Author Archives: George

About George

I am a reasonably successful self-published author ("successful" means I can pay the bills and am highly rated in my Amazon category), former financial advisor (writing is more fun), and have something in common with Mitt Romney and Donny Osmond. Guess.

He did what?

Posted on May 4, 2013

Iron Man: the ultimate mecha-man. I don’t normally go and see a movie on opening night, but I decided that if I wanted to enjoy Iron Man 3 without spoilers I needed to do it quickly. Fair warning: this post … Continue reading →

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A “Super” Series.

Posted on April 16, 2013

Quite some time ago I reviewed another superhero story I discovered while doing research into the genre. The book was Power Down and I reviewed it here. I am pleased to announce that Ben White has now published the fourth … Continue reading →

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Wearing the Cape Giveaway!

Posted on April 8, 2013

On Wednesday, April 10th, Wearing the Cape will be available for free download from Amazon.com. So if you enjoyed the book and would like to help promote it, post this on Facebook, tweet it, etc. I would love to give … Continue reading →

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Two Days In Tucson

Posted on March 13, 2013

Under different circumstances, I’d have thought I’d died and gone to heaven. Yes, heaven may bear a strong resemblance to a book festival. I published Wearing the Cape in mid-2011, have seen it hit the top of its Amazon category, … Continue reading →

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Share the Love!

Posted on February 14, 2013

It’s that special day again, for both the lover and the love-lorn, and so close to Mardi Gras, too. Let the good times roll! More seriously, I’m in final preparations for the Tucson Festival of Books (March 8th-10th), and trying … Continue reading →

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Young Sentinels, Peek and Update.

Posted on February 3, 2013

Hello everyone, and sorry I’m posting so irregularly right now. Still working on Young Sentinels although I can’t give a firm release date. For one thing, YS will be the first book for which I will be paying for a … Continue reading →

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Omega Nights and New Years.

Posted on January 3, 2013

Behold the cover. I’ve got to say that this was really fun. Apprentice writers are encouraged to start with short stories, but I have never been able to condense an idea down to less than 50,000 words. But the concept … Continue reading →

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The Velveteen Hero

Posted on December 15, 2012

Where are they now? There’s another word for teen sidekicks. It’s child-soldiers. I stumbled across this gem on TV Tropes, followed the link to Amazon, and… well, go there to read my review. I’ll say this here; Seanan McGuire gets … Continue reading →

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Wearing the Cape: The Beginning, Available Free!

Posted on November 21, 2012

As part of my ongoing campaign to get the Wearing the Cape series out to a wider audience, I have also made WtC:TB available on the Nook at Barnes and Noble and on Smashwords. It can be downloaded from Smashwords … Continue reading →

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Stuff I Think You Should Know.

Posted on November 10, 2012

Hey everyone, and hope you all had a great Halloween. I tried to do my bit by getting Bite Me up in October, and it’s selling well although it has yet to be reviewed by anyone into vampire stories. Been … Continue reading →

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