Category: Fiction

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Soul Siphon Update

I seem to write these messages every time I publish a new book… but it appears that I’m going to have to disappoint my readers and for that I apologize. Soul Siphon’s release will be pushed back a week. At the latest, it will be released on 4/11, but we’re hoping to have it out a few days before that. Keep an eye on … Read More Soul Siphon Update

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Soul Siphon Update

REALLY coming down to the wire now! The cover is done and is just having the lettering added to it. The Copyright and legal documents are good to go. The ISBN has been registered. The editing is, thankfully, DONE! Everything looks good and hopefully I’ll be on to the proofing step before the end of the week. Though I hate to say this… our … Read More Soul Siphon Update

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Never Forget Those Who Help!

Hi All, The countdown has begun to Soul Siphon’s release! I personally an extremely excited and cannot wait to finally hand my creation over to all of you to enjoy. At this point though, I want to take a moment to recognize the talents of those who helped bring my book to life. Firstly the cover artist. You haven’t seen the cover yet, and … Read More Never Forget Those Who Help!

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Another Day, Another Soul Siphon Update

Work on the book never ends! Just finished editing another chapter, which leaves one more to go through before we’re completely done! So once that’s all set and the cover has been delivered, Soul Siphon will be on its way to the publisher. I can’t wait and thank you all for being so patient! Page Count: 518 Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal/Superhero Synopsis: A starved child, … Read More Another Day, Another Soul Siphon Update

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Character Descriptions

Hey Jim, I was just wondering how you come up with your character descriptions? I’m trying to accurately describe my character, but sometimes it can be hard to figure out exactly how I want them to look, you know? Thanks, Gerraid   Hi Gerraid, All too well, I’m afraid. It can be tough figuring out what your character looks like. If you create the … Read More Character Descriptions

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Soul Siphon Update

This is it people, the final full week of development on the book before everything goes to the publisher. With any luck, the April 1st release date will actually become a reality… though I’ve never not had to postpone a release, fingers crossed this time! I’ve seen the development of the cover and I can’t wait to share it with you all. The promo … Read More Soul Siphon Update

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Damnation Author interview.

Hi All, I’ve gotten quite a few emails about Damnation… Given that I’m trying to balance my time between my reader base, AND getting Soul Siphon out there to all of you, the emails are too much for me to be able to answer individually. Don’t get me wrong, I love getting them and I read every last one personally. It’s just difficult finding time … Read More Damnation Author interview.

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Loveless

“Dear Jim, I’ve been writing a romantic fantasy story for a while now. Things were going great until I found out that my own relationship is not what I thought it was. I don’t want to go into detail, but he betrayed me with a friend of his. This isn’t the first time that something like this has happened either. I’ve pretty much given … Read More Loveless

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Are Narrative Stories Out of Date

So a few days ago I was reading a the original ‘Little Mermaid’ by Hans Christian Anderson. I was curious about the story after my boys took a liking to the Disney version. I won’t spoil anything for anyone, but I highly recommend reading the original. It is superior in every way to the lax character development of the Disney version. Anyway, more on … Read More Are Narrative Stories Out of Date

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Star Wars: Deciphering Rey’s Identity…

Since the day that the movie came out, people have been clamoring to try to explain who their new leading lady is, who her parents are, the missing pieces of her past, and decipher the hints from the movie itself. … And since I’ve never been one to back away from a good theory war… Let’s explore the most popular theories, why they may … Read More Star Wars: Deciphering Rey’s Identity…

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Can’t We All Just Enjoy Star Wars?

The answer, of course, is no! No we can’t. Because Star Wars is a major phenomenon, it was the first blockbuster, and we can’t tolerate any mistakes discrepancies, or anything being out of place from how we view Star Wars to be. Sigh… Okay look, I hate to burst everyone’s bubble, but to all of your Star Wars purists (snobs) out there: Star Wars IS … Read More Can’t We All Just Enjoy Star Wars?

Soul Siphon Update!

Ugh! It’s so difficult to keep up on my blog while working on my book. I’m not even kidding! That said… we do have an update! First off, I’d like to give a special shout out to a truly skilled writer that has taken on the dubious task of editing my book, you all know him as Eric, or Eric79. Eric has been a … Read More Soul Siphon Update!