COME AND SAY "HI!"

12 April 2010 By dale 0

Almost forgot... OK, technically I did forget, but I'm correcting that now.

If you're in the Parsipanny, New Jersey area this coming weekend (16th, 17th & 18th April) and you feel the urge to meet me in person, I'll be attending the Chiller Con. I'll be there with a couple of authors published by Dailey Swan Publishing and will have copies of my novel there for you to pick up.  I am told that me signing the books takes almost nothing off the overall value, so if you'd like that too, just ask.  All being well, I should be at the con Friday evening, Saturday, and early Sunday.

Look forward to seeing you there.

IT'S GOOD TO TALK

10 April 2010 By dale 6

On Thursday I had the enormous pleasure of visiting friends in Canton, Ohio. Primarily the purpose of the visit was to talk to a Creative Writing Class at Malone University, but that wasn't the only reason.

The talk, I'm reliably informed, went very well. In all honesty, since this is really the first thing along these lines I've done, I have no frame of reference. As far as I could tell, no one fell asleep while I was talking; I probably would have noticed if anyone had thrown rotting vegetables at me; and no one called me a know-nothing-hack... at least to my face, so I'll bow to the established experts and agree that it did indeed go well; should the opportunity arise again, I'd definitely jump at the chance... though probably not for the reason you might think. 

WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU

03 April 2010 By dale 0

So when you start writing, what they tell you is this.  “You MUST write every single day.”  But the hidden secret is that if you DO that, JUST write, all you will do is write.  If you want to then SELL that writing, or just have other people READ it, you have to spend time doing non-writing things.

And to that end, this week my main focus has been geared towards trying to ensure people actually go and buy and read what I’ve been working on.

We’ve been working on building the presence and readership for Luci Phurr’s Imps by adding some bonus comics.  If you haven’t been following us every new strip, you might be missing out on some extra comics that are available for only a short time, so remember, check out the site every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Additionally we’ve sent out the solicitations for my first book of the year, BATTLE SMASH!  If you want to pre-order, drop into your local comic store and ask them to order.  The information you need is in the link.