Sacred F*cking Words
*Spoiler: This blog will contain language your mommy told you was bad.* The other day, I was talking with my fifteen year old daughter about her (cringe) "love life." It was horrible. Not because I'm...
View ArticleFiller!
I don't have much to say this week, I've been traveling and hanging with my kids and I haven't been near the internet much at all. But, I didn't want to break my stride this early, so I figured I...
View ArticleHonor Among... Writers?
First, let me shamelessly promote myself. To The Bone is free on Amazon for the next several days, and if you don't have it yet, you should go get it! It has a new cover, a bit more "noir" feeling...
View ArticleIt's Not My Birthday! (yet)
Surprise! I'm drinking coffee, and I've decided to pretend that the last few weeks of not blogging never happened. You cool with that?Awesome.I'm writing a prequel to my Gavin English stories right...
View ArticleWARNING *Lots of Sh!t* and Some J. A. Konrath Collaboration News
I've been writing most of the day today. That shouldn't be a big deal, it's what I do. Right?Well, yeah. But I have these days, these awful days, when I just know that every word I put down on paper...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Outlining (or Plotting)
I use Grammarly for english proofreading because nothing is wurser than having yer mistooks found by a reeder.It's a bit of a hot topic in the writing world, whether or not you must outline your story....
View ArticleBabysitting Money is Live!
Gavin English isn't in Chicago searching for an unfaithful woman's wedding ring out of the goodness of his heart. He's doing it for the fifty thousand dollar check the unfaithful woman gave him. All he...
View ArticleWarnings For Newbie Authors
There are a lot of slimy bastards out there. A lot. Seriously. And every one of them is just dying to screw you out of a dollar, or ten, or a thousand. Point is: people want your money.Duh,...
View ArticleI'm Offline, Baby
I'm going to take the next five, six, or seven days off from the internet, so if I owe you correspondence, or if I don't reply to you on Facebook, Twitter, email, Tumblr, here, or anywhere else......
View ArticleNew Covers
Hey folks! I'm still limiting my online time, but I wanted to pop in and tell everyone that I've got new covers for the Gavin English Series. I'd love to know what you think, so I'll post the new and...
View ArticleHere's a sample from the next book in the Gavin English Stories Series!
ProloguePastor Timothy Ford Jr. woke in a cold sweat, choking down the scream in his throat. He sucked in oxygen with heaving, gasping breaths that made his bottom lip pop in and out of of his mouth,...
View ArticleThere are things happening again!
Hello there! I know it's been quite some time, but I'm not going to talk about all my time away here. Not today, that's for a different post which I will be writing because there are important things...
View ArticleSeattle and Stuff
I woke up in Seattle this morning.I like the feel of this city around me. The constant screaming of rubber on the blacktop of the interstate, which is only two blocks away from my hotel room balcony,...
View Article1/21/2016
It is the morning of Thursday, January 21 as I write this, and the coffee is already gone. I think I'll have to make more, or find a lamp with a genie in it. I already know my three wishes, and...
View Article1/29/2016
Hello out there from the Pacific Northwest. In an amazing turn of events, everything is rain. Actually, the late Winter/Spring rainy season is one of the things I love best about the Spokane area.I...
View Article2/22/2016
I haven't had any coffee yet and the terrible night monsters which tug at my hands and feet to make them slow and clumsy are still very strong because there is hardly any light at all filtering in at...
View Article3/9/2016
Warning:I am extremely ill today, and my angry political filter is turned off to conserve power for my ravaged immune system.I may have slept three hours last night, I'm not sure. If I did, it was...
View Article4/18/2016
Mmmmm, coffee.I've been a terrible blogger, in general, but also due to a house full of strep throat and a week-long trip to Reno in which it snowed for no damn reason.But I do have coffee.***Over the...
View ArticleWTF is Inkshares?!?
Wow. Yeah. I still suck at blogging with any kind of schedule. Let's gloss over that and move on, shall we?Yes, yes we shall.If you clicked my blog link, you may just be here to find out, "Just...
View Article"Murder at the Veterans' Club" -Chrisopher Huang
Hey everyone, Ken here. Starting today and carrying on for... well until it stops, I'll be inviting authors from Inkshares to come by the blog on Mondays and share a bit about themselves and the work...
View ArticleLet's talk about burnout.
I'm not honestly sure I know how to go about starting a blog post anymore. It's been forever. I've tried to put up new posts dozens of times over the last year, and it always winds up with me...
View ArticleThe Re-Launch, Free Book, and a Monthly Giveaway
Hey all! This morning I am happy to say that I am finally re-launching the blog and the newsletter, as well as re-branding the Gavin English Thriller series with all new covers by Carl Graves at...
View ArticleBack on the Wagon
This has been a fantastic week for me. I'm choosing to ignore the snow that showed up before Halloween and, of course, all the insanity that is happening in the world right now. Personally, the week...
View ArticleFull Throttle
The title of this post has more than one meaning today. First, I want to say that I have been writing my ass off lately and it feels amazing! I've been in a slump for so long, bogged down by all the...
View ArticleBuilding a Review Crew!
Want the chance to read my stuff before it hits Amazon? Read on.One of the first things I want to do in 2020 is build up a solid Review Crew. It's so important to get reviews on new books as soon as...
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