The title this blog post could’ve also been The One Where I Got Serious. On both fronts you may be asking yourself why. Why when I decide to get serious all sudden? Or, more importantly, why the hell would I shave my beard? Both questions share the same answer. And both are related to my […]
Author: Douglas Wayne
Fear and Writing
For the last few weeks (months really, or years,) I toyed with the idea of what to do with this blog. On one hand, I thought about keeping it strictly related to my books and fiction. In short, keep the blog focused on my stories. On the other, I’m part of a growing list of […]
A Snippet from Infamy
Tegan stood behind a podium in the middle of the ready room facing some of the craziest pilots she’d ever met. They had to be to be sitting at one of the chairs in the room after hearing what they were being asked to do. Out of all the things the X-71 fighters were expected […]
Infamy Cover Reveal
Just got the cover back for Infamy. Wanted to show it off before I get back to work on the book. Hoping to have her up on Amazon by the end of the week. On a related note, I’ve already started working on Reliant, the third book in the series. I’ve got about a month before […]
Endeavor and the push into 2017
For me, like many of you, 2016 was a troubling year. Not only was it troubling on the financial and personal front, I also took a hit on the writing front. The writing was more an issue with confidence more than anything. Creating stories isn’t something I find hard to do. In essence, it is […]
Invasion by Johnny B Truant and Sean Platt – Review
Johnny B Truant and Sean Platt aren’t strangers to the indie scene by any means. Just a few years ago they worked together to write over 1.5 million words. As some of you may know, they are two-thirds of the hosts of the popular Self-Publishing Podcast, which I listen to weekly. Other than Yesterday’s gone […]
Dead Spots by Melissa Olson – Review
Melissa F Olson has become one of my favorite urban fantasy authors as of late. I first learned of her thanks to my Amazon Prime subscription and its Kindle First program where you get to try one pre-order book a month for free. In my case, I tried one of her other books, Boundary Crossed, […]
Justice Calling by Annie Bellet – Review
Annie Bellet is an author that now primarily writes Urban Fantasy. Like most indie authors, she started writing a variety of things across a few genres while following the advice of one of the big names in the industry, go so far as to take some of his classes to learn the ins and outs […]
Demontouched Chapter Sample
Demontouched is the first part of the Demontouched Saga. Currently, the series spans six novellas that combine into one complete book. The book follows Mitchell Butler, a man who sold his soul to a demon to save his wife and kid. In a sad twist of fate, the rising hit, taking causing him to lose […]
Dead of Night Chapter Sample
Dead of Night is the third book in the Nephalem Files Series. It takes place a few months afterVampire for Hire ends. It is currently exclusive to Amazon, but those of you with a Kindle Unlimited subscription can download and read it for free. Amazon – 1 – “That’s another one to take to […]