Summer’s Nearly Over, So It’s Time For Some Changes

Back before I published my first book, I had the idea that I would make a special book that I could offer for free. The Inventor's Son: The Beginning was the book that evolved into what we in the indie publishing world like to call a "permafree" book. That is, it's a book that anyone …

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Steampunk VS Gaslamp Fantasy

(Also posted on my website http://www.sbjamestheauthor.com) Recently I had come across the question of what the difference between Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy was. It started because I was telling people that I actually had written some Gaslamp Fantasy novels. It turns out that though people are actually familiar with what Gaslamp is, they aren’t aware …

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Psst… Wanna Get a Free Book?

Congratulate me, I finally got myself together enough to get my mailing list off the ground! Remember in my last post I mentioned that there would be another way to get the expanded version of The Inventor's Son: The Beginning?  Well, this is how to get it: Anyone who would like a FREE copy of the …

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A Quick Announcement: I’ve Got a Boxed Set!

It's a collection of the first three books in The Inventor's Son! I have the "Boxed Set" Image for all sales outlets except Apple, on account of the fact that they don't like the "3d boxed set" look. It should start appearing for sale over the weekend at Amazon, Google Play Books, and between Monday-Tuesday, January 25th …

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5 Things to Remember When Doing Pre-Orders of Your Book

There is a difference between uploading a book for immediate publication as opposed to doing a pre-order.

A Quick Note About My New Tumblr!

A quick note about a move I made earlier today: I started a new blog on Tumblr! I decided to use Tumblr to do my Steampunk themed blog, however, I may decide to reblog either here and/or at the Goodreads blog if I decide the post is worth doing that full-blown treatment. This does not …

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The Agenda For March 2015

I realized I'm coming up on one year of this blog's existence. To everyone who had read or followed me on my writing journey, I am deeply grateful.

My Books Will Soon Be Live On Google Play!

Hey, everybody! Just thought I'd give you all a quick update as to what's doing with me and my books lately! The number one thing is that The Inventor's Son has now been released for six months! I've decided that I will keep the sale going on this book until the end of the month. …

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Plenty of Things Coming Up With Me!

Yes, this is the final design! I had made the decision last week, but didn't want to actually announce it until... I HAVE PUBLISHED THE SCIENTIST'S SON! WooHoo me! I had anticipated this book being a difficult one for me to write from the very beginning. I was introducing a character into Ethan's life who …

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