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Beyond the
Veil - DS5
Out NOW!
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Latest News:
May 3, 2103: Damnation Books on Notice!
After filing a justice court suit against Damnation Books on
November 15, 2012 for multiple counts of breach of contract, I won
a small financial judgment against the publisher on April 26,
2013. The judge, however, did not feel it was within his power to
rescind the disputed contracts despite finding in my favor,
referring me instead to a higher court. (My previous post on the subject can be found
here.)
However, as of my Q1 2013
royalties, I have met and well exceeded the contract terms set by
Damnation Books regarding the early termination of my works,
Resurrection and At the Gates.
As per Damnation Books' contract
terms (bolding is mine):
Once a work
has gone into editing and forward and the Author wishes to
terminate this contract prematurely, a
penalty shall be charged to the Author to cover costs of staff and
artists for work already performed. This
fee shall be at a minimum of $50.00 to a maximum of $1000.00 to be
determined by the time spent on preparing the work for publication
and money recovered from sales of the work.
On June 6, 2012, after receiving my
request for termination on April 14, 2102, the lawyer for
Damnation Books set the fee for each of my contracted works
through Damnation Books. He stated (again, bolding is
mine):
"The Company
has calculated the costs and time spent which the termination fee
is intended to cover and in each instance the termination fee is
$1,000."
As of February 28, 2013,
Resurrection has earned Damnation Books (per their official
royalty statements less 10% editing fees deducted by contract
terms) a total of $2682.02.
At the Gates has earned them $2257.60.
Both amounts are substantially over the $1,000 termination fees
set by Damnation Books, effectively paying above and beyond the
requisite (and excessive) fees for release. (These numbers do not
reflect profits from March or April 2013)
As such, the rights for both
Resurrection and At the Gates should be returned to me, effective
immediately, as the thresholds for release have been exceeded (all
associated costs paid) and my request for termination
persists.
Therefore, I file this notice
publicly as a statement of intent. It is on Damnation Books to do
the right thing and release the rights to these two books, per our
signed agreements, or I will take further legal action against
Damnation Books to force them to abide by their contract
terms.
(Damnation Books has been notified
of this privately and has chosen to ignore my lawful
request.)
April 23, 2013:
Here's a sneak peek at the cover for my upcoming YA release, Heir
to the Blood Throne. More info on the book soon. The groovy
cover design is by J.M. Martin over at Nine
Worlds Media.
April 23, 2013: Here is the first look at the
Manifesto cover, the urban fantasy anthology through Angelic Knight Press, edited by myself
and the talented Tyson Mauermann. The artwork and design
are by the incomparable Carter
Reid.
(I'm honored to have both Carter and Joe
making me look better than I deserve to be. And for the authors
out there, both of these guys take commisions for covers. Give
them a shot. You won't be disappointed.)
April 23, 2013: I'm a handful of updates behind
due to a computer crash, so I apologize, folks. Seems Windows 8
doesn't like the forms on my web page.
Mar 6, 2013: Amazing day! Beyond the Veil is #20 in Amazon's
Top 100 list and is #10 on the Amazon Hot New Release
list.
Feb 28, 2013: Beyond the Veil has cracked Amazon's top
100! Thanks, folks. :)
Feb 27, 2013: Beyond the Veil is out at Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords. There's also a contest
connected to the release; a chance to win a
$50 or $25 Amazon gift card just for writing a
review of BtV on Amazon, good, bad, or indifferent. All I want is
honest and you're entered.
Feb 22, 2013: Demon Squad 5, Beyond the Veil,
is out February 28th. Here's the first chapter preview.
Feb 14, 2013: Want a sneak peek at the new
Demon Squad book, Beyond the Veil? Well, here's the first
chapter. (Not the final edits)
Jan 9, 2013: Triumph Over Tragedy is out now! All
proceeds for this amazing anthology go to the American Red Cross
to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Jan 1, 2013: Ended the year with great news,
a contract from Samhain Horror for my novella Serial, due
late 2013. Also picked up my first review of Witch Bane over at Fantasy Book
Critic.
Dec 25, 2012: Despite the holiday congestion,
Witch Bane sped through the Amazon system
and is on sale now.
Dec 24, 2102: Witch
Bane, dark sword and sorcery, releases on December
28!
Dec 16, 2012: Woke up to find Armageddon Bound, Resurrection, and At the Gates all in Amazon's Top 100
lists.Thank you all.
Oct 27, 2012: FREE horror for Halloween. Into the Mirror Black.
Oct 21, 2012: I'll be the guest over at The Writer's Chatroom on the 28th, 7
p.m. EST. Stop by to give me grief or say hi.
Oct 21, 2012: Resurrection is #58 in Amazon's Top
100!
Oct 21, 2012: Requiem is out now on Amazon and Smashwords.
Paperback will be available in a few days. (B&N is down, and
has been for days, apparently, so I'll have Requiem uploaded as soon as possible. For those
interested in a Nook compliant file, you can pick it up from
Smashwords.)
Oct 17, 2012: Barring things going wonky, Requiem, book 3 in the Blood War Trilogy,
will be released at the end of the week.
Sept. 29, 2012: Prey is out at Amazon! From the pubisher of The Hungry, The Sheriff Penny Miller
series.
Sept 15, 2012: The paperback copies of Fading Light are now
fixed and good to go. Thanks to everyone for their patience while
Stacey put foot in butt to get Createspace in line.
Sept 6, 2012: Sigh.
Createspace/Amazon introduced a manufacturing error into the print
copies of Fading Light: an Anthology of the
Monstrous. We apologize for the annoyance and
inconvenience and Angelic Knight Press and I want
to make amends. Go here to learn more and to fix the
problem if you've purhcased a paperback
copy.
Sept 2, 2012: Here's an interview with me over at Lee
Mather's.
Sept 1, 2012: Fading Light is out NOW!
Aug 31, 2012: Everyone who purchases the
trade paperback version of Fading Light gets a FREE eBook copy of
the Companion book. Email me at the address on the links page or send a message to Angelic Knight Press to receive the bonus
stories.
Aug 31, 2012: The second Fading Light review has
broken.
Aug 30, 2012: The very first Fading Light review is out!
Aug 6, 2012: The first teaser for Fading Light has been
posted, Light Save Us by Ryan Lawler.
Aug 1, 2012: Prey/Anathema out Sept, Genius
Book Publishing
July 30, 2012:
I'm over at Bastard Books talking about the Blood War
Trilogy. Stop by and enter the giveaway to win a copy of Embers of
an Age.
July 17, 2012: Embers of an Age is #78 in Amazon's epic
fantasy category!
July 15, 2012: The paperback of Armageddon Bound is now
available for $7.95 at Amazon
July 14, 2012: Armageddon Bound is now available
for the new low price of $3.95 at Amazon and B&N
July 11, 2012: Read
the first 3 chapters of Embers of an Age.
July
9, 2012: Dawn of War is currently #34 in the US epic fantasy category
and #27 in the UK
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