Things have been busy around here, as usual — I’ve been working away on revising the older books in my series, something I’ve been needing to do for a very long time. I may do a post about that sometime soon. And that’s on top of normal life, promotion, side jobs, and more! But in the meantime, I want to…
Tag: dystopia
2022 Reads — Books 11-15
In the midst of all the reading and writing and childcare and housework and trying to get some amount of sleep, I again find pieces of time to run over to my blog and give you all five more mini-reviews of my 2022 reads! This post is full of five- and four-star reviews, so you should be in for a…
I’m Running Out of Ideas
Really, there are only so many blog post titles, guest post ideas and answers to “tell us about your book” that I can come up with… but there are just two more posts, at least for this tour! Then I can let my brain rest for awhile. The second to last stop on the Implant blog tour is a review…
Is My Hat Getting Too Small?
Next stop on the blog tour is an Morgan Huneke! After her enthusiastic words about Implant my head may be so big that my hats will no longer fit. I’m very flattered that she enjoyed it so much! But don’t take my word for it. See her review for yourself!
Utopia Comes First
Next stop on the tour is a wonderful site, Vaguely Circular. Here, I discuss dystopia itself, where it comes from, am why it never loses popularity. If we love happy endings, why are we so captivated by world’s gone wrong?
Oops, That Was an Accident
There are good accidents and bad accidents. Having Implant come out as a dystopia was, I think, a good accident. A dear friend and talented fellow writer Jonathan Garner let me talk about that over on his blog today. Hop on over and have a look! And his writing really is quite brilliant, so if you have some time you…
Implant Cover Reveal
I’m not doing a very good job of blogging, am I? I could offer several excuses, but I won’t–I’ll just say I have every intention improving. In the meantime, I have something very exciting to share with you–the Implant cover! My sister from over at The Brightness Project came to me once I started talking about publishing and begged me…
“Call me Neil, okay?”
“You were on the Head’s side. What made you change your mind?” Doc’s lips turned up ever so slightly. “You should be able to guess. I forgot what it was to have principles or convictions until that idealistic dreamer came along. After I was sent to the base as a spy, he reminded me–in no uncertain terms, either. You’ve seen…
The Beginning of the End
Gordon pedaled as fast as he could, intensely focused on taking deep breaths. Each inhalation set off a dull pain deep in his chest, but he persisted, stubbornly ignoring his rapidly increasing heart rate. Baum would fuss that he was exerting himself too much, but Gordon didn’t care. He had to get into shape somehow, and riding his bike to…
“You’re probably going to die in less than five years, Gordon.”
Not the words a nineteen-year-old boy wants to hear — or anyone else, for that matter. For a few months, I’ve been posting updates on my edits of Implant. I didn’t think much of it until people started prodding me for more information… what is Implant? What’s it about? Why have we not heard anything about it until now? I’ll…