Spent this afternoon getting caught up on publishing tasks. I started by updating my books page. Several stories needed to be added. It filled out pretty nicely. Here’s what it looks like now—everything I’ve published so far in one place! Pretty amazing to see how I’ve accomplished in a few years by focusing on one […]
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Mailing list CRASH COURSE for authors (with video)
Here’s the full-length video of the talk I gave on mailing lists yesterday! You can watch it free on the YouTubes. This video, a description of the event, and the 2 basics videos I posted ahead of time now have their own page at IndieAuthorSociety.com. If you’re up for learning more about self-publishing and the business […]
The Indie Author Society Launches!
Some writing updates from Matt, plus background on the Indie Author Society and news about the launch tomorrow!
Smarter Artist Summit 2016
Last week, I spent two incredible days at the Smarter Artist Summit 2016, a conference for writers and indie authors in Austin, TX.
Reading The Auriga Project at Malvern Books
A few weeks ago, I read from my scifi thriller novel The Auriga Project to a full room at Malvern Books in Austin, TX. This is a recording of my piece of that event.
2015 Writing Goals
Realistic expectations for my writing goals this year based on what I learned in 2014 about my own writing process and self-publishing in general.
Writing Out of Order
What are Reverse Foreshadowing and Reverse Salting and why do they matter in writing? Plus, a couple nuggets of wisdom from writers more experienced than me.
Word Count Data for the Rough Draft of My First Novel
I finished the rough draft of my first novel recently, and I thought it would be educational to both myself and other writers if I shared the data I gathered during the process, and what I learned along the way. 1,000 words a day The one thing that helped me get started—and helped me follow […]
STOLEN CHOICES Amazon eBook Launch
My scifi adventure short story, Stolen Choices, is now available on Kindle as an ebook. Will Commissioner Ming do his job? Or do what’s right?
Sneak Peek: STOLEN CHOICES Cover
The cover is clean, powerful, simple—everything I wanted. I’m very happy and I want to say a public thanks to Jonathan Kurten for the awesome work (and for putting up with me changing my mind about almost everything).