(Mis)Adventures in Publishing

Fire is the current title of Book 2 So. I’ve been promising everyone that Book 2 will be out in time for Christmas this year. That may still happen. Here’s the deal: I signed a contract with a publisher that gives them the rights to everything in the SPARK universe…

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Extend or Delete: Some Thoughts on Revisions

Today, during an interview, I was asked to read from SPARK. I hadn’t revisited the text for a while other than to fact-check myself. As I read, I found myself distracted by thinking simultaneously about how I’d rephrase a sentence or two if I were writing/revising the text now. That’s…

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Book Review: Darkest Day by Joseph D. Newcomer

This is the actual cover, not something to promote dental hygiene for children. Newcomer promises weird and delivers. Let’s get the painful truth out of the way first. This may be the worst, most hideous, cover I’ve ever seen on a book. I refused to leave it face up on…

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