I finally have a quiet moment! No travelling, no other commitments and all that. I can finally listen to the audio auditions for Saga of a Space Freighter: The Matilda!
I am beyond excited to hear what other artists will bring to my story. I’ll keep you all updated on how it goes!
Image by Petra Šolajová from Pixabay
Come on out and say hi! Fellow author and member of the Machines of the Infinite Press Writer’s Coop Lyndsie Clark will be there too!
Oh man, am I behind! It’s been a whirlwind of activity lately and I missed posting about a few things.
I had a great time at Read Between the Stars and would do it again! Great location, excellent people, and an all-around fun time!
Then it was off to Mile-Hi Con at a new location! The same great people were running it, and the new venue was very nice. Plenty of excellent panels on the roster and fantastic authors to boot! I didn’t get to wander around as much as I would’ve liked, but that’s for the best of reasons!
I can’t wait to see where I’m headed off to next!
Lyndsie Clark and I will be at the Machines of the Infinite Press table at Read Between The Stars! Come out and say hello to us and other local authors!
Fantastic Cosplay, Great Artists & Authors Galore!
Lyndsie Clark and I had a fantastic time at MCL Comic Con as the Machines of the Infinite Press Author Collective table!
It was an incredibly well run convention at a great location. Plenty of room for vendors and visitors and a fun vibe all around. I had some wonderful conversations with a bunch of folks, was told many times I needed to watch K-Pop Demon Hunters and had an all around grand time!
I know I’m missing a bunch of names, but a quick shout-out to Chaz Kemp & Carolyn Kay for spending time with Lyndsie and me and all of our questions (so many!), and to Lena M Johnson and Logan Young for excellent conversations about writing! You should go check out all their stuff!
The weather was perfect, the overall vibe was fantastic and Grand Junction is wonderful town! I would love to go back next year!
I will be out at Mesa County Comic Con on Friday 9/19/25 and Saturday 9/20/25 with my Machines of the Infinite Press partner Lyndsie Clark!
I am looking forward to meeting new people, seeing cool cosplay and having a great time! Come on out and say hi!
Come out and support a local indie book store during the Lafayette, CO Farmer’s Market! Many local authors, including me, will be there this Sunday August 24th, between 10:00AM and 12:00PM. Come by and say hi!
I had an absolute blast at Soonercon 33! And I’m not talking about the hot wind blowing around town!
This Con had one of the best vibes I’ve felt in quite a while. Everyone was very cool, the volunteers and staff were incredibly helpful. Even the guide sent by email prior to the Con was loaded with fantastic information for the event! It was a smooth operation!
The art on display in the Exhibit Room and at the tables was fun and fantastic and the cosplay? Some of the best I’ve seen!
This was the first Con I’ve done as part of a Publishing Collective and I must say having someone with the same drive for the success of Machines of the Infinite Press makes the hours go by fast! Thanks so much Lyndsie Clark!
We met some great people at the event and the conversations alone were worth the drive. A huge shout out to Sci-fi author Robb Wetmore, Gothic horror author Tommy B Smith, Fantasy author Cheryl L-G Trent and to the podcast Bookthots! You should definitely check them out!
Soonercon 33 was an excellent show and I’m thinking about going back next year. If you are around Norman or Oklahoma City, this convention is worth it.
Either way I am more motivated than ever to get the next book done. I’m staring at you manuscript!
It’s been quiet here at the Infinite Press but I have news! I’ll be hitting my first convention in Oklahoma this year at Soonercon 33!
You can find me in Norman Oklahoma from June 20-22, 2025
Embassy Suites by Hilton Norman Hotel & Conference Center
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
2024 has been a weird mix of exciting, off-putting, fun and terrible. It’s been draining and exhilarating at the same time as well as at different times and I am left holding the blank page with no gusto left in me.
So yeah, writing has been a real struggle this year. Every time I feel that energy pouring in looking for a release something wayward just sucks it out of me. Even with everything I have gotten done (and it has been a lot!), I just feel nothing shortly after. No joy, no satisfaction, and frankly I’m getting tired of it.
There are exceptions, thankfully. As far as the business side is going, I pulled back on spending for marketing and advertising and I expected a drop, but surprisingly this has been a decent year! Another unexpected joy was learning that a friend of mine’s son liked Nun With a Gun so much that he did a book report on it. That had me grinning for days and thinking about it again, I have a smile on my lips right now. But the best surprise of all? I saw a person reading one of my books out in the wild!
Beneath all the grinding through life, I am feeling motivated to get back to that blank page and completely filling it, even if the first, second, third and fourth attempts aren’t something to be proud of. So I’ll be writing, rinsing, and repeating until the bears come home!
Image by Anna R. Leighley from Pixabay
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