HorrorAddicts.net recently published a book titled HORRIBLE DISASTERS. It is an anthology of horror short stories set during historical natural disasters. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to benefit Rescue Task Force, a charity organization that has been providing support to victims around the world since 1988. Edited by Larriane Barnard, it features a poem by Garth von Buchholz and short stories by Emerian Rich, Mark Eller, Laurel Anne Hill, Michael McGee, Steve Merrifield, Ed Pope, Jennifer Rahn, Timothy Reynolds, Chris Ringler, Heather Roulo, Philip ‘Narvaljoe’ Carroll, and yours truly. My story, “Darkness”, takes place in April 1815 in the Dutch East Indies during the eruption of Mount Tambora. This eruption was so large that ash from the volcano entered the atmosphere and caused severe shifts in the climate across Europe and North America, well beyond 1816, which has become known as the Year Without A Summer. The supernatural aspect [More]
STOP comparing Google Keep to Evernote
Pun intended, but please take note: Google Keep is NOT an Evernote killer. Hell, I can’t even say it is competition against Remember The Milk with a straight face. What I will say is that it is a nice, simple, straightforward note jotting app that synchronizes with the cloud. One [More]
Dead Man’s Book
From the Personal Journal of Abigaëlle Charest Spring, 1860 I have just arrived at a new archaeological dig in Memphis, Egypt that Auguste Mariette opened up. Dorian Reynaud, the site’s patron from the Louvre, hired me on as translator and archivist for a new discovery by his foreman, Henri Chevalier. [More]
Welcome to the Clutch
So, I know a few folks may be wondering what I’ve been writing. Yes, it is a prequel to LILITH’S LOVE. It takes place 100 years prior and yes, you’ll get to meet Donovan’s previous incarnation — as well as a relative of his. Beyond that, I don’t want to [More]
Finished writing, but now what?
So you’ve finished writing and editing (and editing and re-writing) your heartbreaking work of staggering genius. Now what? The world of publishing is going through so many changes you don’t know where to start! Thus enter Evo Terra and Jeff Moriarty, the digital duo of ePublish Unum. Back in September of 2011, I [More]
The Orange and The Black
So, apparently I wear my Krakens jersey a lot. No, really, like a lot. I wore it for a special occasion today — my second opportunity to see author Scott Sigler in person at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ. Scott Sigler is, among other things, the creator of The Ionath [More]
Why I gave up my Kindle Fire
So, I said farewell to my Kindle Fire today. I spent a week with the shiny Amazon media device and decided that we just weren’t meant to be. Why? Frankly, I want a real tablet computer, not just a book reader with benefits. Before I get to all of that, [More]
Happy Hallowtide!
Hey folks, the Kindle version of LILITH’S LOVE is now only $2.99, and you should soon see this being updated in the other major eBook stores as well. Some of the slow ones might still have it as $3.99 or higher but they will eventually all drop. Of course, you can [More]
ePublish Unum’s Digital Publishing Workshop for Authors
Last Saturday I attended the first (of what will surely be many) Digital Publishing Workshop for Authors hosted by Evo Terra and Jeff Moriarty of ePublish Unum. This is a relatively new venture for Evo and Jeff for helping authors embrace what it means to be a “digital author”. The [More]
The podiobook is now complete!
So at long last, the podcast audio adaptation of LILITH'S LOVE is complete! Is it perfect? No, of course not. I may go back and remaster some parts of it. I am always of the mind that a novel, and now any production based on one, is never finished. I [More]



