Month: November 2013

As we enter the last part of the year

November 27, 2013

Updated 21 November 2015 to point the link to the repost of the article on this site.

As we get into the meat of Hal-giv-hanu-mas-za-year I want to take a moment and wish everyone a happy, safe and joyful holiday season. Regardless of what holidays you celebrate and which ones you ignore, I want to thank everyone who’s discovered my writing and chose to look for more from me, both as ebooks and on this site. Knowing people enjoy what I write makes me want to write better stories to reward you for your time and energy spent keeping up with my writing. There are a lot of ebooks and websites you could read so I don’t take a single reader for granted. more “As we enter the last part of the year” …

A Words Lover’s Alphabet

November 26, 2013

[Updated 20 November 2014 to add some links and to fix some errors that slipped through when I published it a year ago.]

Even before I began writing I’ve loved words. I love that a word can mean something specific, and as long as the person you’re speaking to know the word the way you know it there’s no chance of mis-communication because the words (usually) always means what it means.

Earlier this year I was thinking of some of my favorite words, and earlier this month I decided to come up with a list of my favorite words, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some of my favorite words may have a special meaning to me, and some words have come to mean something different from when I was growing up back in New Orleans, but they’re my favorite words and I’ll admit that a few have my own special little twist on them. more “A Words Lover’s Alphabet” …

Should I make this available as a desktop wallpaper that can be downloaded?

My virtual workspace

November 22, 2013

Updated 1 July: I have an updated image I’m using for my wallpaper and I’ve put a sample of that after the jump. Should I make it available as a desktop wallpaper that can be downloaded?

Back in September I mentioned that I was thinking about creating some desktop wallpapers, two based on images for He’s With the Band and one image showing my virtual workspace. As I was answering the questions for the Smashwords author interview I saw that one of the questions was about my workspace. I didn’t answer that one since I don’t really have a workspace that the moment but it reminded me that I wanted to update the workspace wallpaper image to show the books I’ve released since last August and to show the online stores that carry my ebooks. more “My virtual workspace” …

I’ve been interviewed!

November 19, 2013

Find my ebooks on SmashwordsSmashwords, the company that distributes my ebooks, has created a tool to let their authors post an interview on their Smashwords page. When I saw it back in August it looked interesting but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to use it. I looked at the other day I realized it had some really good questions for us, which was my biggest hesitation about using it myself. I thought we would have to think of our own questions, and while we can add our own they have a number of great questions just waiting for our answers.

Find out how I started writing, what my writing process is and who some of my favorite authors are in my Smashwords interview. Is there a question you’d like answered? Leave it in the comments here and I’ll add it to my Smashwords interview.

Congrats to my ebook distributor and a free Whitey Bulger ebook from WBUR

November 13, 2013

Yesterday Mark Coker posted an announcement on the Smashwords blog that Smashwords was ranked as the #1 indie ebook producer for 2012. That is fantastic news and not just because they’re the company that distributes my ebooks to stores like iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Diesel and even to libraries. Smashwords was created back in 2008 for the specific purpose of helping independent ebook writers get their ebooks into stores where readers can find them. more “Congrats to my ebook distributor and a free Whitey Bulger ebook from WBUR” …

“Somewhere… and More” Is NOW AVAILABLE

November 5, 2013

It’s finally here. "Somewhere... and More" coverSomewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin is now available for purchase and immediate download.

For those who don’t know, about a decade ago I wrote a Christian short story called He’s With the Band, the tale of a song writing sound guy who’s finally giving in to pressure from the band he works for and some friends and is finally making demos of his songs and seeing what he can do with them. Along the way he meets a young woman who he thinks is just a fan of the band but who’s been wanting to meet him. In the story are some of the words to three of the songs I’d written, and with the release Somewhere… and More I’m publishing the complete lyrics to not only those three songs but to eight other songs I’ve written since moving to Boston in 1989. While the new ebook is a book of song lyrics I’m marketing it as a book of poetry, and I really hope that my lyrics are good enough that you’ll enjoy them without the music. more ““Somewhere… and More” Is NOW AVAILABLE” …

“Somewhere… and More” comes out TOMORROW: “The Upper Room”

November 4, 2013

My next ebook, "Somewhere... and More" coverSomewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin comes out tomorrow and I have one more preview to share with you before it comes out.

For those just joining us, about a decade ago I wrote a little Christian short story called He’s With the Band. Part of the story are some of the words to three of the songs I’d written, and with tomorrow’s release of Somewhere… and More I’m publishing the complete lyrics to not only those three songs but to eight other songs I’ve written since moving to Boston in 1989. While the new ebook is a book of song lyrics I’m marketing it as a book of poetry, and it’s my hope that my lyrics are good enough that you’ll enjoy them without the music.

You can still preorder Somewhere… and More just $2.99 at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store and when it’s released tomorrow you’ll automatically be notified that you can download it. If you order it from Smashwords you can get it DRM FREE and in the format you need for all of the devices you read ebooks on without having to pay for a second copy of my ebook. They can’t say that at any of the other ebook stores. more ““Somewhere… and More” comes out TOMORROW: “The Upper Room”” …

Two days to the release of “Somewhere… and More”: “Lean on Him”

November 3, 2013

My next ebook, "Somewhere... and More" coverSomewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin comes out in just two days and so far I’ve posted an excerpt of two of the three of my songs that made their way into my short story He’s With the Band. I passed over the third song in the short story but I’m going to give you a glimpse of what’s in the new ebook for this song today.

Remember, you can preorder Somewhere… and More today for just $2.99 at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store and when it’s released you’ll automatically be notified that you can download it. If you order it from Smashwords you can get it DRM FREE and in the format you need for all of the devices you read ebooks on without having to pay for a second copy of my ebook. They can’t say that at any of the other ebook stores. more “Two days to the release of “Somewhere… and More”: “Lean on Him”” …

Just three days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Great is the Lord! (He is Worthy of Our Praises)”

November 2, 2013

"Somewhere... and More" coverSomewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin comes out in just three days and each day until its release I’ll be posting a different excerpt to help you see why if you love my short story He’s With the Band I bet you’ll want to get Somewhere… and More. You don’t have to wait for it to be released to get your name on a copy of the ebook because you can preorder it for $2.99 now at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store. more “Just three days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Great is the Lord! (He is Worthy of Our Praises)”” …

Four days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Help Me to Know (For Linda)”

November 1, 2013

It’s now just four days until the release of "Somewhere... and More" coverSomewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin, my companion to He’s With the Band, and I’m posting an excerpt each day from now to Monday to help you see why if you love He’s With the Band I bet you’ll enjoy reading Somewhere… and More.

You can still preorder it for $2.99 now at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store. more “Four days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Help Me to Know (For Linda)”” …