A New Cover for Big Pete (and a Few Words About AI)
I've never loved Big Pete's cover. Today I did something about it—and it's time to say where I stand on AI in publishing.
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News & Notes
New releases, works in progress, and the stories behind the stories.
Welcome to Crazy Town: My Giant Project Schedule
Nine books in about six months, a brand-new pseudonym, and a release calendar that has officially gone to crazy town.
Read the storyOne Character, Two Series, Seventy Years Apart
Beverly’s story stretches across two series, two very different genres, and nearly seventy years.
Read the storyFlying Saucers and Chrome Plate Is Out Now
Rix Banner returns to Wisconsin in a fast, funny adventure involving Fantastium, flying saucers, cranberry bogs, and one formidable aunt.
Read the storyRix Banner Is Headed Home—and Something Strange Is Waiting
Rix Banner is headed home in a new Spaceship Mechanic adventure arriving October 1. Discover the impossible clue bringing him back to Wisconsin.
Read the storyRay Guns and Late Fees – New Release
Ray Guns and Late Fees (Spaceship Mechanic Book #3) is available now! Click here to get a copy. Now that I’ve made that announcement, let me digress. What a fun journey writing Spaceship Mechanic has been. One of my creative goals from early last year was to step back from the harder, military science fiction and more toward […]
Read the storyWedding Bells and Ray Guns!
It’s generally a good sign when I’m quiet for a time as it means I’m getting close to a new release. June 1st, Ray Guns and Late Fees will be released to Amazon and hopefully Audible. As the third novel in Spaceship Mechanic series, we’re getting in deep to the things that make Rix Banner, Kel Warp, Philo and […]
Read the storyRix is Back!
If you missed the first announcement, Rix Banner is back at it again. Unfortunately for him, that means questionable ships, worse repair jobs, and problems that absolutely refuse to stay fixed. In Jump Drives and Coffee Stains, the second book in the Spaceship Mechanic series, space travel looks a lot less glamorous and a lot […]
Read the storyJump Drives and Coffee Stains released!
Good news from the grease-stained end of the galaxy: Jump Drives and Coffee Stains is officially out now. 🚀☕ Click here to get your copy. This is book two in the Spaceship Mechanic series, which means Rix is making more questionable repair decisions, and burning through rolls of duct tape on things that absolutely should […]
Read the storyBroken Ships, Bad Coffee
The struggle is real. I’m not sure what it is about winter that causes struggle, but I’m old enough to recognize the pattern. Yesterday was one of those days where everything I touched was harder than it could have been. Do you ever have those days? I was reviewing my current writing, and I realized […]
Read the storyRix is back! There are Coffee Stains!
The next installment of Spaceship Mechanic is off to editing and I’ve dropped a pre-order for February 1st! Working on Jump Drives and Coffee Stains has been a special kind of fun for me—part writing, part problem-solving, part “how would this ridiculous situation look in space?” I’ve always enjoyed taking everyday moments from my own […]
Read the storyFound Crew, Found Family
Earlier this summer my oldest sister, Diane, passed. She was the one who I played Dungeons and Dragons with when I was younger, she also introduced me to the path of publishing and writing. It’s safe to say, I wouldn’t be an indie publisher/writer if not for her. Enough time has passed that I’m much […]
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