Category Archives: Books

My Writing Process

Big thanks and some very late and pretty cold by now Memorial Day ‘cue to Lisa Jensen for tagging me in the My Writing Process blog hopper thingamabopper. She is the author of Alias Hook, a wild and beautiful retake … Continue reading

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The “The Next Big Thing” Thing

I’ve been watching the “The Next Big Thing” thing making the rounds of authors’ websites as one writer after another gets tagged. I’ve been tagged at last, yay. Lisa Jensen, who tagged me, recently sold her reimagined Captain Hook novel, … Continue reading

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Amazon removes Kindle e-book editions of McBooks Press publications

Alex Skutt, publisher at McBooks Press, sent out an email today to say that Amazon has “abruptly removed all McBooks Press Kindle e-book editions from its website.” He continues: Our distributor, Independent Publishers Group, refused to bow to Amazon.com’s demands … Continue reading

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The Black Lung Captain

Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a way fun mashup of steampunk, pirates and sci-fi. I really need to order the first book — through the local bookstore of course. View all … Continue reading

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The Windup Girl

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this tremendously. Philip Kerr and John Biggins were the authors I’ve most enjoyed finding in the past few years. Bacigalupi is right up there with them. … Continue reading

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Borders Goes into Chapter 11 Reorganization

I’m sorry Borders is having to go through Chapter 11, especially as Borders carried my novels when Barnes & Noble wouldn’t. Got news for Borders CEO Mike Edwards, though: It wasn’t Borders that “pioneered the in-store experience.” That would be … Continue reading

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