Tyler and his older brother Zack are back from vacation. Tyler came back with amazing mental superpowers. Zack got a sunburn. Tyler shares his powers with Eena, a girl whose past is covered by shadows and secrets. A dangerous enemy is chasing them, and the three children scramble to prepare themselves. They have too much [...]
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Telekinesis and sharks (though not in the same book)
For those of you following along, you may have an interest in my latest adventures. I’ve been asked for updates from multiple people. Those causes have led to this effect: Below is the scoop on my current projects. Transhuman #2 The working title is “Monsters in the Dark”. Today marks the Completion Of The First [...]
Dev Manny “Hacking the Naked Princess” continues in 2600 Magazine
Go get 2600 Volume 29, #4 (the Winter 2012-2013 issue), and read the continuation of Dev’s newest case, “Hacking the Naked Princess”. This adventure was started in 2600 Volume 29, #2 (the Summer 2012 issue). Future chapters will be serialized in 2600, probably every other issue. 2600 Magazine is available in many bookstores, including Barnes & Noble. [...]
Book Release: Dev Manny #2: Wetware
I’d like to introduce you to the latest adventure of Dev Manny, Information Technology Private Investigator. The book is “Dev Manny #2: Wetware“, and is available at an Amazon near you. Get it: Paper bookAmazon Kindle ebook
New books – Coming sooner and later
I’d like to update everyone on the entire Internet about two different projects, both of which are critical to our society, culture and way of life: League of Scientists League of Scientists book #1, “Ghost in the Water”, won’t be available in stores until 2013. From the publisher, I have this statement: Our goal is [...]
Wetware: Dev Manny 3 is on the floor!
So, here’s the deal: Dev Manny 1 (“Superliminal”) is published. It’s out there in the wild. Dev Manny 2 (“Hacking the Naked Princess”) is being published in a serial format in 2600 Magazine. While that’s in progress, I’ve also started Dev Manny 3 (the working title is “Wetware”). But since the 2600 publication is quarterly, [...]
Writing advice from Pixar: Rules of storytelling
Pixar – the group who brought us Toy Story, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, UP, Monsters, Inc, and many more – is built around a philosophy of excellent storytelling. Emma Coats is a story artist at Pixar, and she has compiled what she’s learned about storytelling, both from her personal experience and learning from those around [...]
“Hacking the Naked Princess” – A self-publishing experiment with 2600 magazine
I emailed 2600 magazine, and asked if they’d be interested in serializing the next Dev Manny book. They said okay, they’d at least be willing to try out a couple chapters. So, here we are: Go get 2600 Volume 29, #2 (the Summer 2012 issue), and read the start of Dev’s newest case, “Hacking the [...]
Self-publishing a children’s book: What’s the best software for layout and design?
The article title question is a pretty easy one to answer: Adobe InDesign is an industry standard for book publishing, and would be an excellent book creation tool for a self-publisher, specifically those needing graphics manipulation or other advanced book layout and design tools. …and there’s no way I can afford it. So, sorry InDesign, [...]
Bad writing advice that works
I’ve been featured as a guest writer on the “Writing and Publishing Resource” website. Check it out: Recommendations for writers: How seemingly bad advice can improve your writing process A goal in writing the article was to describe mental stumbling blocks that I’ve encountered in writing and publishing, along with advice on overcoming those problems. [...]
