Fractured Fragment Friday: “Cat and Mouse”

For Fractured Fragment Friday, since I’m currently working on my sixth AND seventh Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire stories, here’s the blurb from the third tale in the series. From “Cat and Mouse”: Major Tom has plans for his leave time: this cat is finally going to get some much-needed R&R with his mates. … Continue reading →

Fishing Friday: Looking for Things to Improve

Always reexamine everything… I’m a cheapskate. As much as I’m enjoying listening to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series through Audible, I am waiting until the 26th of each month for my next credit to be awarded rather than paying extra to binge-listen. It’s a lucky thing for me – … Continue reading →

Selling Saturday (early edition): Release Weekend for Just Some More, And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get Out of My Mind

The preorder campaign is over for Just Some More, And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get Out of My Mind ; the collection includes the following short stories: “The Collective is All” – At least that’s what Abbe’s been told, but events lead him to wonder if there might just be some intelligent … Continue reading →

Selling Saturday: Preorder Campaign Begins for “Just Some More, And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND”

That sure is a mouthful, isn’t it? When I started putting together short-story collections, the first one was Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND, and adding another word to the title for each new volume seemed a fun and natural thing to do. Maybe I didn’t understand HOW MANY stories I was going … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: You Have to Sell It

Goals are going pretty well – my story rotate back to market in 7 days or less,  ePublication every 4 weeks continued with “Baastards’ Revenge” last week. I put up my three blog posts. And I started reading my fifth book (Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.) I wrote 4,585 words, all of it … Continue reading →

Selling Saturday: “Baastards’ Revenge” Preorder Campaign

And so it continues… “Baastards’ Revenge” – the fourth story of my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series – is prepped and ready to go. Champion of the Empire Hercules Tom thinks this is a mere diplomatic mission to Baast; little does he know what the Baastards have in store for him. But don’t … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: It Worked!

Last week’s goal recap – Blog postings, market rotations and ePublications all on schedule. But the most pivotal for me is 3757 WORDS! That’s what happens when I make a daily commitment of 300 words instead of a weekly one of 3000. Taking little bites instead of trying to swallow the apple whole is a … Continue reading →