Romance is in the air!

So here I am, Some 40+ years writing professionally and I'm — quite honestly — having perhaps one of the best years ever. I have several projects in print, as well as several more awaiting publication. 

This past week I just finished off laying out a book project for a new client, and am starting on the layout of a magazine for one of my longest-running clients. I have three prose short stories out for publication, five comicbook scripts in various stages of production. I'm getting set to launch a comicbook Kickstarter with a new publisher, as well as brand new offer to script a one-shot (with the possibility of sequels). 

Still, none of that is what I really want to write about today. As of the 1th of this month (just two days ago as I type this, 8/15/22) I'll have my third (yes, third) prose short story out in print with Writers Unite (a Facebook group to which I belong). The anthology Writers Unite: Dimensions of Love, is a two volume set of short stories.

My story, entitled The Way Back appears in the second volume of the set, and I'm very excited to have it appear in this set as penning a romance story is so far outside the type of writing I've been doing for the past four decades. 

Over the years I've written ad copy for radio, print, direct mail, and the web; I've written marketing material as well as technical and procedure manuals. I've worked as a journalist, done hundreds of interviews, written reviews of films, books, comics and more. Still. This romance story is honestly one of the coolest things I've ever written. Hopefully others will enjoy not just my story, but the full run of stories in the series.

The anthology is available on Amazon in both print and ebook editions, the links for both editions are below. (The links will lead to both version of each volume.)

Writers Unite: Dimensions of Romance, Volume One:

https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Unite-Anthologies-Dimensions-Love/dp/B0B92R1MDV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1660659855&sr=1-1&fbclid=IwAR3FkDE2NbLHLgVwRRkwCo94GYu9zr8PieM2xo6oHnuOWMrSiAfTw9Qp_JA

Writers Unite: Dimensions of Romance, Volume Two

https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Unite-Anthologies-Dimensions-Love-ebook/dp/B0B8QKWQ93/ref=sr_1_1?crid=282ELDNTBFQ33&keywords=Writers%20Unite!%20Anthologies%20Dimensions%20of%20Love%20Volume%20two&qid=1660659890&s=books&sprefix=writers%20unite%20anthologies%20dimensions%20of%20love%20volume%20two%2Cstripbooks%2C52&sr=1-1&fbclid=IwAR1bcj5sJ17_tNeMiPp-7w61oE8acP7UzZmjtoE82khV4e7CPGTcqp0j58w

As an aside, a second romance story of mine has been posted online over here:

https://bardsy.com/stories/story-reader/?story_id=3682&utm_source=pocket_mylist

Writers Unite! Anthologies Dimensions of Fantasy

Well I know that all'y'all are just sitting on the edge of your seats to learn more about my upcoming short (prose) story from Writer's Unite, so here it is. 

I have a short story in vol. 1 of this 2-vol prose anthology (Writers Unite! Anthologies Dimensions of Fantasy Volume One). You can find the ebook right now online at Amazon. The print edition drops 12/15/21. 

I know that everyone is every bit as excited about this new story as am I (Plus my tale is included in volume one, so that much is awesome!)

So get in line, or contact me directly and I'll get you a signed edition.

Oh, and don't forget that my Western prose tale in Writer’s Unite Dimensions of the Wild West vol. 2 is also still on sale over at Amazon. 

It’s all about the Fantasy!

 Hey there kids, I've been silent for a while (life, eh?) . but I have some new exciting news. Remember a few months back when a short story of mine appeared in a Western Anthology? Well, on December 15, 2021, I'll have another short story of mine appearing in another anthology. This time the theme is Fantasy and Sci-Fi. 

Seriously, how cool is that? 

That's right, my short story, There Be Dragons will appear in a new two-volume anthology from Writer’s Unite! entitled Dimensions of Fantasy! 

I don't know about all'y'all, but I'm wicked excited about it!

Now, I know that all you kids want to get yer hands on a copy (hey, so am I), but you are all going to have to wait a little bit on that. Preorders for the ebook will ba available on Amazon as of December 1st, with preorders for the print book available shortly afterwards. As soon as I have the links for each, I'll post them here as well as across my social media platforms.

In the mean time you can still get print copies of the western anthology Writer’s Unite Dimensions of the Wild West right here and ebook versions here. 

Oh, and if you are a western fan, but like illustrated stories, you can find an illustrated story of mine (with amazing art from John Orlando and Tom Ahearn, then you should check out Crackerjack Comics #3 from InDELLible Comics. 

Here's a copy of the cover for Dimensions of the Wild West Vol 2:

And here is the cover of Crackerjack Comics #3:

Oh, and because I do think it is wicked cool, here is my name as it appears on the back cover of Dimensions of Fantasy:

More info when it is available! 

Dimension of the Wild West

As anyone who regularly follows me on my blog here already knows. I've been writing professionally for several years. Initially as a journalist (mostly in the field of comicbooks), then as a reviewer (comics, movies and other pop culture events), and (more recently) as an author (yes, in comics). All of that has changed even more recently when a prose story of mine was accepted for publication in an anthology.

You see, a short while back a Facebook friend of mine got me hooked up with a writes' group on Facebook, and contributed a short story to a proposed anthology from the group. Well, as it turns out, my story was accepted and not I can announce that the two-volume set will be released on Amazon.

The ebook versions are available for pre-order as of April 20th, while the print versions will be available on April 30th.

The link for Volume One is: https://amzn.to/3sqPkfb

The link for Volume Two is: https://amzn.to/3glB8l6  

My short story, "Ghost Dance" appears in vol. #2

Here is my bio page that appears in both volumes.