Category Archives: Self Publishing

Where I Have Been?

Uhhhhh… So… It’s been a while. How have you been? Good, good. Yeah, well, I’ve been… uh… not writing. Sorry. Honestly, I have no excuse. I think maybe I needed a break after writing two novels and I am now … Continue reading

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I’m in my hometown newspaper

Well… good news. I’m in my hometown’s newspaper, and it’s not in the obituary section. Do you hear that banging noise? That would be the Italian half of me knocking on wood like a neurotic woodpecker riddled with OCD for … Continue reading

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The Dragon Riders is now available!

At long last, The Dragon Riders (Cowboys and Dragons Book 2) is now available for purchase! You can pick up a copy here: Kindle version Paperback version So far everyone who has read an advanced copy of The Dragon Riders has … Continue reading

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Book Update – November 3rd, 2016

I was hoping to have Cowboys and Dragons Book 2: The Dragon Riders available for purchase by now, but I am having a heck of a time getting the final formatting approved through CreateSpace for printing. Something happened behind the … Continue reading

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Book 2 Is Off To The Editor, So Why Am I Not More Excited?

Have I already mentioned how much I despise the editing phase of writing a book? Really? I have? Okay, I won’t go into a ten-thousand-word exposition on all the things I find frustrating—which would, most likely, result in most of … Continue reading

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The Dragon Rustler On Sale For $0.99

To celebrate finishing the draft for Cowboys and Dragons Book 2: The Dragon Riders, I decided to run a week-long sale on the Kindle version of my first book, The Dragon Rustler. As part of the KDP Select program, I … Continue reading

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The Dragon Rustler Is For Sale At The Wooster Book Company

My dad just called me from sunny, snowy Wooster Ohio to let me know The Dragon Rustler is for sale, on the actual shelves, of The Wooster Book Company. And I didn’t even have to beg ask them to sell … Continue reading

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Look What I Found at the Tattered Cover Bookstore

I’m pleased to share The Dragon Rustler is now for sale at the Tattered Cover bookstores. Yep, plural, bookstores as in more than one bookstore. And no. I didn’t sneak them in and put them on the shelves myself. Most … Continue reading

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Hugging the 800 Pound Gorilla

Indie publishing is all about trying new things and adjusting tactics on the fly. That’s one of its greatest aspects, the promise of control. It’s also about trying things that just don’t work the way you expected, and adjusting accordingly. … Continue reading

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The Reason I Write

The nine year old daughter of a good friend of mine started reading The Dragon Rustler a couple of days ago. I’ve been getting updates on her progress and know she is reading a chapter or two every night before … Continue reading

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