Three Grams of Elsewhere is entered in the BookLife Prize, an annual contest by Publisher’s Weekly for independent authors. Winners will be announced at the end of August, but the first step is an initial assessment by a Publisher’s Weekly...
I probably shouldn’t say this, but I’m going to anyway: Every time a review comes out that isn’t grumpy about one of my books, I breathe a sigh of relief. BookLife, a book review service from Publisher’s Weekly, just posted a very not-grumpy review of Three...
BlueInk reviews, a respected professional review service, has given Three Grams of Elsewhere a very positive Starred review. A starred review puts The Nothing Within on BlueInk’s list of Notable Books of the year, making it a candidate to appear in the...
I’m delighted to announce that my second novel, Three Grams of Elsewhere, will be available May 4th this year. The eBook version will be on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. You’ll also be able to find it in print (paperback and...
The third and final-I-hope draft of Three Grams of Elsewhere is done! I finished the first draft (with the working title Harmony Cain and the Dapper Five) last fall. After incredibly helpful feedback from eighteen beta readers and my editor, it’s...
The first draft of my second novel is done. If The Nothing Within was rural-dystopian post-apocalyptic fantasy-like science fiction, this new story is Midwestern mystery-like science fiction with a dash of hardboiled metaphysics. The story...
Fantasy Book Critic is a prominent (and excellent) book review site focusing on fantasy novels as well as other speculative fiction. FBC is a collective of several reviewers from a wide range of backgrounds. It’s a venerable presence in the book blogging world,...
Heading into the season’s final stretch (only one competition left to go!), The Nothing Within has received another award. Writer’s Digest hosts one of the most venerable competitions for self-published authors. In its 28th Annual Self-Published...
The Nothing Within is a semifinalist in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO). A big “thank you” to The Critiquing Chemist for giving it such a positive review. Somehow I’m still pleasantly surprised every time somebody enjoys it. About the...
Great news: The Nothing Within has been named the best science fiction book of the year by the 14th annual National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA). The NIEA recognizes works published by small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university...
