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Friday with a Sci-Fi Writer – 1
Book Three in the Grendel Uprising series, Heavy Weapons, is set for pre-order on June 17th. Why would I do that and what is Viking Sci-fi?Before I can explain, there are a few other things I needed to cover about the Keystroke Medium show I recently cohosted. Please check out this short video. Like, subscribe, and…
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A Day After the Smarter Artist Summit
On Friday morning, I created an off-the-cuff video about this unique event for writers. I was getting ready for a nine hour drive home. With energy and motivation practically oozing from the universe, I decided to write for an hour and make a video before hitting the road. The video isn’t too long. I will…
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Butt In Chair, Writing Goals
Few things are more obvious to a writer than the following statement. If I could write five thousand quality words a day, it would change my life.This idea isn’t new, but it has been with me all day. And it’s as magical as lightsabers, warp drive, chocolate, or an endless supply of coffee.So let me…
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Behind the Scenes – The Making of an Audiobook
Keith Michaelson is narrating Weapons of Earth, the third book in the Chronicles of Kin Roland. My job at this point is to review the audio files and mark any corrections on a spreadsheet. He recently sent me a video of chapter fifty. So I have, of course, posted it with no editing because…
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The Pressure of a Deadline (Patreon Exclusive)
Who doesn’t love a deadline!Becuase I am crazy, and want to drive myself a little farther over the brink in 2017, I decided set three books for pre-order on Amazon.One (Dragon Land) is already published. No problem there. My February release is comfortably close to being ready; I should just have it back from the…
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Morning Miracle Reading – Thoughts
A friend of mine suggested the Miracle Morning, by Hal Elrod. I listened to the audiobook, learning most of what I needed by the halfway mark but finished the short, nonfiction audiobook. Good stuff.Mr. Elrod has an mnemonic called SAVERS. For the purpose of today’s-lightning quick blog, I will only be talking abut the ‘R.’Which…
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An Interview with Peter F. Hamilton
Today my co-host, Josh Hayes, and I will be interviewing Peter F. Hamilton. I was hesitant to blog about this because it hasn’t happened yet.I am still a bit awestruck. Josh reached out to Mr. Hamilton’s people, and long story short, he has agreed to come on the Keystroke Medium show today. We are huge…
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Help Me Relaunch This Book
Die Like A Man is an urban fantasy cop thriller with an emphasis on action and thrills. I spent over ten years writing it with many drafts and revisions. Although it has a professional book cover and professional edits, it is not selling as well as I hoped.What can a writer do?He can ask for…
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Nicholas Sansbury Smith Interview Excitement!
Tomorrow is another big day for the Keystroke Medium Show. Nicholas Sansbury Smith, author of Hell Divers and the Extinction Cycle, kindly agreed to be interviewed. Here is the Facebook link.I noticed the Hell Divers book when it came out and was interested. Like a lot of readers these days, my to-be-read pile is rather…
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Bold and Crazy, My New Project – Run Girl
I haven’t blogged for a while, it’s true.I could blame it on my new book release, Weapons of Earth, which is the third and final book in the Chronicles of Kin Roland trilogy. I might even contribute my lack of blogging to my study of marketing and other things related to the book business. All…
