Free Book Friday March 3: In Conversation with ChatGPT

On now: The View from Here on sale! In Conversation with ChatGPT This entire interview was created solely by a human mind—Mine. No AI was ever considered for the task. Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with ChatGPT. Thanks for dropping by. Should I call you Chat or Mr. GPT? YOU’LL SOON BEContinue reading “Free Book Friday March 3: In Conversation with ChatGPT”

Free Book Friday Feb 24: What Bugs you and a no spoiler book review (spoiler: I didn’t like it)

I’ll tell you what bugs me. Books that have stuff that doesn’t make sense. As a writer, I try my hardest to eliminate plot holes, inconsistencies, and continuity issues in my books. My beta readers have pointed out things that I wasn’t aware of, like having a character walk on sharp rocks in bare feetContinue reading “Free Book Friday Feb 24: What Bugs you and a no spoiler book review (spoiler: I didn’t like it)”

Free Book Friday Feb 17: Ahhrrgg!

Have you ever finished putting your blog post together only to hit the wrong button which makes it disappear? This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done it, but this post is the second iteration of Free Book Friday. While I’m on it, it bothers me that some platform’s comment sections don’t allow for theContinue reading “Free Book Friday Feb 17: Ahhrrgg!”

Free Book Friday Jan 13: In Conversation returns!

In Conversation With: Patrick Johns Born and raised in Ramsey, New Jersey, Patrick Johns attended university at Virginia Tech, obtaining an engineering and mathematics degree. Go Hokies! However, writing is Patrick’s true passion. After writing his first novel, Junkland, the first book in The Hoarding series, Patrick left his engineering job to teach English overseas.Continue reading “Free Book Friday Jan 13: In Conversation returns!”

Free Book Friday Jan 6: Interview Repost

To start the new year, I thought I would repost an interview I did with myself in 2020, after my first poetry book was out and before The View from Here had been finished. I think I had grand plans of being a podcaster but having only 3 episode to show for it … well,Continue reading “Free Book Friday Jan 6: Interview Repost”

Free Book Friday June 3: My Free Books

Most indie authors have free books. Some, with a larger catalogue of books, will give away their first book , the first book in a series, or perhaps one of the shorter ones. Other authors will offer the first few chapters or a short excerpt. Whatever the freebie, the first goal is to introduce newContinue reading “Free Book Friday June 3: My Free Books”

Free Book Friday, May 27: In Conversation With B.L. Escobar

In Conversation With: B.L. Escobar Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with author B.L. Escobar. Thanks for dropping by. Can I offer you anything to drink? Usually I’d say a flat white, but my first book is out so let’s pop the bubbly! According to your last newsletter, you spent some time inContinue reading “Free Book Friday, May 27: In Conversation With B.L. Escobar”

Free Book Friday, May 19: No Conversation? Shhh.

I have a couple of interviews in the queue (‘queue’ would make a good Wordle word, wouldn’t it?), but nothing for this week. Sometimes it just works that way, doesn’t it. So, here’s a bit of me being interviewed for a change. I was interviewed on May 9th, on Book Club Mom’s blog, I thoughtContinue reading “Free Book Friday, May 19: No Conversation? Shhh.”

Free Book Friday May 13: In Conversation with B.G. Howard

The story behind Free Book Friday: I’ve met many authors and readers during my time marketing, cross-promoting, and blogging. I think writers have a responsibility to inform readers about all the indie authors out there in the very crowded world of book publishing. You can’t do it alone, and why would you when you haveContinue reading “Free Book Friday May 13: In Conversation with B.G. Howard”

Free Book Friday April 25: In Conversation with Joshua Grant

Free book news: This week, I did re-vamp my science fiction sample book, Five from Two. I added the complete first chapter of my novella, The View from Here and changed the order of the selections. So, more stuff? Yup. More stuff. Get it here: Five from Two No onto the interview! In Conversation With:Continue reading “Free Book Friday April 25: In Conversation with Joshua Grant”