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Stranger Will gets the Pablo D’Stair treatment: Six investigations of the act of reading

July 2, 2011

Pablo D'Stair is easily the hardest working man in independent literature. The guy has operated his own publishing press (Brown Paper Publishing) for a few years now, he continuously produces his own amazing fiction (he's authored about 43,000 books, I think), he's innovative with his means of extracting meaningful dialog between author and reader (see: The Predicate Dialogues, and Norman Court for his latest projects in this space) and he works tirelessly to apply critical analysis to fiction in a way that maintains intellectual integrity without compromising accessibility. Above all, he's a passionate thinker. Though I've known Pablo for a while (I was involved in his first The Predicate Dialogues back in March 2010), his most recent critical contributions, and his inclusion of my novel Stranger Will, leave me no less impressed. Pablo is currently conducting a series of Six Investigations of the Act of Reading for the Sunday Observer…

Warmed & Bound, a collection of Velvet Noir. You will be different after this.

June 27, 2011

You will be hearing about this a lot in the coming weeks. I sense a paradigm shift. Enter: Velvet Noir. Website: warmedandbound.com Twitter: @WarmedAndBound Facebook: Warmed and Bound Facebook (The Velvet): The Velvet

Stranger Will tour stop #41: Gordon Highland’s blog

June 27, 2011

Today I stop by Gordon Highland's blog to deliver a quick list of author dos and don'ts. Gone is the blurry line between maybe and possibly. These are hard and fast rules for authors. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Episode 003: Technology and the Author Whore

June 27, 2011

This week I talk about the necessary entrepreneurial spirit of the contemporary author. I know; “boooooooooo” you say. Me too. But the fact is that publishers, even (perhaps especially) independent and small press publishers are relying more and more on the marketing savvy of the author. Is this fair? Probably not. Is it the reality? Definitely yes. Show Notes and Mentions: Ebooks: the latest frontier for spam (via The Guardian) E singles by Axel Taiari and Richard Thomas Broadcastr Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/

Stranger Will tour stop #40: The Outlet (Electric Literature’s blog)

June 22, 2011

Today's post is an interview I did with Gil Reavill, author of Aftermath, Inc.: Cleaning Up After CSI Goes Home. The book was incredibly helpful for me when writing Stranger Will, as it offers some brilliant perspective on the world of human remains removal. The interview, posted today at The Outlet (Electric Literature's blog component), is a shortened version of the original interview. I plan to post the full interview here at my homepage within the next few weeks or so. Until then, read this concentrated version. Then buy Gil's book. Click here to read the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Episode 002: Attention, Author Promotion! One Night Only!

June 18, 2011

Authors, you have to promote yourself. You can’t avoid it. But you can reinterpret what “promotion” means. Gone should be the negative connotations and skewed associations. Promotion should be embraced. At its core, promotion is simply a way to get readers to you books. As an author, you want people to read your books, right? No. Oh. Then go write a diary and quit muddying the waters for the rest of us! Show Notes and Mentions: Outsider Writers Collective Goodreads.com / Redroom.com The Stranger Will Tour for Strange blog tour Listen to The Art and Authenticity of Social Media: Using Online Tools to Grow a Community (from the AWP Conference, February 2011) photo credit: Chris Devers

Stranger Will tour stop #39: Craig Wallwork’s blog

June 18, 2011

This is a special stop. For the next 24 hours Craig Wallwork has given me free range at his blog. My early apologies to him and his accumulated blog following. Click here to read the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here