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Crossing Bedlam is Now #99Cents! #dystopia #ASMSG

To celebrate the new cover, I’ve dropped the price of Crossing Bedlam to 99 cents. Will this price be forever?  I’m not sure right now.  Treat it like a limited deal.  At the very least, it’ll be going on through the month … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: The Duchess of LaSalle

This teaser comes from Crossing Bedlam and introduces one of the wilder denizens of the Shattered States.  Feel free to click on the cover to visit the Amazon site and read the whole thing instead of this little taste.  Some stuff … Continue reading

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The Action, Humor, & Cussing of CROSSING BEDLAM has ARRIVED! #ValentinesDay

The Rated-R Post-Apocalyptic Action Comedy Adventure is finally here! The United States of America has been crippled. Violently contained by a global military force and left without its leaders, the country has become shattered and chaotic. A decade has passed … Continue reading

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Sex & Violence: What’s Your Limit?

I’m scheduling this in late December and praying that I’m not doing something important on the day this goes live.  Sex and violence in fiction is such a hot button topic that it would be wiser to avoid them entirely. … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: A Blossoming . . . Something

This is the rest of the opening for Crossing Bedlam, which introduces you to Lloyd Tenay and his first meeting with Cassidy.  Just to warn you, there is some violence and cursing.  As far as the image goes, I don’t … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: On the Run

Today, I’m putting up a special treat.  It’s also late because school is closed and the munchkin has finally decided to give me some time to work.  I have 15 minutes or so.  He can’t tell time yet, so he … Continue reading

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Test Scene for the New Idea: 4th Wall Poking?

This is just a quick scene being written off the top of my head for that idea I mentioned last Thursday.  I’ll probably change it and flush it out when I get to the actual writing.  Basically, the United States … Continue reading

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Pondering the Tough Hero

I’ve been thinking about a certain character type that confuses me.  This is the tough badass that stands upon a pile of bodies while laughing and screaming for the next challenger.  A few macho/defiant quips are thrown, injuries are ignored, … Continue reading

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Throwback Post: These Are Not Rules of Fantasy

I’m drawing out a popular post from July 4, 2014.  I’m still standing by this, but a year hasn’t even passed.  As usual, I don’t edit these when I put them back up for another look.  I might be doing … Continue reading

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The Psycho Hero: Lunacy for Good?

This falls into the Anti-Hero category, but I’m putting this on the extreme side of the spectrum.  The Psycho Hero is off his rocker and would probably a villain if the writers didn’t make him a hero.  These characters are … Continue reading

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