Welcome to a New Year! And a new publisher I’m excited to be working with. Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas is reissuing my first novel, Fatal Illusions, with a special Kindle sale. You can now purchase the Kindle version for only $3.99. And if you once purchased the print edition, you may now purchase a digital copy for only $1.99. Check it out here. Stay tuned. The paperback version will be available soon.
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Greetings, family and friends! Yes, it’s that time of year again—and I’ll try not to bore you by saying the same ol’ things I say every year. At this time of year, however, it’s tough not to reflect on where we were a year ago and on what God did in our lives over the last twelve months. And God, as always, did many wonderful things as only He can. I consider myself to be a very blessed man for many reasons. God has blessed me with an amazing wife, Kim, and two gorgeous daughters, Laura (13) and Julia (10). I also get to work from home as a full-time editor and write novels as God grants me time, and I’m so thankful for that. I get to work with words all day, every day, so that’s another blessing. Writing time was frankly hard to come by this year. With two…
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Yeah! I have exciting news. Though Fatal Illusions is going out of print with Kregel, another publisher has stepped up, eager to republish it. I’m so encouraged! I was afraid the novel might be doomed for a drawer somewhere. The contract is in the mail, and I hope to have official news soon. I’ll keep you posted!
Read moreYes, it’s official. Kregel Publications recently informed me that Fatal Illusions, my first published novel, is officially out of print. Out of print? What exactly does that mean? That means sales have not been sufficient to warrant a reprint, and all remaining copies of the novel, once kept in a warehouse, have been sold away (though if you go to Amazon.com you’ll still see some copies for sale). Kregel basically “bought” ownership of my book for five years, and now the book is back in my hands: lock, stock, and barrel. Is this reason for despair? Not at all. This is pretty routine in the publishing industry. While every novelist would like to see his or her novels being published and going through countless reprints infinitum, let’s admit it: most novels just don’t sell like hotcakes forever, if they sell decently at all. Is this disheartening? Well, yeah, it can…
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