Hear me out...

I've had a lot of drive time lately, so I've had a lot of audiobook time. I'm pretty excited about The Devils, the new book by Joe Abercrombie, that released today. I'm part of a cool promotion for audiobooks (see below). In my opinion, some good boo...

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May 13, 2025
It's Gonna Be May

First things first. I'm behind on Nolan Keller, and he's not happy about it. On top of May being kind of a whirlwind of Mother's Day, graduation for one of my sons, 2 Proms, and projects hitting hard at work, I'm swamped. And I'm stuck.*Spoiler Alert...

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May 09, 2025
It's Gonna Be May

First things first. I'm behind on Nolan Keller, and he's not happy about it. On top of May being kind of a whirlwind of Mother's Day, graduation for one of my sons, 2 Proms, and projects hitting hard at work, I'm swamped. And I'm stuck.*Spoiler Alert...

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May 09, 2025
My Weirdest Book Rec Yet

The Woods Out BackLast weekend was our Spring Tree Farm weekend. Many of you know, my wife's family owns a tract of forest about 2 1/2 hours from my home. We travel there at least twice a year (more if we can make it) to clear trails, cut trees, and...

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Apr 30, 2025
Two Thriller Series from Marc Cameron

I lived in Alaska for 3 1/2 years. Some of you knew that. I really came to love and appreciate the culture and the people there during our time. I also like 'guys with guns' stories. Marc Cameron blended these worlds beautiful. Deputy US Marshall Arl...

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Apr 25, 2025
A Sensitive Topic

I like guns. I like shooting guns, reading about guns, buying/selling guns, cleaning guns, and even writing about them. I'm not a particularly violent person and I'm not interesting in hurting anyone. Guns are cool and interest me.If you are reading...

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Apr 20, 2025
A Writing Funk and How to Break It

I'm a busy dude. Sometimes I don't take care of myself so well. As a result, I've been in kind of a writing funk. As I've mentioned before, writing is my outlet. I sort out the stresses of life and the screaming problems of the world by unleashing my...

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Apr 15, 2025
The Voices in Your Head

Not everyone listens to audiobooks. I get that. But many people do. It's a huge market that's growing. A friend of mine just signed a deal with Audible to bring his series of massive fantasy books to audio.There are tons of debates on the subject. Do...

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Apr 10, 2025
The store is back up!

My store went down and I didn't notice until I started getting some emails. Sorry about that. It got eaten when I moved hosts, but it's back. Mostly. I don't have everything back up there, but I'll get the books up by Monday night.Jack's StoreThanks...

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Mar 24, 2025
Book recs, author tips, and Book 3 news!

Shew... Sorry for the radio silence. We've had some warm days here in Kentucky, so, I've been busy. With The Soul of a Dragon churning through the revision process, I have been writing and doing author stuff. Namely planning for some weekend shows an...

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Mar 18, 2025