So there will be some changes hitting in the coming days to the availability of some of my books. In my day job, I'm a Financial Analyst - which basically means I break down numbers, trends and data to produce conclusions that are useful for decision-making. Since I actually enjoy my day job, I applied those skillsets to tracking my book sales and writing (there are some very complicated spreadsheets on my computer). One of the pieces of analysis I did was on Kindle Unlimited versus ... Read more »
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Life, and the Space Carrier Avalon Release Date
The release date for Space Carrier Avalon has been pushed back to the beginning of June. While the various delays really should only push it back a week, unfortunately that puts it into the middle of my move into my new house. For some strange reason, I don't plan on trying to edit and assemble publication files while my working setups are either packed or split between houses! In other news, we bought our first house, an adorable little condo townhome tucked away in one of Calgary's older ... Read more »
City in the Sky Released!
City in the Sky has finally been released - and one lucky member of the mailing list has won a copy! Check it out on Amazon here or Smashwords here. Other vendors to follow as they update. Trapped between two peoples Erik Tarverro is a half-breed raised as a smith in the human city of Vidran. Hounded for his mixed blood and denied mastery in his craft, he leaps at the chance to join his father’s people in the Sky City of Newport. There, he learns he is the only heir of an ... Read more »
Release Schedule
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. The bottom of the front page has now been updated with a schedule of the planned release dates for 2015. They are as follows: City in the Sky: Late March. Also known as 'Very Soon Now (TM)" Space Carrier Avalon: May or June. I'm aiming for the end of May, but I've got about 25,000 words left to go, plus at least one edit cycle. If it slips into ... Read more »
Projects Update
There's been a bit of radio silence on here the few weeks - I started a new job in January, and while it's been an absolute blast, its also taking most of my brainpower during the week. Most of what's left goes into writing rather than posting here. Somehow, I suspect everyone's okay with that! Figured I would throw out a quick update on what I'm working on: The main project right now is Space Carrier Avalon. This is at 47,000 words, and tracking relatively well for a target release date ... Read more »
The Glynn Stewart How-To Guide for Self-Publishing
A few people have asked me for a guide on the mechanics of self-publishing. Thankfully, most people seem to realize that 'being successful' at self-publishing is both a vague metric and a lot harder to tell people how to do! Last night I sat down and finally wrote it. I used the same style I'd use for a basic office process manual, so it gets pretty simplistic at points. For the curious, the text is after the cut: ... Read more »