Two New Releases in One Month?!

I write a lot. Much of what I write is not fit for public consumption, but over time the "crap percentage" has slowly decreased.

I enjoy writing a lot. Many so-called "writers" spend their time justifying why they couldn't get any words down in a day, in a week, in a month. Life got in the way. Family got in the way. Work got in the way.

Truth is, everything will get in the way. If you let it.

So I try not to let it. I produce a lot of words and sometimes they're crap and sometimes they're good. But I put the time in. Nothing is more important than A-I-C.

Ass in chair.

So that's why I get to say this: in April, I will release not one, but TWO new titles.

Now in all fairness, the second book out this month was a collaboration with my fellow author, Nate Green. So I only did half the work on that. But still, I'm counting this as two books in one month.

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Language of the Bear, our historical novel, is the best story I've ever been part of. I think it's the strongest in terms of character, dizzying with its reversal of fortune every few minutes plot, and broad in scope. It's an adventure story, it's a BIG story, where both main characters (that's right, there are TWO heroes) leave the comfort of their usual surroundings and journey out into the often harsh world and grow. There's plenty of action and turns and witty hero banter and it all culminates with one kick-ass finale. I can't wait to hit PUBLISH on this one.

Freebies today and tomorrow!

Grab a copy and tell your friends!

MORALE WAS DOWN
IN THE BLOOD

COVER REVEAL - The Dream Machine (#6 in The Unearthed series)

No idea when this book will be out.

But I'm considering an experiment on this one. If I focused solely on this project, could I publish in three months? In two? I have no idea, but it would be interesting to find out...

Anyway, here's the kick-ass cover. It really sets an eerie mood and has a dreamlike quality about it. Which is perfect for the book.

Facebook Author Page

Look what I went and did.

On my best days, I'm skeptical of the utility of social media for authors. When I'm in a good mood I can see that it probably helps, it connects readers with authors on a more personal, accessible level.

On my worst days, I think social media is a complete time-suck that leaves authors no time to attend to the MOST IMPORTANT MARKETNG we can do:

Write the next damned book.

Few writers can point to their efforts on social media and say: "For every Xth post, you will see an incremental opportunity of Y additional sales." Don't get me wrong, many indie authors have achieved unbelievable success by maintaining interesting blogs and by engaging their readership through Facebook and Twitter and Whatever The New Thing Is This Week, but these tools are only boosters. They can't prop up a "bad" book. And, like I said, it's impossible to quantify the impact of a social media presence on sales.

Im-poss-ible.

Up until now I've just been dipping my toes in occasionally. Now I'm going to wade in up to my knees. I don't want to go any further for fear of the dreaded blue balls.

How's that for extending a metaphor?

So I created a Facebook Author Page. If you like my books, please like it.

My "latest" short story

Hey folks. Just re-released a short sci-fi story set on Mars in the near future, Frontier Justice. I wrote this a few years back and tidied it up recently. It's a fun, fast read in a universe I might expand at some point in a larger work.

I've always been fascinated with the notion of terraforming and it was actually the subject of my sixth-grade science project/presentation. Philosophically (I won't go too deep, I promise), I strongly believe the human race needs to expand and colonize other worlds for a number of reasons. I hope that I live long enough to see man set foot on Mars, it would be an amazing achievement.

Here's the blurb on Frontier Justice--

Smith races against time to get the murderer, Ganston, to Oz, the Joint Penal Colony whose location on the Martian frontier is a well-guarded secret. But there are men intent on rescuing Ganston and killing Smith.

Visit Evan Ronan at his website: www.ronaniswriting.blogspot.com.

And they’re closing in.

But little do they know Smith has other plans for them, and for Ganston too…

Frontier Justice is a ~5,000 short story set on Mars in the near future.

Ladies and Gentlemen

The Traveler is available now on Amazon!

To paraphrase Peter O'Toole...

...the f***ing book is done!