Sitting at the airport, getting ready to fly to LA for the 33rd annual Writers of the Future workshop, which I’m privileged enough to be attending as a past winner and a “Reporter on the ground,” whatever that is. [grin] My own trips to this event as a participant were for volumes 14 and 15, […]
Read More ...STARBOUND Cover Reveal (and preorder info!)
Life is moving quickly along, and for me that meas we’re getting ready for the publication of Starbound, Book 5 of the Stealing the Sun series. It also means that today I get to give you two pieces of news–first, that the book is now available for pre-order, and second that the cover is pretty […]
Read More ...An Interview goes live!
Fun stuff today … an interview I did with Tracy Cooper-Posey is live this morning. You can find it here! I met Tracy at a workshop last October, and was immediately impressed with her overall approach to her work and her business as an independently publishing writer. It’s a different beast to be an indie, […]
Read More ...Stupid Question #37
Recently another writer asked me (via email) how do I know my stuff is good enough for anyone to publish? She labeled the email “Stupid Question #37.” Rather than being a stupid question, it’s one that cuts to the heart of what it means to write. No one wants to pour your heart onto the […]
Read More ...Starclash is published!
It’s always fun to see a project move along, isn’t it? Yes, that means it’s that time again: publication week! I’m so excited to be able to announce that Starclash, book 4 of my SF series Stealing the Sun is now available! You can pick up a copy at pretty much any of your fave […]
Read More ...Starclash Available for Pre-order!
I’m quite excited to note that Starclash, book 4 of my SF series Stealing the Sun is now available for pre-order at Amazon, iBooks, and Kobo. Here’s the fun blurb that accompanies it—which, coming from Mike, makes it another of those uber-cool moments. “STARCLASH proves once again that Ron Collins is a master of the […]
Read More ...On the Pulling of Milo’s Book
Some years back I was talking to an editor. At the time I was a pretty bright-faced newbie. We were discussing the job of acquisition editors—in other words, the choices publishers make in deciding what books they buy and what books they don’t. The guy described the final assessment as this: “If we can make […]
Read More ...The Knight Deception is Published!
Publication day is always a great day, and this one is perhaps even better than the rest. Why, you ask? Well, today represents my official full jump into the realm of political/SF thrillers, as The Knight Deception is now available through Skyfox Publishing! This makes me very happy. Trevin Knight has been one of my […]
Read More ...Making it
If you’re a new writer, I want you to think about this. Technically, the idea applies to everyone—I lived for years in the corporate world of product development, and the idea applies there, too—but new writers or others in creative fields will probably relate to it more than others. To you, I want to say […]
Read More ...Hero #8 Appears in Fiction River: Tavern Tales!
I’ve had my nose to the grindstone for a bit, so it’s great to be able to pop up and report that my story “Hero #8” is now available in Tavern Tales, the latest issue of Fiction River. This volume is edited by Kerri Hughes, who has quite an interesting taste in fiction. This means […]
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