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“Songs I Wrote in the ’80s” music video This one takes my previous video, "Antidote," to the next level: a logical progression ...
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Finding the Light album released! The day has come! Finding the Light is my first commercially released album. It ...
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“Antidote” music video With my Finding the Light album release this week, I figured I should preview ...
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Album cover revealed! Here it is! She's a beaut, eh? The artwork comes from the illustrious brush ...
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Album Progress My lack of recent updates is because historically most of them have been literary, ...
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Important Question? podcast What would convince you to eat another human being? This is our first topic on ...
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Solarcidal Tendencies This anthology contains my short story "'Burgatory" originally published at Solarcide a few years ...
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Major Inversions audiobook Remember my debut novel from back in 2009? Ever wanted to cut out the ...
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LitReactor Community Spotlight I'm the focus of this month's Community Spotlight over at the excellent LitReactor, profiled ...
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Interview by TW Brown Author of the Dead series and Zomblog series, TW Brown also contributed a story ...
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Submission Windows released! Prison bars. Stained church glass. Deadlines precursing rejection. These are Submission Windows: vantage points ...
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The Tobacco-Stained Sky A couple of years ago, I read Andrez Bergen’s excellent post-apocalyptic sci-noir novel Tobacco-Stained ...
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“Ephemeralia” at Black Heart Magazine Got a new (flash fiction) short story for you, called "Ephemeralia," which Black Heart ...
More Information...Finding the Light – album preview
Now that Finding the Light has been mixed and mastered, here’s a six-minute sampler with a little from each track. Intrigued? I’m anxious for you to take the entire 50-minute journey, because so far only two people have heard it: the mastering engineer and cover artist (the only two roles I delegated). My next post—very soon—will […]
On Rating Books
You may have noticed that I read a lot of four- and five-star books. That’s not me being generous with my ratings, it’s because most were prequalified recommendations from those whose tastes I trust. Neo-noir, crime fiction, southern gothic, literary fiction: these are my preferred genres. I have little interest right now in young adult, […]
Book Layout Tips
The rise of self-publishing means more authors are taking on unfamiliar roles, with mixed results. To put it kindly. I’ll leave the marketing/promotion advice to others, but one aspect I can speak to with some authority is design. I’ve designed all three of my own books, assisted with several others, and worked on a ton […]
Favorite Reads of 2013
I managed to consume 32 books this year. Most came from small presses, and were quite good. Plenty has already been said about the big titles, so I focus on reviewing the underserved authors worthy of your attention. Because I’m lucky to get my book recommendations from readers with similar tastes (and because my to-read […]
UPDATED: Books and Booze Live
UPDATE: Here’s a video of my reading, with two stories. Yes, I was fairly inebriated by this point. That’s right, having just celebrated their first anniversary as a podcast, the Books and Booze crew is throwing down with a shindig on June 22. Readings, dinner, drinks, debauchery, and inevitable hijinks. Cicero’s is a great location, […]
