Tag: Reading
Taking Chances Downloads
I think we set a record yesterday. While Taking Chances is still currently free on Amazon Kindle, yesterday it got 20 downloads! I couldn't believe it. I knew there would be a couple downloads but I wasn't expecting 20! That was awesome and I wanted to thank each of you that downloaded it and tell the ...
Frigid Nights Chapter Two
Derek stood in the doorway, his shoulder against the frame, coffee in his hand. He watched Jamie’s chest rise and fall with each breath as if she were just sleeping peacefully. The bruising on her arms, her left leg in a cast from where her femur shattered, and the stitches on the left side of ...
Writing Contests
I recently did a search for writing contests. At first, I started looking in just Chicago but all the deadlines had already passed or they required some "reading" fee, which in my opinion, is a scam. Why would I pay you $20 to read a short story and I get nothing in return? Then, I started ...
07March2018: Easy Reading = Difficult Writing
Whenever I put a date as the title, just understand that I'm writing something but I have no idea what to title it. I've been out in Arizona visiting family, friends, and enjoying a little vacation for myself. Going to some Cubs Spring Training games at Sloan Park and enjoying one of the greatest sports ...
How to Write With a Full-Time Job
It sucks. Get used to it. Most if not all writers had to work on their first novels in the wee hours of the morning or in the dark solitary hours of the night in order to get things done. They didn't just magically hit the fucking jackpot and got to drink coffee and make ...
