Yesterday, I discussed 5 disadvantages to indie publishing. Today we’ll look at 5 advantages. 1. Control– You have the final say over what the cover looks like, what price to sell at, what content comes out, what content stays in, length, and pretty much everything else. This allows you to… Continue reading
Just because I’ve jumped into the indie publishing waters head first, I don’t necessarily think that traditional publishing is dead or even dying. It’s undergoing change, for sure, but people still like paper. My reasons for publishing Neanderthal Swan Song on an independent basis are many, and the decision was… Continue reading
As many already know, I received a breeding trio of Australian Desert Gobies (Chlamydogobius eremius) about a week ago. I had been looking for this species for about a year and I’m always outbid on the few times I saw them posted on Aquabid. I’ve wanted some of these fish… Continue reading
For anyone interested, here are my writing plans for the next few weeks. 1) Finish my edits on short story collaborative project. 2) Redraft a short story I did for the Codexian Idol contest. 3) Write another article on Endler’s Livebearers. 4) Complete one of two unfinished novels. 5) Complete… Continue reading
For the past few days, one of my florida flagfish (Jordanella floridae) has been acting peculiar. He is guarding a spawn site and fanning the eggs so they don’t fungus. It is some rather interesting behavior. This video has no soundtrack
I have been working on the Createspace print version of Neanderthal Swan Song. Here is the cover I came up with, since I don’t have a wrap-around that looks like the ebook version. I can’t decide if I like it. Do you?
This killifsh is entertaining to watch feed. Here is a two minute video so you can see for yourself.
I spent several hours with Jack Mangan today as he interviewed me for his podcast, Jack Mangans Deadpan. Jack and I have been friends for six or seven years now. He is a member of my in-person writing group, and his podcast is currently on episode number 206. It was… Continue reading
This weekend, SFWA held the annual Nebula Awards ceremony. A number of my writer friends were on the ballot in various categories. And, two of these friends won! Rachel Swirsky won in the novella category, beating out some excellent competition. Noteworthy about that is the very difficulty in actually selling… Continue reading
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