A round-up post, huh. Gods. What to even say about 2020. I have heart issues. My partner has asthma. So along comes a pandemic that we are both specifically vulnerable to. I jokingly say a lot that we haven’t left our house since February. It’s an exaggeration, but not much of one. Thankfully, with the way… Continue Reading »
Writing
Looking Forward – 2016
As I mentioned previously in my post Looking Backwards, 2015 was a mind-boggling year for me. I released four novels (City in the Sky, Space Carrier Avalon, Hand of Mars and Stellar Fox), made a deal with Tantor Media to release audiobooks of my main-line books (Space Carrier Avalon, Starship’s Mage, and Hand of Mars have… Continue Reading »
Two Years On
This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship’s Mage universe. Two years ago today, I launched Starship’s Mage: Episode 1 on Amazon. I had high hopes for its success – I quite liked the novella and was very pleased with it. Over the… Continue Reading »
Looking backwards
So, due to the wonders of Amazon’s payment scheme (what I earned in October is paid at the end of December), I now know what I made in 2015 from writing income. Most notably, October was my best month ever. This continues the trend of the month after the release of each of my Space Opera… Continue Reading »
The 25,000 word death zone
I have been writing for most of my life – all of my adult life and some before that. As I’ve said earlier, I’ve finished five novels. I have two I regard as active works in progress. But a quick and dirty survey of my folders found me nine major projects, six of which were… Continue Reading »
Back – and forth. Publishing and why we write.
Well, the last few weeks have been different. Finished up with the convention I was at, finished moving, and then some personal issues cropped up. Suffice to say, I haven’t been writing much, but I promised a weekly post and I’ve been slacking! So, this week we’re talking about getting published. Let’s be clear: I… Continue Reading »