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• Busting through a Wall Near You

  By Russ Linton on April 25, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I’m a bit late on my blog post, but for good reason. Yesterday morning I sat popped open my email to not one but two nice surprises. Both my cover artist and another artist which I have been working with… Read More ›

• Winter Soldier Review (Sorta)

  By Russ Linton on April 18, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  I recently tweeted about Marvel’s latest installment in the Captain America franchise as a must-see for comic book and action movie fans alike. Despite what I’m about say, I stand by that. The plot is well-paced, the characters all have a… Read More ›

• Release Date Announcement for Crimson Son

  By Russ Linton on April 16, 2014 • ( 2 )

  Big decisions being made this week in the development of Crimson Son. I selected a cover artist and should have more news on that in the next couple of weeks. There is a bit of fine tuning and a few… Read More ›

• Blog Tour – Off the Beaten Path

  By Russ Linton on April 14, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  The talented poet, writer and teacher Angélique Jamail, sent me a list of questions to answer – questions about myself. Why anyone would want to know more about me is a bit surprising, but apparently people hop from blog to blog ferreting… Read More ›

• eBook Math and the 500 Pound Gorilla

  By Russ Linton on April 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve uncovered a whole host of eBook distribution services – Lulu, Vook, BookTango, Pressbooks, and Ebookit. I’d advise checking out all of them if you have an interest in eBook distributors. I’m going to stick with last week’s choices, Smashwords… Read More ›

• International Table Top Day

  By Russ Linton on April 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  When I’m not writing, or spending time with the family, I’m geeking out in one fashion or another. Last Saturday was International Table Top Day, a day to celebrate a quintessential form of geekery – board games. After a late… Read More ›

• Smash Baby

  By Russ Linton on April 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  You may have noticed last week I mentioned Smashwords several times. For those unfamiliar with the site, Smashwords is an ebook publishing platform that allows you to upload your book to one site and then distributes that book across a network… Read More ›

• Crimson Son Enters Final Revisions

  By Russ Linton on March 27, 2014 • ( 6 )

  We’re finally here, at the threshold. Crimson Son has entered final revisions and is on track for the June release. My editor, Heather, bloodied things up a bit but not too badly. She rounded the manuscript out with some insightful… Read More ›

• Market your Fictional Work for Non-Fictional Sales

  By Russ Linton on March 27, 2014 • ( 1 )

  For all of my other Fictional Workers struggling with how to sell your books well, I’ve got a lot of things to share. My first step was to fill out a marketing plan. I have a link to one and… Read More ›

• The Clams of the Wilderness

  By Russ Linton on March 20, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  I’ve regained control of Fictional Work for the moment. Not sure how long I can fend off the constant attacks courtesy of Spencer’s buddies at D3dm4n$ Ch3$t, but I’ll try. The timing of the attack was pretty perfect, actually. I had… Read More ›