to share…
First of all, I received the first pass typeset pages for THE KENSEI in the mail today. These are basically how the pages will look in the actual book. I need to go through them and spot any typos and report them back. This is usually [...]

When Life Sucks

In my last post, I talked about the path of a warrior and the concept of fudoshin, that driving force behind achieving goals and blasting through challenges. But what happens when things don’t move fast enough? What happens when the constant slog grinds you down, the interminable wait bores you to shreds, and [...]

THE MADAGASCAR MATTER – Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen
“You may call me Esmeralda. I am the shaman of the tribe and have been so for more years than I care to remember.”
We sat under a towering baobab tree, atop two small stools carved from tree trunks. In front of us, a small [...]

THE MADAGASCAR MATTER – Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen
I felt my stomach go hollow at the thought of the coming mass of swarming and biting ants that would no doubt take great pleasure in eating bits of me. I glanced up at Andrian’s son. “They won’t kill me, if that’s what you’re thinking.”
He sniffed. “I know that. But [...]

THE FIXER Graphic Novel Cover Art Revealed

Artist Brian McCulloch has delivered the final painting for THE FIXER graphic novel cover and it’s fantastic stuff! I especially admire how well he was able to capture actor Brandon Stumpf and the background of Vienna (where the first part of the story takes place). This is going to be a gorgeous book [...]

TV GUYS – Chapter 1

Note: This is a reprint of a column I started writing last year that fizzled out as my schedule got more complex. I’ll be reprinting the columns here over the next few months and then continuing where I left off last year. Enjoy!
If I were pitching my current project as a movie in [...]

THE MADAGASCAR MATTER – Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve
The pain echoing around inside my skull dragged me back to consciousness with all the gentleness of a runaway train hitting a watermelon. My eyes popped open, brilliant white light made me scream and wince, and then I vomited all over myself.
Laughter.
I would have wiped my mouth, but my hands were tied behind [...]

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