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I’m working overtime to conclude the production phase of my Work-In-Progress. I have a cover commissioned, I think I found myself an editor, and I am busily finishing my final copy edit pass. Copy editing is slow going. I look at two main things: 1) The flow of each sentence I want the words to […]

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Three weeks ago I finished the first draft of my second novel. It stood at 76k words, which was a nice accomplishment for me because The Seventh Sons Of Sycamore only totaled 67k. Over the next two weeks I went through the standard revision process that I’ve spoken about here. When that was done, my […]

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I’m doing a quick sale for Easter today. My book is listed over on Kindle Books & Tips. You can get The Seventh Sons of Sycamore on Amazon for 99 cents today.

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One month ago I launched my debut novel, The Seventh Sons of Sycamore. Today, the CreateSpace paperback version is now available. Check out the beautiful back cover: It was really fun setting up the interior of the book. I went with the Georgia typeface for the body text and Sakkal for the titles. Here’s what […]

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Three free thrillers today on Freebooksy. You may notice the first book on the list is mine! The folks over there were kind enough to accept a feature for me during IndieReCon. Anyway, today is the official launch of The Seventh Sons of Sycamore, and I’m currently running a KDP Select free promotion, and so […]

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I’m so excited to announce the impending release of my new novel, The Seventh Sons of Sycamore. It’s a supernatural crime thriller with a cast of characters that are all trying to out-maneuver each other. Take a look at the beautiful cover by Shardel over at SelfPubBookCovers.com and preview the description blurb below. Maxim Dwyer […]

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I wasn’t paying attention to the self-publishing scene all that much last year, when the first annual IndieReCon took place. I have no idea what the ‘Re’ stands for- I am assuming it is Indie Reader’s Conference- but it is being promoted as being targeted to indie writers. I’ve worked in the video game industry […]

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After much deliberation, this is the genre I’ve settled on for my new novel. I’ll be announcing the book and release date over the coming week but for now I just wanted to take a moment to address customer expectations. Genres are not rigid constraints but they do instantly communicate to readers what should be […]

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This isn’t really the beginning. You don’t just get in front of the microphone without knowing what you’re going to say. I’ve been working at this for a while already. To skip the all too familiar story, I’ve probably spent longer on my novel than I should have. I could’ve clocked longer days, worked weekends, […]

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