From Jamie's desk
New releases, works in progress, and the stories behind the stories.
The next novel in the Privateer Tales series is Buccaneers. I’d hotlink the Amazon URL but we’re several weeks from releasing the book at the time of this writing. When I’m working through a novel, I often ask my artist friends to help me by creating original art that represents a scene, or important idea […]
Read the storyMy entire professional life has been dedicated to creating digital goods. First with computer software and more recently with digital books. One of the big questions has always been – how to protect that intellectual property. What you might not know is copyright is inherent in creative works. That is, you don’t have to do […]
Read the storyWhy write? It’s a question I get from time to time and the answer I gives generally depends on the mood I’m in. If I were to be completely honest, I’d admit that I’m not completely sure why I write. Like most of life’s important questions, a simple, one-sentence description never quite does it. For me, […]
Read the storyIt’s been a busy spring and I’m excited to announce the second new book of 2015. Cutpurse is a novella set in the Tipperary Solar System and introduces readers to the the planet Grünholz. I often get the question as to why I write these smaller stories instead of just focusing on the novels. For […]
Read the storyCan you believe it’s almost been a year since we released Rookie Privateer? The amazing response has pushed me onward and boy do I have new stories to tell. March has been a busy month. We’ve released Smuggler’s Dilemma, Cutpurse was sent to beta readers and now a new cover for Rookie Privateer. You might ask […]
Read the storyClick on the picture to zoom in. In the stories Cutpurse and Buccaneers I’ve introduced a new solar system Tipperary. I asked a friend of mine, Roberto Gabriel Garcia, to help me with a visualization of this system and it came out great. Tipperary, is a fictional star, FD 40307, located 147 light […]
Read the storyI’m having a wonderful spring weekend writing and responding to reader comments. It’s so much fun to hear from people who are reading Smuggler’s Dilemma for the first time. I’ve always known there were people in the world who enjoy my style of science fiction and love to imagine what it would be like to […]
Read the storyWe’re Done! Smuggler’s Dilemma has been released to Amazon and can be ordered on Amazon. Follow this link – get on amazon to order your copy now. I’ve had a number of questions about why I create pre-orders instead of releasing directly to the public. As a publisher I’ve working hard to learn how to best […]
Read the storyThe work on Smuggler’s Dilemma is coming to a close and release can’t be far behind. I’ve yet to set a date for release, primarily because I have a contingent promotion I’ll be doing with Rookie Privateer. The business of independent book writing is tricky and I have to admit to not knowing the impact […]
Read the storyWhat does it mean to be done writing? In some sense, it means the really hard work begins. It’s time to get the editors involved and we’ll start tearing the story apart. Each of my editors have a different process. My sister, Diane from nammynools.com and author of the Bellingwood series, approaches the first editing […]
Read the storyIn the first post in this two part series I talked about some of the lessons I’ve learned in the first year as an independent writer. The four lessons I’ve boiled it down to are: Writing is the easy part Control your own destiny Manage your time wisely Don’t read reviews Writing really is the […]
Read the storyWhat more could a writer want than to share the joy of reading with the next generation. When I was growing up, we didn’t have easy access to T.V. and the internet didn’t even exist. Both of my parents were avid readers and while I didn’t start that way, my dad converted me one summer […]
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