‘Pretty When You Sleep’ Is FREE On Kindle Right Now!
Update: The free promotion has ended. But you can still buy it for a measly 99 cents. The second of my “creepy little bedtime stories,” ‘Pretty When You Sleep’ is available as a FREE Kindle download...
View ArticleMy Experience of Goodreads Giveaway Effectiveness (as an Author)
Back in July, when A Confession first came out, I was in full-on marketing and promotion mode. I’m a professional marketer for my “day job” so online marketing is pretty second-nature to me, but...
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‘Roommates’– A New “Creepy Little Bedtime Story” is Now Available
Today marks the release of Roommates, my third “creepy little bedtime story.” It’s a story I started months ago, then it had to sit for a while for the missing part of the story to come into being....
View ArticleMusic I’ve Been Writing to Lately
If you’ve been following me on social media, you’ve probably seen me posting a lot of updates recently about all the progress I’m making on my next novel, ‘The Unfortunate Expiration of One Mr. David...
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The First Draft of ‘The Unfortunate Expiration of One Mr. David S. Sparks’ is...
About eight years ago, in November of 2008, I started my first attempt at NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I failed miserably, only putting down a few thousand words … but those few thousand...
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‘Roommates’ is a FREE Kindle Short Story Right Now!
To celebrate the release of ‘A Good Provider,’ the fourth of my “Creepy Little Bedtime Stories,” today through October 28th you can download the third in the series for FREE on Kindle. A series of...
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NaNoWriMo 2016? Time For Something Completely Different
A few months back I had an idea for a new novel, one I was calling “the most depressing book ever.” I’d named it Happier, Forgotten and I planned on cranking through it this November as a kind of...
View ArticleA Recent Interview on My Approach to Creativity
I recently had the opportunity to answer a set of questions from Jeff Leisawitz, the author of ‘Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground.’ We went over...
View ArticleLIVE Reading of ‘A Confession’ In Its Entirety: January 19th!
Mark your calendars people! On January 19, 2017 I will be doing a LIVE reading of my latest novel, ‘A Confession’ in its entirety and livestreaming the whole thing. The stream will start at 8:00 pm...
View ArticleA CONFESSION: The Complete Live Reading Is Now on YouTube
On January 19, 2017 I made literary history by being the first author to livestream a reading of his own novel across Twitter and Facebook. From 8pm through 12:30am I sat in front of a row of cameras...
View ArticleI’m an Iowan Now!
If you take a look at the updates here on my site, you’ll probably notice that it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Turns out there’s a reason for that: I’ve had a busy year. At the end of 2016 I...
View ArticleHappier, Forgotten. A Playlist In Progress for a Work in Progress about a...
It’s November, and I’ve decided to dive in and do NaNoWriMo again this year. I failed last year (but that book will still be finished and released – it’s just on hold!). But this month I’m working on...
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Read This Book: ‘Self-Editing for Authors: How to Edit Yourself into Print’...
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne My rating: 5 of 5 stars My second read-through of this book. The first time I read it was when I started the editing...
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Indie Book Recommendation: ‘Keep Ithaka Always In Your Mind’ by Eva Garcia...
This year I’ve made it a goal to read at least one book from a fellow independent author per month. From those, I also plan to share those which I find particularly good to help other independent...
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‘The Trouble With Being God’– Revised + New Cover!
As this year marks the tenth anniversary of my debut novel, The Trouble With Being God, I have decided to go back and give it a refresh. This includes a recent batch of edits and revisions cleaning up...
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“A Intricate and Evocative Sci-Fi Triumph”–‘The Unfortunate Expiration of...
Well kids, it’s here. The Unfortunate Expiration of Mr. David S. Sparks, my speculative sci-fi dystopian novel I’ve been talking about and working on for the last ten years is finally available. And...
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Why I Swear By Editing My Novels from Physical Proofs (And You Will Too)
In my life, I’ve learned a lot about editing. About proofreading, revising, spellchecking and grammar correction. And I’m sure you have too. I trained in journalism in college (and wrote a bunch of...
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‘The Trouble With Being God: 10th Anniversary Edition’ is Available for...
Roughly ten years ago I released my very first novel, ‘The Trouble With Being God.’ It was what I called “a philosophical thriller” and it was my formal introduction to the world as an actual...
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Indie Book Recommendation: Nothing Is Strange by Mike Russell (Book Review)
Don’t believe the title. In this book, EVERYTHING is strange. And it’s absolutely marvelous. A collection of very short stories by Mike Russell, Everything Is Strange comes across as a kind of mix of...
View ArticleNew William F. Aicher Interview Now Available!
The other day I was lucky enough to be asked to sit down for an interview with author and blogger, Mike Chapman. In it, we dove into questions of philosophy, writing process, and even how The Care...
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