The Slaying of the Bull begins the epic Tocharian Gospels Series with a bang. A mysterious man, Isa Malik, tells an unbelievable tale of his youth. The Gates of Heaven are closed, and the key to opening them lies in the Tocharian Gospels, a collection of texts as old as history itself. Isa is chosenContinue reading “The Slaying of the Bull now available!”
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The Slaying of the Bull is complete (again)!
I’ve finally finished the Slaying of the Bull (Book 1 of the Tocharian Gospels series)! I know, I’ve said this before (here), but this time I’m certain. After some great feedback (more on that here) I had to do a bit more tweaking. It took a few weeks longer than I initially expected, but it’sContinue reading “The Slaying of the Bull is complete (again)!”
Realism to Expressionism
When I first started my journey as an author, I approached every line like a piece of poetry. I fell in love with language and spent considerable time and energy crafting beautiful prose. I actually thought that I had some sort of innovative way of describing the world that hasn’t been done by millions ofContinue reading “Realism to Expressionism”
Steps to the leap
How do you know when a book is ready for publishing? It’s a difficult question and one that I am asking myself daily as I finish up the Slaying of the Bull (book 1 of the Tocharian Gospels Series). There are many steps in this process, and all of them have a hazy finish line.Continue reading “Steps to the leap”
End of May updates
I tried my hardest to get the Slaying of the Bull (Book 1 of the Tocharian Gospels) out this month. It looked like it was possible, but now, unless there’s a miracle, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. Work got busy, the weather got nice, and I had some house projects that cameContinue reading “End of May updates”
Snake oil sales
As an Indie writer, do you feel like everyone is trying to rip you off? I’m sure it feels that way sometimes. I know it does for me. You’ve spent months of your life creating this thing, and you’re excited to get it out to the world. What a perfect time for the unscrupulous toContinue reading “Snake oil sales”
Try it out!
Where does this stuff come from? I don’t know how often people have asked me that question after reading one of my stories. This question is typically followed by; I could never write a book. There are two things here I want to address. Honestly, I didn’t think I could write a book either atContinue reading “Try it out!”
Blood, sweat, and editing tears
I’ve been editing the Slaying of the Bull (book 1 of the Tocharian Gospels Series) for four hours a day (after my day job), and much of my weekends for about a month now. The book is coming along, but it’s a tedious ordeal. Those that follow my blog know that I wrote the SlayingContinue reading “Blood, sweat, and editing tears”
Social Media Full Immersion
With a bit of kicking and screaming, I dove straight into the full social media experience. You can now follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest! You may be asking, what were you waiting for? Well, for one I’ve never been one for social media, but I realize it is time to join the 21stContinue reading “Social Media Full Immersion”
Marketing Campaign #1
Brace yourselves for a rant. It’s been building since my last post. I’m at the end of my first marketing campaign. Amazon posted 10,433 ads for the Island of Stone using my carefully collected keywords and fine-tuning. That is a tremendous amount of advertisement for one week, and it is undoubtedly getting the Island ofContinue reading “Marketing Campaign #1”
