Entries from January 2009

January 31, 2009

A FREE Read!

My editor and I decided to share a freebie story to help celebrate the season of love.
This tale should probably be rated “R” so you have been warned.
Please feel free to tell us what you think of betterthanchocolates_final1
This tale is being released under a Creative Commons license so feel free in passing it around to [...]

January 27, 2009

A Deeper Blue Review

One of my all-time favorite authors is John Ringo.
The other day, I tripped over a paperback release of the latest novel in his Paladin of Shadows (Ghost) series. The first book in that series is Ghost and I highly recommend it.
In A Deeper Blue, the ex-SEAL is once more called to help defend the US [...]

January 24, 2009

Shifter in Nigeria

It looks like there are shifter goats in Nigeria nowadays. From the article:
“In a front-page article on Friday, the Vanguard newspaper said that two men tried to steal a Mazda car two days earlier in Kwara State, with one suspect transforming himself into a goat as vigilantes cornered him.”

January 24, 2009

On the Road Again!

Now THAT was a long haul! Yesterday, I drove for about 20 hours with an hour and fifteen minute break about 3/4 way through. It was worth it though.
My wife and I drove south on I95 from Alexandria, Virginia to Stuart, Florida.
I’ll grab some pictures and post them in the next few days.
In the meantime, [...]

January 18, 2009

I’ve Joined Good Reads

The Reluctant Dom by Tymber Dalton

My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
I had a chance to read an early release and loved this novel.
This is an awesome piece and the only book in recent memory that brought tears to my eyes.
I will have a longer review here as soon as it is published.
View all my [...]

January 11, 2009

New Cover Art!

New Ickford Manor, my medieval time-travel novel, has new cover art. As usual, Renee Rocco has done a fantastic job.

January 11, 2009

Why are We So Angry?

I was just reading the current issue of What’s Next, which I recommend, by the way, and ran into this gem:
“In closing it is probably worth mentioning Elizabeth Kuber-Ross’s five point model of how people deal with death. Stage 1 is disbelief, stage 2 is yearning, stage 3 is anger, stage 4 is depression and [...]

January 6, 2009

Some Interesting Links

I ran into a couple of very interesting links today and since I’m a real ’sharing’ kinda guy, here they are:
Japanese posable figures (dolls) have grown into a real art form of their own. This link shows more than a hundred pictures.
And here are 40 tips to getting started in Social Media. I found that [...]

January 1, 2009

Predators and Editors

It seems that Predators and Editors has a pair of new polls for Best eBook Publisher and Best Editor.
I’d love to see Lyrical Press and my good friend Emma Wayne Porter get the wins. It only takes a few seconds to vote.
Good luck!

January 1, 2009

MySpace and Updates Here

I’ve just done a bit of New Year’s housekeeping here. It includes moving some pages around as well as adding a couple more.
There is a new contest with a whole buncha prizes. Check out the list of prizes and rules here.
Some friends asked me for a little more information about the series of stories I’ve [...]