Book Cover Illustrations

In one of the schools where I taught (in St. George, KS), I discovered that neither the teachers nor the custodians wished to remain in the building by themselves after dark. After asking around, I learned that those who were in the building alone at night sometimes saw a young woman walking down the hall […]

Happy Samhain, everyone. Samhain is the Celtic celebration of summer’s end and the beginning dark days of autumn and winter. Lasting several days, the celebration was seen as a time when the separation between those living and those dead became thin, and sometimes spirits would venture into the land of the living. The living attempted […]

Here’s the promo poster for the graphic novel Werewolves of New Idria. Everyone seems to like it and it’s possible that it may become the actual cover for the graphic novel. If so, it will be about the eighth cover created for the title. On the plus side, each stab at the cover illustration seems […]

I just got word from the editor of Lamplighter (published by Lion and Lamb Ministries) that one of my pictures will be used for the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of the magazine. The cover layout uses a neat little trick, masking and cutting out the fist of Satan to place it over the date masthead. If […]

I received this good news that I thought I’d pass along (having done the book illustration for the cover of this title). And congratulations to Tom for penning a riveting story that garnered this recognition. ============================== Orlando, FL / October 27, 2010 – The Florida Writer’s Association announced that The Gaelic Letters has won second […]

There’s a lot of confusion as to what a small publisher is and what constitutes self publishing. Part of the confusion results because many of these terms are used incorrectly (and I am guilty of this myself sometimes). But part of the problem is that publishing itself is in a flux with technology offering new […]

I like used books. Used books fill about half my office and many were bought at bargain prices. If my office ever sinks into the earth without warning, it will likely be the weight of these books that caused the disaster. For authors there is secret hardship that comes with each sale of a used […]

You know you’re dealing with an exciting storyline when two men will be leaping from the back of a jetliner flying at night.

To celebrate the Halloween season, I’m offering a free ebook of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eleonora.”

Making books collectible maximizes the amount earned on each book printed. It becomes possible to earn a lot of money with a very small print run.