The following is a chapter from Business for Breakfast, Volume 1: The Beginning Professional Writer. The ebook is available from Amazon, Kobo Books, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, and the paper version is available from Createspace. However, if you’re like most writers (broke!) I will also be posting a chapter a week, so you’ll merely have […]

And yes, I have a short story in it–“The Messenger”–a historic short story set in the 1890s about the Chinese Tong in Vancouver, Canada. My story doesn’t appear in the regular Fiction River edition. My story is only possible because of the generosity of Marc Lefebvre and Kobo. They helped create the Kobo special edition,

My first business book is now available! The first in the Business for Breakfast series! Here’s the blurb: Until now, as a writer, all you’ve focused on is the Craft of writing. However, your writing is not the same thing as your business. This book gives you a combination of career and writer/life advice to

For me, 2014 was kinda awesome. I quit the day job. Started writing full time. Fell deeper in love with my sweetie. Wrote some great stories, things I’m really proud of. Traveled to New Zealand, as well as returned to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Was only sick twice (TWICE!!! When I used to get

I decided to put Paper Mage on sale for the Kobo Boxing Week Sale! I’m impressed with the number of sales. Still don’t know if I’ll do it again. But this has been really nice. So I figured I’d mention it again – that Paper Mage is currently 35% off at Kobo. The promo code

Yes, there’s yet one more sale that I’m participating in. Book View Cafe is having a boxing day week sale. 50% off the books in the sale! The sale lasts until January 1. I have three books in this sale: The Changeling Troll The Clockwork Fairy Kingdom The Maker, The Teacher, and the Monster But

I decided to put Paper Mage on sale for the Kobo Boxing Week Sale! For the first time, you’ll be able to get Paper Mage for 35% off. The promo code is: DECEMBER35 The sale will run from December 24th – January 5th. The promo code only works for the books listed on this page.

Woo and hoo! The next Gracie story is now available! It’s the second story, chronologically speaking… Here’s the blurb: Gracie lives in town and works for Mr. Dickerson, hidden in the back room ’cause no one wants a mere girl fixing their whirligigs or automatons. Gracie fights against the attitude that girls should only get