Thursday, July 24, 2014

As Angels Weep - at SMASHWORDS

"As Angels Weep" is now available at SMASHWORDS in all popular ebook formats. It will be FREE as a part of the SMASHWORDS SUMMER-WINTER SALE (don't ask my what the name is about - I never could figure it out) until July 31. The Print-on-Demand version through CreateSpace is in review, and barring any missteps on my part should be ready in a few days.

Finally publishing a new novel is one of the great joys of writing. It takes over four months to create one of these masterpieces (my review - might not be supported by peer review). I will be passing the completed manuscript to California Times Publishing next week for inclusion in the Amazon catalog.

In the meantime, Kindle users can download a version for their reader from SMASHWORDS, as well as iBook users (the epub version). The enhanced iBook version will be ready by the end of August.

For you audiobook fanatics - my most favorite readers - Gary Regal has promised me he can start working on "As Angels Weep" right after school starts.

In the meantime, I have started Book 5 of The Juno Letters series - The Scavengers of Graveny Marsh. You can read a teaser online at THIS LINK.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

A quick note ...

I have finally completed "As Angels Weep" - book 4 of The Juno Letters series. Now the task of publishing rears its ugly head ... or spine, depending on your preference of format. Look for an announcement of the published product by the end of the month.

I have begun to write Book 5, and have outlined a basic story. The tentative title is "The Scavengers" (aka, The Market Lady). There has always been a lot of speculation that General George Patton was assassinated - conspiracy theorists love that one. But did you know there was a plot to assassinate him right before D-Day? No? Can't find it in the history books? Maybe because you will only find it here, at The Juno Letters! More to come.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Wish I Was Here - a film by Zach Braff

The Indie movement needs to support its own, and we have a great opportunity to send a clear message to the status quo in the movie industry. Zach Braff has produced and directed a crowd-funded movie called "Wish I Was Here" - a comedy drama. In the great tradition of Star Wars, Jaws, and Star Trek the studio executives rejected the movie. It took a crowd-funding effort to raise the $2M to begin the project - a feat accomplished in only 48 hours.

Regardless of its eventual commercial success, "Wish I Was Here" sends a message to the film and publishing establishments - your business models are broken. The power is shifting to the creative people, and you'd better change or ... . Well, maybe that's a little too "social media" but you get the point.

Go see it when it hits the move theaters and celebrate a victory of Indie over The Black Death. (I may have had too much coffee this morning.)

More information online at: Wish I Was Here

Creating letters to use as a plot vehicle

The Juno Letters uses two conventions throughout the stories - letters and journals. These are the text-messages and voice-mail of the era. ...