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AI and Publishing – A Sci-Fi Author’s Perspective

Into every life a little rain must fall, and, friends, it’s monsoon season! In an ever-changing publishing world the newest challenge is AI. You’d think I’d be thrilled. I *want* to be thrilled. I grew up on Asimov and Star Trek. I love The Murderbot Diaries and stories about Stabby…

“Why do you____?” …. Because It Matters

One of those questions that always throws me is, “Why do you care about THAT? You don’t need to know that for your job.” As if curiosity and learning aren’t their own reward. Usually I let it slide with an eye roll. I don’t have time to lecture every random…

“Show Up As Yourself” …. Myself Would Like To Take A Nap

When I saw the last few months have been busy I mean my schedule has been packed from 7am (or earlier) every day to 10pm every night. I wish it was all books. Some of it was books. I’ve been lucky enough to have excellent editing clients this year with…

Fleet Of Malik Hardcovers Are Coming For Valentine’s Day!

Let’s start 2023 off with some really good news. Fleet of Malik, BODIES IN MOTION and CHANGE OF MOMENTUM, are getting hard cover editions that will be released in time for Valentine’s Day 2023. Yay! *throws confetti around the room* The price will be $29.99 USD because these are LONG…

ESCAPE (the sci-fi collection)

Just in time for summer break! Today I’m releasing a collection of short stories. They’ve been around before, but now they are finally all collected in one book, great for putting on the shelf, and the theme is ESCAPE. Why escape? Ursula K. Le Guin said it best: “If we…

It’s Impossible Until It Isn’t

About twenty minutes ago my youngest child walked into my office with a green marble and asked if I could make a necklace out of it. Until recently my answer would have been, “I know it can be done, but I don’t know how.” But in February I was smitten…

Notes From The World Of Publishing – March 2022

Sometimes the only way to get the change you need in an industry is to air some of the dirty laundry. So let me pull up the curtain and talk about what’s happening in publishing right now… … if you’re following authors, editors, or publishers on social media in the…

A Special Buy-2-Get-1-Free Sale Just For Kobo Readers!

Good News: The full Time & Shadows series has been re-released. The first two books have very light edits (errant commas replaced, a word here or there corrected). The third book, DECOHERENCE, had several chapters added. The ending is the same, but my editor and I both agreed there was…

Summer Story Round Up

I keep writing and deleting blog posts. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes right now. Some of it is good. Some of it is bad. Most of it is stuff I can’t talk about on the blog. So let’s hit the highlights of the summer and move one… DESERT…

FOR EVERY ACTION (Fleet of Malik 3) FAQ- When’s that getting published?

It has been almost a year since CHANGE OF MOMENTUM debuted and I’m getting a lot of questions about when Fleet of Malik #3 will be available. Here is what I know right now… Is FOR EVERY ACTION written yet? As of March 2021 FOR EVERY ACTION is 1/5th written…