Writing After the Writing’s Done 12 Mar 202615 Mar 2026 Okay, the cover is done and the interior pages are done. Time to sit back and chill, right? No. Now comes the headache of getting the book ready for release.…
Books Book Cover Evolution 27 Feb 2026 I've gotten a lot of questions about book cover design over the years, and even written a few blog posts about it. For my newest book, The Bounds of Magic,…
Books Bounds of Magic Release Events 15 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 As I wrote a couple of days ago, my new fantasy novel, The Bounds of Magic, will be released April 7. We have three launch events scheduled around Red Lodge…
Books… Shelf Space Part 3: Which books get the shelf space 5 Dec 202531 Jan 2026 This is part 3 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…
Books… Shelf Space Part 2: Self-published books in indie bookstores 29 Nov 20257 Dec 2025 This is part 2 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…
Books… 11 ideas for promoting your new book 8 Nov 20258 Nov 2025 It's a shock to the system. Really. You've finished your book, you've either landed a contract with a traditional publisher or made arrangements to self-publish. You're sitting back, waiting for…
Books… Gotchas in Book Contracts 27 Feb 2025 When I had an opportunity to move from self-publishing to traditional publishing years ago, I didn't think I needed a literary agent. I landed contracts through personal connections and highly-targeted…
Writing AI in Microsoft Word: Not Ready for Primetime 24 Feb 2025 It seems like every product on the tech market has to have artificial intelligence these days. There's AI built into all of the big software suites (Microsoft, Google, Adobe...), of…
Articles Technology for Microcephalic Morons 11 Mar 20151 Feb 2026 This was originally written for an old column of mine called "Technobabble." I wrote it in 2002, and just happened to come find it and think, "Gee, I'll bet people…