Michael R. Robinson

Well, it’s been another two weeks. My publisher has requested a list of Bookstores in my area, so I sent in over 20 from Pittsburgh to the Butler areas. I included a few RPG stores within that mix, along with my public library. So, now we wait, see what happens. I received 3 copies of the book, it looks nice, my opinion may be biased of course. Now, the next demand of the publisher is getting a list of emails from the local media, easier said than done I tell ya. Most just have a web pa...

Well, just got word from my Publisher to send them email contacts for local media for the Official release of the book. I also had to supply a list of book stores and such for them to contact for potential book signings. I am excited as things move onward. I also want to sent a thank you to those who bought the book, I now have a sales rank at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble…Not a top seller, but it’s being bought. I hope those of you who purchased it enjoy reading it as much a...

Well, now that Realm is available on line, my work again is beginning. As I stated before, the marketing aspect of the book now begins, of which I’m a novice. I’ve got some business cards and bookmarks made up to hand out to local bookstores, family, and friends. A few copies have sold at least, a few friends have already told me they have ordered it, this is good. I’ve been contacting local bookstores, doing what is required to get the book in local stores on the shelf and ...

Well, the fun part of writing the novel is finished, and now the real work begins. I am by no means a marketing expert, but now I have to add that title to my hat. Elora has been helping, since media is her chosen field at Clarion.

We went to a small seminar at a local bookstore the other night that was to assist local authors in establishing a market presence. It was informative, we learned a bit. Primarily, the biggie is a web presence. Blogs, websites, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, jus...

Twenty years in the making, typing when I could, re-writing, once from scratch—I lost the novel when I left the Air Force, had to start it all over again. But now, exactly 20 years later it is getting published.

It started as a Dungeons and Dragons role-playing campaign of my own design, then evolved from their. Players who read it may notices some similarities, but I’ve taken nearly all of the “D&D” element out of it. Nevertheless, that was the books beginni...

Hey all, it's me again.  Well, this is the first of many hopeful blogs that I will begin posting, time permitting of course. So where do I begin?

It was a weekend, just like any other I suppose.  The family was together, minus one, who was with his mother.  Sebastian wanted to family bowl, so Sunday evening was set aside for this, but that is yet another tale.  Friday night was mellow for a change, no massive Teen Age invasion, of which ...

Wow, it's been a while hasn't it. Since the holidays, well, I hope you'll had a great holiday and a awesome start to a fantastic new year.

I did....

However, work, yeah that dreaded four letter word that we dispise, has been difficult. One man quit and we got 4 new projects. So I've been quite the busy engineer and not the busy writer/reader as I would like.

But since, I've posted 2 chapters of Realm of Shadow. My goal, if all goes as plan, is to finish Realm by Februa...