The Voices in Your Head

Not everyone listens to audiobooks. I get that. But many people do. It's a huge market that's growing. A friend of mine just signed a deal with Audible to bring his series of massive fantasy books to audio.There are tons of debates on the subject. Do...

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Apr 10, 2025
The store is back up!

My store went down and I didn't notice until I started getting some emails. Sorry about that. It got eaten when I moved hosts, but it's back. Mostly. I don't have everything back up there, but I'll get the books up by Monday night.Jack's StoreThanks...

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Mar 24, 2025
Book recs, author tips, and Book 3 news!

Shew... Sorry for the radio silence. We've had some warm days here in Kentucky, so, I've been busy. With The Soul of a Dragon churning through the revision process, I have been writing and doing author stuff. Namely planning for some weekend shows an...

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Mar 18, 2025
Oops! I forgot something

Sorry for the extra email, but this is for a good cause. This is a great story I meant to share back on February 20th and totally spaced out! I had intended to share this with y'all but got my wires crossed. I made a mistake and the author, Gregory A...

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Mar 05, 2025
Is Your Literary Diet Balanced?

 As time in my writing career marches on, I meet lots of new people. A subject that has come up about my books recently is content. Anuka is kind of a rascal and can be sophomoric at times. But generally, my books are 'clean' fantasy. Don't get...

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Mar 04, 2025
Switching Things Up

Just when Ember wasn't looking, Nolan swooped in and stole his newsletter. I realize that I'm the only one with the schedule for these communications, but this was supposed to be Ember's night. Well, things changed. The story is getting some tra...

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Feb 19, 2025
Nolan Keller - Chapter 8

 Nolan is neck deep this week. Oof. I've been slacking on this story so it's a bit overdue. Apologies. I hope it's worth the wait. This is the eighth installment of the Nolan Keller thriller The Devil on Klack Mountain. Loosely based in the area...

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Feb 06, 2025
I have a serious question of y'all

 In Indie circles, there are two prevailing thoughts on writing speed. Some authors write slowly and spend a lot of time on editing and polishing, and some write as fast as possible. It would seem that the ones who write really fast put out...

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Jan 31, 2025
Books Recs, Indie and Trad

 I usually do a book rec post around New Years. I'm a little behind this year. There are so many good ones it will probably have to be a couple different messages. Here we go. Thriller (guys with guns):  Savage Son by Jack Carr wa...

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Jan 22, 2025
The Clock is Back

TikTok died (in the US) and was resurrected. Many of you are like, 'who cares'? I know the perception is that it's a "youngens" app.As an IT guy, I understand the security implications of allowing the app in the US. It's a little scary, actually. The...

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Jan 19, 2025