Good morning, squiders! How is your October treating you? We’re in the midst of a butterfly migration. Which sounds amazing, but they’re literally everywhere and every time I hit one with my car I feel like a horrible person. (Two weeks
Nothing’s Ever Where You Need it to Be
Oh, squiders. Why is it when you need something, and you know you just saw it, you can’t actually ever find it? I feel like the more important said item is, the more likely it’s been jettisoned into space, never
Review: Icarus by David K. Hulegaard
Happy Monday, Squiders! Today I’ve got Icarus by David K. Hulegaard for your potential enjoyment. It’s scifi noir. David will be giving away a $25 gift card during his review tour, entry for which you can find at the bottom
Useful Link Round-up
Okay, Squiders, I want to be able to do the idea generation posts in a row, so for today, I’m going to share various links that I’ve been hoarding that other people might find interesting. Monday I’ll have a review/promo
A Poll, a Conference, and an Update
Can you believe it’s April, squiders? And, yes, I realize that we are halfway through April, which almost makes it worse. At the end of April, I am going to be attending Pike’s Peak Writers Conference (henceforth PPWC). This is
Cover Reveal: Ever Touched by Erin Zarro
Happy Monday, squiders! I know I don’t normally post on Mondays, but I wanted to share the cover for the third book in Erin Zarro’s science fantasy series, Ever Touched. (I have read an advanced copy and can confidently say
Troubleshooting: Avoiding Scams
So, Squiders, this is our final post about submitting and publishing for the nonfiction book. I’ll take a few weeks off of the nonfic books after this, and then we can talk about whether or not we’d like to do
Troubleshooting: No One’s Buying
Self-publishing can be a lot of work–not only do you have to write the book, but you have to be in charge of editing, proofreading, securing a cover, distribution, and marketing. So it can be depressing if sales are slow
Troubleshooting: How Many Rejections are Too Many?
All right, Squiders! Let’s get into the troubleshooting portion of submission and publication, which will be the last section included here on the blog. Please let me know if this book blogging thing is working for you, and if you’d
The Short of It is Out!
Good morning, Squiders! The Short of It: Speculative Short Stories is now live and available to buy on Kindle. In celebration, I’ve also got Hidden Worlds, Shards, and City of Hope and Ruin on sale for a dollar! You can
