Let me preface this post with the comment that I'm not looking to answer any questions or suggest actions regarding the subject. I'm just recounting a personal experience and how it affected me. Back in my formative college years, I was a budding science fiction & fantasy fan. I would skip studies (and, occasionally, classes)…
Some thoughts on fund drives versus sales drives
Today over at Apex Books we launched a sales drive. If you like amazing books by authors like Maurice Broaddus, Ren Warom, Brian Keene, Rudolfo Serna, Cody T. Luff, and more, then this is the sales drive for you. There is an even an anthology I co-edited that's available in a 2019 Big Bundle. Yes,…
And we’re back!
How's your 2019 been? Mine...could be better. Perhaps I'll overshare some of the personal health stuff that I've dealt with the whole year. But right now, I'm all about happier things! For instance, a mini-relaunch of my personal website! The aesthetic is the same but the design is different/better/fresher. You'll find that I've updated my…
Do Not Go Quietly Kickstarter
And so it begins. Lesley Conner and I are running a Kickstarter to fund the anthology DO NOT GO QUIETLY (edited by me and Lesley). I've often struggled with how best to resist and push back against some of the problematic movements I see in our social and political environments. I'm not an effective pundit…
Breaking the World release event
I'll be representing Apex at the Breaking the World book launch party this weekend in Indianapolis. THE DETAILS: Indy Reads Books, 6-8pm 911 Massachusetts Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/156177081757753/ I love the idea of throwing a celebration for a book launch. By any measure, writing a novel is no small ordeal. And…
Publishing Your Friends
With the release of Jerry Gordon's Breaking the World, someone online asked me in private if I was ever given shit for publishing my friends. tl;dr -- Rarely. I've been rather fortunate when it came to people I met when I entered the publishing business. Often, those early friends turn into your good friends for…
Plans for the rest of 2018
Hi. It's been a few minutes since I last posted. When I started this website, blogs were all the rage. All the cool people in the business wrote online journals. The Man of the People--John Scalzi--helped build a nice following with his. Chuck Wendig fights for the Side of Good on his and earned a…
Lexington Legendary Book Bash
I'll be taking part in the first annual Lexington Legendary Book Bash. Apex will have a couple of tables and several of our authors will be in attendance signing (Shawn Pryor, Justin Stewart, Tressa Bowling, Mari Adkins, and me). Where: Hilton Lexington Suites (adjacent to Joseph-Beth Booksellers) When: 10am - 4pm Here's a Facebook event…
Guest on The Horror Show with Brian Keene
A couple weeks back, I made the drive from Lexington, KY to the far reaches of eastern PA to visit Brian Keene's studio where he interviewed me for his popular podcast (The Horror Show with Brian Keene). Okay, so I drove up there to enjoy fellowship, booze, and to hang out with several Apex authors…
Free Coffee, Compliments of the Telford Nature Explorers of Washington
I have a new story (my first in a long while) over at Speculate! magazine titled "Free Coffee, Courtesy of the Telford Nature Explorers of Washington." Read it here. Recently, I learned that some states have rest stops where charity organizations setup tables and offer free coffee to weary travelers. Ever suspicious of random acts…
