by Douglas | Feb 14, 2021 | Book Projects On The Horizon, Non-Book Projects, Random Thoughts & Ideas
I know what you’re thinking in regards to the title. “How can he be without a computer and yet put out a blog and emails?” I’m using my business laptop right now. Unfortunately, my kids use it most of the day for their distance learning. My...
by Douglas | Jan 26, 2021 | Non-Book Projects, Random Thoughts & Ideas
The ball is really rolling on Twitter, and I’m picking up steam in that community. I finally hit over 1K followers! A lot of support came from fellow indieauthors, the writing community, and readers such as yourself. I realized I’m a bigger hit there as an...
by Douglas | Dec 13, 2020 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
I cried last night while reading a book to my kids. They aren’t quite teenagers, yet my wife and I still join them every night and take turns reading a book with them. It’s been a routine since they were babies. They’ve grown very tall. The oldest...
by Douglas | Dec 5, 2020 | Non-Book Projects, Random Thoughts & Ideas
“The Widow Brigade” seems to be the star jewel in my repertoire of books. All twelve reviews on Amazon gave it 5/5 stars. Goodreads has thirteen reviews averaged at 4.6 stars. The Audiobook is rated at 4.2. This stand-alone book seems to pull in the most... by Douglas | Nov 30, 2020 | Book Projects On The Horizon, Non-Book Projects, Random Thoughts & Ideas
It’s been a “Forge-Fires” year, according to Master Jonak of “Apprentice Storm Mage”. That means it was a year of difficult events and tough times; the kind of fiery test that forges us into something stronger. Even though the pandemic...
by Douglas | Nov 22, 2020 | Book Projects On The Horizon, Random Thoughts & Ideas
It’s sad to hear that another round of shut downs will be enforced across our nation. You’d think that people being forced to stay home would give a boost to folks writing over the NaNoWriMo month of November. Think of how much work us reclusive nerds...
by Douglas | Oct 3, 2020 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
The best stories are ones in which the author can include things of which they are an expert, perhaps even experienced firsthand, but often you still need to research a subject. Even a few brief mentions in an action scene can allude to hours of web-searching and...
by Douglas | Sep 10, 2020 | Book Projects On The Horizon, Random Thoughts & Ideas
My schedule this year has been ever-fluctuating, mostly for the worst as convention after convention dropped due to the pandemic. Most gatherings of any notable size can’t accommodate Minnesota restrictions. That being said, I do have two events which are still...
by Douglas | Aug 14, 2020 | Non-Book Projects
I just launched my own online store! Now you can buy books directly from me, signed, or also message me to personalize with a name. (US and Canada only so far, more to come as I check more shipping options). You can likely still get a single book cheaper from Amazon...
by Douglas | Aug 12, 2020 | Book Projects On The Horizon
My recent promoting on Facebook and Twitter must have worked! “The Widow Brigade” has now sold 100 copies of its audiobook version! (Don’t ask me how many physical/digital copies, that’s been in the hundreds to a thousand for some time. Which...