by James Young | Nov 18, 2021 | Admin, Writing Business
There will be a longer post later. However, as many of you are fellow military sci-fi fans, I thought I’d share the news that David Drake is officially retiring. Mr. Drake has been talking about his declining health for several months, and I am unfortunately...
by James Young | Jan 31, 2021 | Admin, Sales!, Writing Business
So independent author to independent author, let’s talk about social media. In case you haven’t noticed (HA!), there’s been a lot of angst over social media as of late. As in, multiple folks are being downright vehement on whether some sites deserve...
by jamesyoung | Jul 8, 2020 | Admin, Con(vention) Life, Promotions and Interviews, Sales!, Writing Business
This Saturday, I will be presenting on Writer’s Research for the St. Louis Writer’s Guild. You can join for free via Zoom. I’m basically going to talk about how to do historical research and also chase down various things about writing. ...
by jamesyoung | Nov 11, 2019 | Admin, Con(vention) Life, Music Monday, Sales!, Usurper's War, Writing Business
So it’s been a bit since I’ve updated the blog. I figured I’d hit some of the high points of the last couple of weeks: Attended the Ozark Book Con down in Fayetteville this past weekend as a vendor. First year event with all that entails, but had...
by jamesyoung | Mar 6, 2019 | Admin, Writing Business
A friend of mine shared this news story out of Los Angeles today. When I saw the headline and preview, I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn’t The Onion. I cant’ really fathom who thought this was a good idea to try and fit into an employment...
by jamesyoung | Nov 7, 2018 | Admin, Writing Business
So, I’ve started my Nano project for this year (while still editing For Those In Peril…). For 2018 I decided to do the next novel in the Usurper’s War series. It is entitled Against the Tide Imperial, and I’ll hopefully be able to build off...