Category Archives: Books

Kindle spotted at Media Markt

First of all, I’ve got a plug, for the good folks at DriveThruFiction are currently offering the Read and Feed America 2013 charity bundle, which collects more than thirty e-books from various, including my own Countdown to Death. You get … Continue reading

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Promo and Plugs

Because October is the month of Halloween, Julie from Bards and Sages Publishing has set up a cross publisher bundle of horror and dark fantasy fiction over at DriveThruFiction. The bundle includes Letters from the Dark Side as well as … Continue reading

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Black Blade Budd recommends: Piratey Reads for “Talk Like a Pirate Day”

September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And so a gentleman with a peg leg and a parrot on his shoulder suddenly appeared here in our offices, held us at cutlass point and capered our website. And since … Continue reading

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The Hybrids hits a bestseller list

My post-apocalyptic romance The Hybrids has hit the top 100 bestseller list in the genetic engineering category at Amazon.com. Yes, there is such a thing. Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,650 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle … Continue reading

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New Post-Apocalyptic Novelette: The Hybrids

As hinted before, I have a story to announce. It’s another foray into science fiction, the genre that still owns my heart. However, instead of the next Shattered Empire story (coming later in 2013), this novelette tackles a different subgenre, … Continue reading

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The Pegasus Pulp Catalogue

Pegasus Pulp now has a catalogue. Unlike most other publisher catalogues, ours will be continuously updated, as new titles become available. Sharp eyes may also notice a new story, which should be announced in the next few days. You can … Continue reading

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The Eight Hour E-Book Challenge Revisited

A few days ago, I blogged about my experiences in taking Joe Konrath’s eight hour e-book challenge and the resulting book, Old Mommark’s Tale. Turns out that I was not the only writer to accept Joe’s challenge. In fact, more … Continue reading

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The Resurgence of the Novella

At Forbes, which has been developing into an unlikely source of articles about e-publishing of late, Suw Charman-Anderson has a series of articles about the resurgence of the novella form thanks to the rise of e-publishing. There is one article … Continue reading

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New title, new cover, new video

Yes, it’s another promotional post. Regular blogging will resume shortly. Now I have acquired a YouTube channel, it needs more content than two old book trailers. So I made a general promotion video using Stupeflix, another of those online “Make … Continue reading

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New short story: Love in the Times of the Macrobiotic Müsli

Those of you who would like to see more German set stories will hopefully enjoy our latest offering. For Love in the Times of a Macrobiotic Müsli is set in Germany, West Germany to be exact, in 1982. Now the … Continue reading

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