After years of writing and editing ... banging my head against a wall and editing some more, Plod On, Sleepless Giant exists. It is no longer a dream, or a figment of my imagination, lurking in the back of my mind. It's a real book that I can hold in my hands, which I…
‘Plod On, Sleepless Giant’ Cover Reveal!!
It gives me great pleasure to finally reveal the art that is the cover for my debut novel, Plod On, Sleepless Giant. Like most of us, I was always taught to "never judge a book by its cover" ... unfortunately, that rule really doesn't apply to actual books. Sadly, we almost always judge a book by…
‘Plod On, Sleepless Giant’ Book Trailer!
Things are getting kind of busy around the house. It's less then 2 weeks from the release of Plod On, Sleepless Giant, and I am in turbo mode, trying to get this all done. Good news ... the cover art is done!! I will be revealing it here on the blog in the next few days,…
A Review of “The Astrologer’s Portrait” by Joshua Grasso
It's not often that you stumble upon a story that is refreshing and new. Most of the time, the stories I read are rehashings of clichéd plotlines, even if they are great stories and expertly written. It's not the fault of the writers, however ... there are only so many ways to tell a story,…
An Interview with Columbus author, Ash K. Alexander!
Columbus, Ohio is a hotbed of artistic energy. It may surprise some to hear that, but it's true. We have artists, writers, musicians; we even have a nationally recognized art school. I love it here. There's always interesting festivals going on and plenty of inspiration to fuel my writing soul. It's also always nice to…
Where have all the good ghouls gone?
In honor of Halloween, I wanted to talk about a horrible problem I've noticed. This may not seem like a major issue to most, but it's something that crept up in my mind over the last couple of days, and I thought I might take a moment to address it here on my blog. The…
Beagle, Do As You Will!
WARNING! The following may contain spoilers to The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle has a way with words that most writers can only dream about. The way he turns simple words into literary daggers that stab us in the hearts is something all great Fantasy writers should strive for. Sure, it's enough to have a…
Temelephas Speaks: M.P. McVey interviews the elephant at the center of his novel
It’s so rare that a writer gets the opportunity to sit down with a figment of his imagination and ask them questions. Sure, they’re characters that you created—molded from the thoughts that appear in the dark place of your mind where dreams are born, but I for one never thought about actually trying to speak…
Self-promotion: easy and virtually painless ways to market your book!
I still have no idea when exactly PLOD ON, SLEEPLESS GIANT will be released. There's the cover art that still needs to be finished and the final touches that need to be done with the design; but as the author, my job is not complete. There's a pretty disgusting side to this publishing biz ...…
PLOD ON, SLEEPLESS GIANT finally gets to walk!
I'm not someone that is good at finishing things that I start; my family would be the first to tell you that. In fact, my mom would more than likely share some stories about the many times that I talked a lot about doing something big and fantastic, but never followed through. That's why completing…
