How am I possibly going to sum up this day? Busy as hell, I guess. I went to several Kaffeeklatsches with editors and one reviewer for publishers weekly. For those unfamiliar with the World Science Fiction Convention, a Kaffeklatsche is when a group of people, usually around ten - this year…
Wow. Already worth the price of admission. My buddy Brian and I pulled into Reno about 7:30. It took us a bit to find the hotel and convention center, as they are not on the strip. Got coffee. I set up to do the "Day Job" thing…
***Very Slight Spoiler Waring if you have not read First Chosen*** Since the first few people read TEARS OF RAGE: First Chosen, I've been getting feedback, comments, and questions about my main character, Julianna Taraen. I've had a few people say some very nice things about…
... To all who participated in July's review contest. I got some great reviews all across the board, and I really enjoyed reading how you all felt about First Chosen. I also took in your feedback, because I know that while it's a good book, it'…
I wrote this several years ago, in various stages throughout my academic career. I ran into it the other day while searching for other files. “Theme for Poetry 304”by Michael Gallowglas “Everything is science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the reality of the…
I'm sure at this point many of you know that I've got a couple of eBooks available for purchase on Amazon for the Kindle reader. I've been promoting it pretty hard, because frankly, I'd love to be selling enough of my eBooks…
I've gotten a few very nice reviews up for First Chosen. Between Amazon US and Amazon UK, I've got exactly five! Five entries with five chances of winning. Well, that's hardly a contest, now is it? I may be old fashioned, and I know…
It's shiny. It's awesome. It's win! I love it. It has all the best features of Twitter and Facebook without all the screen clutter. Have not even begun to play with Hangouts and Sparks. Google I have officially forgiven you for blowing it on…
I did it. I broke down and made a twitter account. Once I made the decision to self-publish on Kindle, got a couple of books on gaining success as an "indie" writer and both recommended getting a Twitter account to help promote myself. I did, and it…
For the next two weeks or so, I'm running a contest for my novel TEARS OF RAGE: First Chosen. I'd like to generate some traffic, sales, and most importantly, REVIEWS! So, here's the deal: I want people to write reviews. I'll be…
