Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of the “Parasol Protectorate” series posted a picture of us together on her fashion blog!

Check it out!

Originally, Calls For Cthulhu Episode 9 was posted to Far Point Media exclusively, which caused some problems for some people, due to video player issues. Well, the episodes are no longer exclusive, and so I am posting this lost episode to YouTube.

Note: This has nothing to do with the Kickstarter fund, which just reached it’s $500 goal. That episode is in full development right now. Look for more info on that this month.

What does “The Hidden Institute” have in common with the Beatles? We’re both featured on iTunes!

In the Literature section of the iTunes Podcasts list, my new book shows up on the first page of the “New and Noteworthy” list.

Today, iTunes. Tomorrow, the world!!

So, we weren’t able to travel north to Balticon until after the little one got out of school. After that, we were scrambling to pack, get business cards (BTW, when making business cards, don’t try to print out cardstock at the last minute. Pay the extra few bucks to go to Kinkos. Trust me, it’s worth saving the hassle).

So then we were on the road. About an hour drive, we reached the Towson Sheraton, and checked in. Because we’d done the Priceline bidding on our hotel, we managed to get rooms at a nice hotel despite being dirt poor. Can’t speak to their airfare or car rental, but I was really impressed by how easy it was to get a really great deal on a lovely room.

I just finished launching a Kickstarter campaign to get professional editing for my next book. If you’d like to get a limited-edition, signed version of any of my books, this is the only way to do it. You can also get a Bear Polo shirt, or have your name in the next book! Come check it out!

Quick post. I just wanted to show you a chart that proves an old adage that we should all remember. This chart shows downloads of “Tumbler” my first novel, over the last couple of months. Notice the spike over April? What could have caused that? I mean, I’ve been doing a little promoting here and there, but nothing to merit such a consistent rise. So what changed for “Tumbler”?

The answer is that, in April, I started seriously promoting my second novel, “The Hidden Institute”. Promotion for THI actually bled off to help downloads and sales of “Tumbler”. And from what I’m seeing on THI sales, promotion for Tumbler actually helps sell that book too.

As a professional writer, I write for money. I work hard on my writing, to make it as good as it can be. However, as a self-publisher, I also work hard on selling my writing. These are two different aspects of the business, the artist and the publisher. The artist wants to say that a story is an ephemeral thing, born of sweat and inspiration, worthy of telling to kings and scholars. The artist feels that each story is special, precious, and worthy of protecting at all costs.

The publisher wants to make money.

If you’d like to explain what Tumbler is about to your friends in a little over a minute, send them this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZtgI_LVwoU

So, What do you think of it?