New year, new motivation

I know, I know. I've been AWOL for the past year. I'm trying to be better. I'm trying to live better. And as such, I've got a new face, new body, and new ebook out to celebrate!

Pick up your copy of No Diet, No Surgery, No Sweat: How I Lost 85 lbs & 4 Pants Sizes, available now on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords!

Cabover Cabaret is now on sale!

Cabover Cabaret is now for sale!

Get your copy on:

 Smashwords, iBooks, Nook, Kobo, or Amazon Kindle!

Comeuppance for free; includes Cabover Cabaret sneak peek!

Comeuppance is now free through Smashwords to celebrate the pending release of Cabover Cabaret! This promo will go until 11:59PM 9 Feb 2017. 

To get your free copy of Comeuppance through Smashwords, please enter code GD23V upon checkout. 

Each copy of Comeuppance will come with a sneak peek of Cabover Cabaret!

Click here for your free copy of Comeuppance.

Evening Hallow for free; includes Cabover Cabaret sneak peek!

Evening Hallow is now free through Smashwords to celebrate the pending release of Cabover Cabaret! This promo will go until midnight 3 Feb 2017. 

To get your free copy of Evening Hallow through Smashwords, please enter code VJ52B upon checkout. 

Each copy of Evening Hallow will come with a sneak peek of Cabover Cabaret!

Click here to get your free copy of Evening Hallow.

Thoroughbred for free; includes Cabover Cabaret sneak peek!

Thoroughbred is now free through Smashwords to celebrate the pending release of Cabover Cabaret! This promo will go until midnight 27 Jan 2017.

To get your free copy of Thoroughbred through Smashwords, please enter code AH79T upon checkout. 

Each copy of Thoroughbred will come with a sneak peek of Cabover Cabaret!

Click here to get your free copy of Thoroughbred.

The unveiling

It's finally done!

For those of you who've been seeing it on my Twitter feed, you know that this is the finished cover for Cabover Cabaret, my next short story due to be released tentatively 10 February 2016.

In this serial, we return to Arthurfield, WV, my crossroads for the preternatural. Here we have Reggy, a weretiger who's survived more than enough centuries to make him cynical, and yet he has found ways to remain jovial enough. His newest partner, Thomas, just started working for Discreet movers, a company that specializes in the needs of the preternatural community. Together, they'll be in for one hell of an evening in terms of weird and unusual events.

This one has definitely been a labour of love, with many a rewrite, many a cry, and many a "How the crap do I make this thing shorter—it's already 16,000 words!" Well, that last one didn't turn out the way I wanted, but that's okay. The pacing, according to my beta readers, is great enough that they didn't notice the length. I'd call that a win.

As to its release, Cabover Cabaret will be the fourth Appalachian Dream Tale, and will be available through multiple vendors, such as Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, Kobo, Nook, iBooks, etc. As the author, I ask that—if you can—please make your purchase through Smashwords, as they offer the best return for authors as far as royalties are concerned. I know it may not seem like much, but that kind of incentive helps self-publishing authors like myself stay committed to their craft, maintain their resources, and renew their websites. So thank you in advance, and I hope to have the pre-orders up soon for you folks!

Party on, Wayne! :)

The Bowman's Inn Autumn anthology is on sale now!

The Bowman's Inn: Autumn anthology is on sale now! Head on over to Amazon.com and pick up your copy now :)

To celebrate, Spring has been lowered to $1.99 and Summer has been lowered to $2.99! And if you have KindleUnlimited, then you can get Spring and Summer for $0.00!

Evening Hallow on sale 14 Feb

Tomorrow's the big day! Evening Hallow will go live through Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes iBooks! Enjoy, everyone!

Evening Hallow is now available for pre-order!

Whew! What a tireless two weeks I've had, getting Evening Hallow finished and ready for upload to Amazon, and also recoding Thoroughbred to include a sample -- that's right, and if you've bought Thoroughbred in the past, you should be able to sync your Kindle for the updated version! :)

I'm so very, very excited to have this next short story ready on time. I wanted to publish it on the anniversary of Thoroughbred, but it looks like Evening Hallow will be able to come out a little bit sooner -- just in time for Valentine's Day!

Also, I've taken things one step further -- Thoroughbred is available now through Smashwords, and Evening Hallow is available for pre-order there, too. Now those of you who don't have Kindle, but have other readers, can purchase copies, as well.

I hope you all enjoy! And please, if you love what you read, consider leaving feedback on both Amazon and Smashwords. Thank you!

Thoroughbred free day

Now's your chance, if you haven't already, to get a FREE copy of Thoroughbred over at Amazon.com. It'll be free all of today, so check it out, try it out, and maybe leave a review if it's something you enjoyed -- or didn't enjoy. I want honest feedback, so I won't discourage lone-star reviews if it didn't tickle your fancy.

Is the link above not working? Copy and paste http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IHOTTQW/ into your browser to get a free copy today only!

Enjoy :)

Hammering out the details

Howdy, folks! I know my posting habits have been erratic as of late, so I'm going to start keeping a Saturday schedule. This might be a little easier for us all, and this way I can compound my thoughts and progress reports for you in one update.

 

This past week, I've been tying up the ending on The Cardinal's Direction. It's been a bit of a pain, I'll be honest, for all the story I dreamed up, I had to Y-plot to fall between X- and Z-plots. Yeah, I've got my ending, but you can't end a story without tying up the loose threads.

 

I don't know about you folks, but I hate a story that has too many dangling plot lines. So I try not to do that, and I try to keep everything as solid as I can. Tis why I edit, re-edit, then edit again, and edit once more for good measure.

 

While working on The Cardinal's Direction, I've been conceptualizing the characters in my story. Below, I've been working out what the nightmares look like so I can better describe them in-story when I go through and begin my editing process. As you can see, I've gotten them pretty well worked out, aside from their feetsies. Boy, those claws are hard to translate to paper what I'm seeing in my head. Eventually, I'll get it, and hey, you've got some official art from me of the nightmares.

 

Once I finish up work on the initial draft, The Cardinal's Direction is going to join the rotation of stories I have in edits. Of course, I'll keep you posted on the progress of the others.

 

 



























In other news, there's nothing new to report on the progress of Uncertain Heirs. I've had no responses since last week, but hopefully I'll hear at least a "No" from an agent soon.

And finally, as a reminder, Thoroughbred is still on sale for .99c. You can get it through Amazon for your Kindle or Kindle App for your mobile device or computer. Also, if you're trying KindleUnlimited, you can get it for free!

That's all for now, folks. Tune in next Saturday for more updates on my querying adventure and writing progress.

Thoroughbred on sale!

Hey, everyone! Just a quick note to let you know that "Thoroughbred" is on sale for $0.99 through Amazon Kindle. Check it out :)