Are You a CONman (or woman)?

Sorry this is late! I lost a day somewhere :/Do you attend those nerdy conventions?I was talking CONs with some author friends and one shared a list of different conventions that may be good for authors to attend, and maybe sell a book or two. The li...

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Jul 19, 2023
Stories Worth Circling Back To

What pushes your buttons?Whenever we eat at my wife's favorite in-town restaurant, I order the exact same thing. It never fails. It's weird for a guy who gets bored easily to get the same thing, but it's what I like. I've noticed the same thing with...

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Jul 04, 2023
The Blood of a Dragon is FREE

The Blood of a Dragon is FREEFrom June 20th to 24th you can get Book 1 of The Dragons of Dorwine for FREE on Kindle. Click the big picture. Summer is in full swingThe Adkins family is in high gear. Between making Batman armor, Larping costumes, and w...

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Jun 20, 2023
THE Summer Reading Challenge

A Summer Full of ReadingIt's easier for me to get motivated to do things when I do them with other people. That's why you have gym buddies, accountability groups, and partners in crime. As a book nerd, I want to read more than I do. As an author, I n...

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Jun 06, 2023
Surprise Audible Sale on My Books!

Ninja Audible SaleSorry to double-clutch on the e-mails, but I didn't want y'all to miss this one. Some of you have confessed to being 'credit poor' on Audible. Well, this is good news for you. My books, The Blood of a Dragon and The Eye of a Dragon...

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Jun 04, 2023
Death by Sequel

Nothing New Under the SunMission Impossible, Fast and the Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune, Spider-Man, John Wick, Shazam!, Meg, Scream, Transformers, just to name a few. Each of these franchises have a new movie this year. When I was a kid we...

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May 23, 2023
AI - What Do I Think Of It?

 Robots In DisguiseYeah, I'm going there. This has been a hotly debated topic for a while now and I've mostly sat back and watched. Today I'll stick my toe in the murky waters.Like any emerging technology, there are folks vehemently for and agai...

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May 09, 2023
Thanks for your support!

THANK YOU!Wow! So many of you downloaded The Vustaan Incident (narrated by yours truly). I'm an actor at heart so I enjoyed the audio production almost as much as I enjoyed writing the story. Almost :PHere is a quote from Anuka himself when he saw ho...

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Apr 25, 2023
Lend me your ears...

 Anuka's AnticsWe have some exciting news to share. The long promised audio version of The Vustaan Incident is finally ready! And it's all yours. If you are a subscriber of this newsletter (obviously you are) you can download it free by clicking...

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Apr 12, 2023
Back to my fighting (writing) weight

 Time to Trim DownSpring is such a fun time. Things are warming up after a few cold snaps here in Kentucky. The grass is growing; the days are getting long, and there is a new energy in the air.After a tough battle with COVID at the beginning of...

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Mar 28, 2023