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Serial Issue 16 Is Out Now
Featuring the stories I’ll Be Your Morgue and Battered both of which will keep you guessing to the very end. Issue 16 also includes the novella Maze about a woman who is forced to commit assassinations by a shadowy organization to save the life of her child. It also includes new parts in The Unsettler and Elysia: The Waste World serial novels. You can get your copy at Serial Pulp.
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The Smithsonian Has Released Over 2.8 Million Images Into the Public Domain
The images come from 19 Smithsonian museums, 9 research centers, libraries, archives, and even the National Zoo The images in question are all high-resolution images that can be used for any purpose under the Creative Commons Zero license. This is a big deal, because if you are like me then you are constantly looking for new photos to use for book covers. Whether you make your covers or hire someone else to do it, with over 2.8 million images you are sure to find something that you like. This is also great for graphic designers because it offers a vast library of images they can use for their projects. You…
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Serial Issue 15 is Now Out
The 15th issue of Serial is now out, it’s also the last issue of 2019. There’s a lot to like in this issue including the mystery Novelette A Case to Die For, and new installments to Wasteworld and The Unsettler. Plus, Rogue Objective a science fiction story about a rogue warbot and several other great stories. You can get your copy HERE
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How I’ve Been Downsizing My Book Collection
In my last post, I shared that I’m downsizing my book collection this year. A far cry from last year where all I ever seemed to be doing was building it up. Like I said though I’ve already gotten rid of several boxes of books and thought I’d share what this process looks like for me, and maybe you’ll find some things that will help you if you’re also trying to downsize your collection this year. Giving Them to Friends A lot of my friends are also readers. That being said they read very specific things as they tend to only read a few books a year. But, that being…
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Why I’m Downsizing My Book Collection in 2020
I have too many books. I’ve known this for quite a while. It’s a problem I’ve been dealing with but I didn’t know exactly what to do about it, it’s also a problem that I think a lot of readers and writers tend to get if they aren’t careful. Freud once said that the only thing more addicting then nicotine was book collecting. I’ve found that you can always find a reason to keep a book, maybe you’re going to read it, read it again, or maybe use it for research for something else. But, the ugly truth at least for me is that if I’ve put off reading something…
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My Goals For 2020
It’s officially a New Year which means it’s time to figure out the goals that I hope to achieve this year. This year my goals are all centered around writing and publishing, I’ve got a lot of things that I want to get out, all of which are already done. 1) Publish Everything I’ve got a whole mess of stand-alone novels and series starters finished that I haven’t put out. Which there is no excuse for, as far as I’m concerned. My goal for 2020 is to release all of it. I’m probably going to go wide on everything I’ll go into the reasons why on that later. 2) Do…
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Happy New Year!!!
It’s officially 2020, I’m about a day late posting this because for me yesterday was all about recovery. I spent New Year’s Eve down in Richmond ringing in the New Year with my friends. Sadly, we didn’t wind up at one of the many roaring 20’s parties that everyone seemed to be having. On the bright side, we’ve still got ten years of the 2020s to make up for it. Since it’s the New Year I thought I’d share what I’ve been working on and what I’ve got coming out this year. Last year, I moved cities which if you’ve ever done that you understand that it can be tough…
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Serial Issue 14 Is Out Now!
To be fair it’s been out for a little while now, but there was a correction that had to be run, so that is why I’m posting it now. There is a lot of good stuff in issue 14 and it was a lot of fun to work on. I especially enjoyed the story “This Sword for Hire” since it blended fantasy and mystery together pretty seamlessly. And honestly had me caring enough about the world afterward to want to read more. This issue also contains the fifth installment of “The Unsettler” and so much more as always you can get a copy by going directly to Serial Pulp.
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My Halloween Reading List
I know I’m a little late in posting this, but I promise I’ve been working on a lot of great stuff that’s coming out soon. My October reading list isn’t filled with too much adult horror this year, instead it’s more of a nostalgia trip. Something October tends to be for me anyway. This list started out a little longer with several other books, but since I’m going to be on a road trip to Salem near the end of the month it wouldn’t have been possible to finish them. The Dark-Thirty: Patricia C. McKissack This book scared me as a kid and it’s one of my favorite books to…
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Monster Monday: El Cuero
I came across this monster from South American folklore by accident, but I’m glad that I did because it’s absolutely terrifying. El Cuero is said to resemble a floating cured cowhide. It has stalk-like eyes, a barbed tail, and razor-like claws around its fringes which are said to be used to clasp onto prey. Resembling some sort of prehistoric stingray from Hell it’s got wide pectoral fins and can be anywhere from 2-5 feet long and around 65 pounds in weight. The El Cuero is said to hunt around the Chilean glacial Lake Lacar in the Andes Mountains. There is however a family of freshwater stingrays in the lake however…
