Let me be upfront: there is nothing socially redeeming about Red 2, the new movie starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins. There is no great cinematic moral message. There is no Oscar worthy script. Nadda. What there is, though, is one hell of a fun movie. I've had …
The Chest Pain Conundrum (or How I Spent the Last 48 Hours)
Chest pain. You know it when you feel it. When you're fifty-years old, overweight and have a family history of heart disease, it can certainly get your attention. When I woke up in the middle of the night my chest ached. I mean it ached enough to make me forget my knee and I was …
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FandomFest Final Thoughts
This past weekend proved an event can be personally rewarding, while being a huge pain in the @&%*. By all measures Hydra Publications had a fantastic weekend. Sales were up and the publishing house managed to make a nice return on investment. Personally, my novel, The Hand of God, did incredibly well, finishing as one of the …
FandomFest Day 3 Recap
The final Sunday of FandomFest started with a church services hosted by Dave Mattingly of Blackwyrm Publishing. No better way to start the last day of a convention than going to church with new friends. Afterwards it was back to the table and selling books. I ended up selling about 34 copies of The Hand of …
FandomFest Day 2 Recap
People. Lots and lots of people. There were so many people at FandomFest today, the fire marshal cut off any more ticket sales. I'm thinking they were all trying to get to the Hydra Publication table, but that's just a guess. The Hydra table was almost as packed at the hall, with wonderful writers from …
FandomFest Day 1 Recap
I had a great first day at FandomFest, signing The Hand of God. Traffic was up due to a better configuration in the hall, with the celebs at the back of the hall. So while the convention goers were running past us on the way in, they were walkiong slowly out and back by all the …
FandomFest Day 1
Today is the first day of the FandomFest Comic and Toy Expo, at the Kentucky International Convention Center and Galthouse Hotel. I will be featured at the Hydra Publications table signing The Hand of God. There will be plenty of big name celebs during the weekend. Scheduled guests include William Shatner, Stan Lee, Gillian Anderson, Gene Simmons, Alan …
Anatomy of an Oldham County Day Book Signing
This past Saturday I attended an all day book signing of The Hand of God, at Karen's Book Barn and Java Stop in LaGrange, Kentucky. I was there to celebrate Oldham County Day and was joined by another Oldham County author, Rachael Rawlings I'd like to start by thanking Karen and the rest of the …
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The Hand of God Hits Number 1
My debut novel, The Hand of God, just hit number one on the Amazon Kindle Free Fantasy list, during the Hydra Summer Bash. The event, hosted by my publisher, Hydra Publications, is a free two day giveaway promotion. My novel hit number one in both Fantasy and Occult. My thanks to everyone who downloaded my book and …
The Hand of God (And 29 Other Ebooks) Free For Two Days
For the next two days, July 16th and 17th, The Hand of God and twenty-nine other titles from Hydra Publications will be free as part of the Hydra Summer Bash. Thirty books. Two Days. All free for Amazon Kindle. Steampunk, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thrillers, even supernatural thrillers like mine, all free. Here is a list …
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