Periscope Depth

2011: the year in review

The astronomer raised his head from the eyepiece of his giant telescope and rubbed his eyes. He had checked all his figures and couldn’t escape the obvious conclusion. “An asteroid is going to hit the Earth,” he said. Picking up the phone, he called 911. “An asteroid is going to hit the Earth!” he said. [...]

you’ve been so kind and generous; I don’t know how you keep on giving

Three bullets: First, the number of people who downloaded Too Close to Miss as their first purchase for their Kindle or Nook is overwhelming. Thank you all. The near-total market penetration amongst my friends tells me I need to get my marketing game together, because I’m running out of friends with e-readers. More on this [...]

screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it

In light of the pending passage of SOPA, several friends have circulated a VICE article titled, “Dear Congress: It’s No Longer OK to Not Know How the Internet Works“. I was about to work up a good head of steam and post a counter-rant, but Marie C. linked me to a great response: “Dear Internet: [...]

so you find yourself somebody who can do the job for free

When I announced that Too Close to Miss was on sale, I also made it available as a free .pdf. Word of mouth is more important to me than revenue at this stage, so I wanted as many people as possible to read it. I also wanted to show consideration for people who didn’t have [...]

stronger than yesterday

Greetings, Carnival of the Indies visitors! I think Joel meant to send you to my post on cover design instead of this one. Check out that post for a detailed walkthrough of my experience in commissioning a cover design. You can also check out my book on Amazon if you want to see the finished [...]

I can lift a car up all by myself

One of the most rewarding parts of ceaselessly promoting a (good) novel has been seeing feedback. I don’t expect everyone to love Too Close to Miss – it’s very brief and it’s written in a particular noirish style that doesn’t work for everyone. But the feedback I’ve seen so far has been very encouraging. (That’s [...]

don’t look at my hands in my pockets, baby

Amazon attracted the Internet’s ire last week for its 5% discount for users who scan an item in a physical store, then buy it online. But amidst all this hubbub, Amazon also rolled out another program that’s stirred up similar furor, albeit in a smaller circle: Kindle Direct Publishing Select. KDP Select allows independently published [...]

one little, two little, three little, indie rap

It was a couple years ago, probably from Tim Ferriss, that I first read the Peter Drucker quote, “What gets measured, gets managed.” But it was only recently that I realized that wasn’t a threat. I’m not even kidding here: it was years before I realized I was supposed to read that with a knowing [...]

too close to miss

Mara Cunningham knew that sleeping with a married man was a bad idea. But when her lover shows up in the hospital after his wife and son are murdered, the rumors about her turn dangerous. Now she’s the prime suspect in a double homicide, and the real killers will stop at nothing to silence her. [...]

feel like a touch, a touch too much

Greetings, Carnival of the Indies visitors! You can check out what the finished product looks like by visiting its Amazon page or continuing to read. And definitely check out the other great articles featured in this month’s Carnival as well. (Part 2 of my continuing series on the new novel, leading up to the big [...]

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