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Classic humor. What English teacher wouldn't at least smile at this one?
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Relic Tech accepted for Publication!
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A short while back Gryphonwood Press accepted my science fiction novel, Relic Tech.
If all goes well, it will be released in November of 2013. ARCs (Advance Review Copies) for blurbs are out, and the cover art is underway, as is editing and a host of other tasks.
More news will follow as it becomes available.
A short while back Gryphonwood Press accepted my science fiction novel, Relic Tech.
If all goes well, it will be released in November of 2013. ARCs (Advance Review Copies) for blurbs are out, and the cover art is underway, as is editing and a host of other tasks.
More news will follow as it becomes available.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Amazon Glitch or Just Toying with Me?
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About a week ago I was checking sales rankings on Amazon (are there any authors that don't do it at least occasionally?) Genre Shotgun showed this pretty awesome rank:
I was pretty suspicious of the ranking. Genre Shotgun, my collection of previously published short stories that Gryphonwood Press released when all of the short story rights had reverted back to me, usually hovers between 20,000 and a million+, dropping with a sale or two and then slowly climbing until another sale or two. So ranking #1064 was pretty out of the ordinary.
While it would've been cool, when I checked back a few hours later, it was back up around 800,000, so I knew it had been a glitch.
Oh, well, maybe someday :)
About a week ago I was checking sales rankings on Amazon (are there any authors that don't do it at least occasionally?) Genre Shotgun showed this pretty awesome rank:
I was pretty suspicious of the ranking. Genre Shotgun, my collection of previously published short stories that Gryphonwood Press released when all of the short story rights had reverted back to me, usually hovers between 20,000 and a million+, dropping with a sale or two and then slowly climbing until another sale or two. So ranking #1064 was pretty out of the ordinary.
Oh, well, maybe someday :)
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Stores Where my Books are Currently on the Shelf
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Every now and then I am asked where my novels are available.
Of course they're available through the regular sources online in print and book (and audiobook for Flank Hawk only--with Blood Sword on the way). Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo, Smashwords, Audible, etc. (Check the my blog's links down a bit on the left).
But what the questioner usually means is what bookstores stock them. To be sure, any bookstore can
order copies for a customer, but not a lot stock them regularly.
Even so, here's a short list of where my works can be obtained right off the shelf...
All of my Titles:
Around About Books (Troy, Ohio)
Readmore's Hallmark (Piqua, Ohio)
Dark Star Books (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
Some of my Titles:
Peach Tree Books and Co. (Bellefountain, Ohio)
Jay and Mary's Book Center (Troy, Ohio)
While there may be more, these are the only one's I've recently verified. Do let me know if you've seen them elsewhere on the shelf.
Every now and then I am asked where my novels are available.
Of course they're available through the regular sources online in print and book (and audiobook for Flank Hawk only--with Blood Sword on the way). Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobo, Smashwords, Audible, etc. (Check the my blog's links down a bit on the left).
order copies for a customer, but not a lot stock them regularly.
Even so, here's a short list of where my works can be obtained right off the shelf...
All of my Titles:
Around About Books (Troy, Ohio)
Readmore's Hallmark (Piqua, Ohio)
Dark Star Books (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
Some of my Titles:
Peach Tree Books and Co. (Bellefountain, Ohio)
Jay and Mary's Book Center (Troy, Ohio)
Friday, August 16, 2013
Quote: Something to Ponder by George Carlin
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It's been a while since I've posted a quote on my blog, but I came across this one and saw a lot of truth in it.
SOMETHING TO PONDER
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
Remember to spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
And always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by those moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
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It's been a while since I've posted a quote on my blog, but I came across this one and saw a lot of truth in it.
SOMETHING TO PONDERThe paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
Remember to spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
And always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by those moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Handwritten Drafts
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Normally, when writing the first draft of a novel, I outline in a spiral notebook and keep notes on index cards as I write to remind me of things I need to take care of or pay special attention to later on in the novel's first or later drafts.
Sometimes, when a computer isn't handy, I'll write a scene or two by hand. Then, when I get the chance, I type (okay, word process) it into the most recent version/file.
Now, anyone who's seen my handwriting knows it's pretty difficult to read. Not impossible. My wife and my students (after a little practice reading my notes jotted down on their graded assignments) can manage it.
In any case, if you're interested, here's what a handwritten draft looks like.
Normally, when writing the first draft of a novel, I outline in a spiral notebook and keep notes on index cards as I write to remind me of things I need to take care of or pay special attention to later on in the novel's first or later drafts.
Sometimes, when a computer isn't handy, I'll write a scene or two by hand. Then, when I get the chance, I type (okay, word process) it into the most recent version/file.
Now, anyone who's seen my handwriting knows it's pretty difficult to read. Not impossible. My wife and my students (after a little practice reading my notes jotted down on their graded assignments) can manage it.
In any case, if you're interested, here's what a handwritten draft looks like.
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| Handwritten page from Chapter 32 of Soul Forge |
Monday, August 12, 2013
Indie Book Blog's Review of Flank Hawk (Audiobook)
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The Indie Book Blog posted a review of Flank Hawk, the audiobook version narrated by Michael Slusser.
Click on over and see what was said.
Link: Review - Flank Hawk by Terry Ervin audiobook
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The Indie Book Blog posted a review of Flank Hawk, the audiobook version narrated by Michael Slusser.
Click on over and see what was said.
Link: Review - Flank Hawk by Terry Ervin audiobook
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