March 2013 Update

Brasilia? We don’t need no stinkin’ Brasilia!

Err… Okay, okay. Of course we need some Brasilia. Will have a cover very soon to share with y’all. First draft isn’t quite done yet, but it inches closer. Still on target for a 2013 release date, depending on some other people’s schedules.

Eden free tomorrow!

Starting tomorrow (Wednesday), Eden will be free on the Kindle store for 5 days (thru Sunday).

Hey, anyone have any Canadian friends? Go tell them to download & review Eden on amazon.ca for me. Need some love from the northlands… Is Winter coming?

Graphic Novel?

Yes, yes… slow, slow. Just got a few more pages today. Through sheer force of will, I shall see that project to completion.

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Yup, that’s all I got for now. I have a few other big projects & such brewing/underway… but none of those are necessarily relevant to anything here just yet. As always – once I know, you know. More to come…

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All Things -cipation

In current participation, as well as in anticipation of Matt’s pending review of Eden in October, have a look at Matt’s Spotlight at Back of the Book Reviews:

http://backofthebookreviews.com/interviewsspotlight/matthewspotlight

Also, browse their awesome September Extravaganza and enter to win some good stuff!

Cheers, LFJ

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September Update!

Have we sunk to monthly updates? Nah, not ready to concede that point yet.

Anyway, I was hoping to get Babylon’s 1st draft done by the end of the summer – likely not. I do have some time-off coming up, and my plan is to use it to write for a week. That’ll do it for draft 1 of Babylon for sure.

August / September have been crazy busy for me. I’ve also been struggling with the whole thought of blogging in general. I certainly want to continue doing it for non-status-related things, but I might change it up a little. Still thinking about stuff on that front.

In the meantime, work on the graphic novel continues. Here’s another rough sketch to pass along:

Artwork by Andres Cornejo, all rights reserved

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Discovering Wattpad

I joined Wattpad last year, when Eden was new. Basically, I was looking into any and every way to get the word out there. Unfortunately, I never went back to the site after creating my account.

It appears to be a very popular site for reading and writing content (free & otherwise). From what I can gather, it’s a great place to follow serialized writing endeavors and talk about fiction. Awesome!

Aside from listing sample chapters for my novels, I’m going to use it to perhaps make some of my other content available to y’all – published stories on defunct websites and perhaps other short stuff that was never good enough (it appears) for publication. I dunno – need to do some thinking.

So, check out my Wattpad profile here. If you are active on there, be sure to link, add, favorite, gush over my novel samples.

Fuck it, I just decided — head on over for a formerly published piece of flash fiction on a now dead website (Flashscribe.net). It was the first piece of fiction I ever published (even got paid), and I’m happy to give it a new home. It remains one of my novel ideas… someday. Linky.

Enjoy!

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Announcing the Graphic Novel version of Eden!

Estimated Release Date: November 2011

That’s right, mofos. I’ve hinted at this before, and now it’s actually underway. The script is done and the artist (Jordan Saia) is cranking out panels. My boy. Mr. Boucher, will be doing the layout. In the end, yet another journey awaits for our little team: self-publishing a graphic novel.

*cracks knuckles*

My goal is modest (because my budget is nonexistent): ~100 pages, full color, Nov 2011 release date

I’m quite excited to see the characters come to life visually:

Early concept artwork for Eden, the graphic novel. Artwork by Jordan Saia.

Jordan’s style fits perfectly with the mood/tone I’m going for and I’m jazzed to get the chance to work with him. Once more stuff is in, we’ll get a trailer out there for ya.

See how much I love y’all? A graphic novel to support the literary work! Fuck yeah! How many of your other favorite fiction writers do that for their audience? I’m committed to seeing Eden in as many formats as possible. If we crack another big number in sales, I’ll commit to the audiobook. I already have one of the best fantasy voice actresses in the world lined up for it… just gotta make the math all work for us.

In other news, Eden was recently reviewed on Luxuryreading.com. They were the first site to receive a review copy and I’m delighted to get a 4/5 rating from them!

In still other news, I have officially joined forces with an “underground” self-publishing movement. More on that next week!

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A new sheriff in town!

I’m now working with a publicist (Amber), so you may see her post here from time to time. My #2 may also post here now as well (Mike). And, of course, you may be subjected to a “wife post” from time to time… so sorry.

Bunch of changes are on the way, so strap-on. Err… strap-IN! Yeah, that’s what I meant to say.

Anyway:

• There is now an Editorial Calendar for this blog  – just to give you an idea of what to expect. Yes, I will try to follow it!
• The blog itself will get quite a makeover soon… mostly a reorganization of links and such. If it looks like shit, feel free to let me know!
• I will be announcing a release date for Book 1 of the Antaran Legacy very soon.
• My blog is still the best spot to come for info, but I have now linked it to both Twitter and my Facebook fan page. We’ll see if I destroy the universe after the first post.

I’m excited to be working with Amber and my hope is she keeps me focused/productive. Lord knows, I need the help!

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