TweetIf you’re going to be in the St. Louis area, I’ll be at Archon in a couple of weeks. Archon is the Midwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Event. Last year was my first year, but I had such a great time that I immediately signed up to come back. I’ll be on a number …
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New Release — Empire of Alexandria
TweetAs history often proves, holding an empire together is much harder than taking one. Corruption and bureaucratic bloat sets in, while everyone’s looking out for themselves. And taking an empire that’s deep into its aristocratic ways is a whole ‘nother story as Heron and the Alexandrians soon find out. And I swear none of this …
The Math of Quality (Or Why the Gatekeeper System is Failing)
TweetThe Overview Quality is a nebulous word. When it can be defined by a concrete measurement it serves as a gatekeeper for the customer, keeping what would otherwise be a unfulfilling experience from their unknowing hands. When its meaning flails about, providing muted grays and hazy shadows, its purpose becomes counter to its core mission. …
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New Release — The Godhead Machine
Tweet I’m please to announce the second book in The Digital Sea trilogy — The Godhead Machine. This one takes up a couple of years after the first book, when life has seemingly settled down for our favorite heroine Zel Aurora. Here’s the back cover blurb: When religions spread like computer viruses, even atheists have …
More Bestselling News – The Cageless Zoo
Tweet I’ve had strong feelings about this story since the moment I conceived it. Seeing readers enjoy what I so lovingly crafted makes my heart soar. In the last few days sales of The Cageless Zoo have really taken off. It’s a science fiction novella for $0.99 that one reader said: “I am not much of a …
Is the Digital Sea Possible?
TweetOne major allure of writing near-future science fiction novels is that the technology is right over the horizon. So near you can almost reach out and grab it with your ape-like hands make magic happen. Every year the technology that makes up the collective writings about augmented reality I call “The Digital Sea” moves closer …
Mid-Year Update
TweetI find it hard to believe that the year is halfway over, but I guess I’ve been so busy it’s hard to keep track of the time. I rarely lament having nothing to do. Usually, I’m crying about not having enough time to get everything I want done. But rather than do that today, I’d …
Back From Mexico
TweetThe blog has been pretty quiet these last few weeks, but for good reason. I had to work pretty feverishly to get the print-on-demand version of Gamers ready for proofing before we left for vacation. Since my wife and I have been back, we’ve been fixing the problems that surfaced in the proof. The bad …
New Story – The Cageless Zoo
TweetWriters are like mothers. They claim that they love each of their children the same, except they really have a secret favorite they love slightly more than the rest. While I love all my stories, this story, The Cageless Zoo, is the one secretly give extra treats to when the others aren’t looking. You can …
Reviews for The Digital Sea
TweetSince the publication of The Digital Sea back in January, I’ve been rather busy. I finished the first draft of my alt-history novel The Fires of Alexandria, gotten my YA speculative fiction novel Gamers ready for publication (hopefully to be released in a week) and started on book two for The Digital Sea trilogy – …