Monthly Archives: March 2011

I usually don’t point out reviews, but a recent posting by a reader on Good Reads made me smile. This kind of satisfaction makes me think I made the right decision by self publishing The Nightmare Within. The reviewer wrote: … Continue reading →

The digital editions for both The Nightmare Within and Where Darkness Dwells are now only $.99.  That means you can buy 190k words of fiction (the equivalent of about 800 printed pages) for less than $2!  That’s a pretty good deal for your … Continue reading →

As an experiment, I recently listed my novel The Nightmare Within for free on Smashwords. The sale lasted for about a week and the only advertising that I used to spread the word was through this here blog and Facebook/Twitter. … Continue reading →

I’m running a little experiment with The Nightmare Within.  For a short time, I’ve set the price on Smashwords (all ebook formats) as FREE.  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34310 It’ll be FREE for I’m guessing a week.  Why am I doing this?  Why do a … Continue reading →

For anyone not interested in the NCAA basketball tournament, there’s always the Tournament of Bad.  http://chicago.cbslocal.com/tournament-of-bad/

Because this is my blog and I’ll post what I want to… I’ve started watching the old Incredible Hulk tv show and just had to share this clip.  I loved this show as a kid and it has great camp value … Continue reading →

Since I’ve considered myself a runner for more of my life than a writer, I thought I’d post a workout update.  I didn’t do much more than 3-4 runs all winter.  I’ve been bad.  I always forget how much I … Continue reading →

Book sale! 26% off The Nightmare Within at checkout at Smashwords.  Use coupon code RAE25. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34310

Deciding on whether to go the self-publishing indie route or not is the biggest question every writer has to ask themselves in today’s publishing world.  Over the course of 2010, I hemmed and hawed, wondering if I could ever regain … Continue reading →

My new novel, Where Darkness Dwells, is now available on Amazon Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/Where-Darkness-Dwells-ebook/dp/B004QGYXCA/ Description: During a hot summer night in 1934, tragedy strikes when two local boys search for the truth behind a local legend. They stumble upon the Underground, … Continue reading →