Never Cross a Hillwig (or a Hex)

The fanfic-filching skunk has been vanquished! I got a hold of Amazon's copyright dept. and told them the situation, even going so far as to provide links to where the thief took the story from (DC2 had loaded some issues to Feedbooks many years ago and made them free to download...the moron didn't even bother to remove the Feedbooks watermark from the files!). Amazon contacted me within 4 hours and told me they'd get rid of the stolen work, and sure enough, you can't find hide nor hair of it on the site anymore.

For those of you wondering what exactly got stolen, it was the second chapter of "Jonah Hex: Shades of Gray". Why that chapter as opposed to the first or any others, I can't say, nor do I care, I'm just glad it's over with. And if you've never read the story and are curious as to what the fuss is about, here are links to the two official, FREE sites you can read it on (we've wiped Feedbooks clean of DC2 fics as a precautionary measure:

DC2 (first chapter is at the bottom): http://idlewilder.proboards.com/board/155/jonah-hex-shades-gray 

FanFiction.Net (I just updated it there, adding a note about this whole debacle): https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6442839/1/Jonah-Hex-Shades-of-Gray

FRAUD ALERT!

Someone has swiped some of my early Jonah Hex fan fiction work and posted it for sale under my name. If you go looking for my stuff on Amazon/Kindle, it'll pop up right next to "Swords & Sixguns: An Outlaw's Tale". DO NOT BUY ANY HEX STORY WITH MY NAME ON IT, I WILL RECEIVE NO MONEY FOR IT! I'm working with the company right now to resolve the matter, and I just wanted to let you folks know before anyone else accidentally paid these thieves for a story that you can read for free elsewhere.

Happy 100!

After 10 months of non-stop shilling, we've finally sold 100 copies of Swords & Sixguns: An Outlaw's Tale! From what I've been told, those are pretty good numbers for a self-published book, especially considering that it hasn't even been available for a full year yet. Since I have no further con appearances planned for 2017, I reckon we won't move much further past 100 in the next few months unless there's a big holiday shopping surge (hint hint!). Whether that happens or not, I want to thank each and every one of you who bought a copy, and I hope you all enjoyed what you've read so far. I promise that there is more to come: I am hard at work on Book 2, though it'll likely be at least another year or two before it's available for purchase.  Please keep an eye on my blog here or the Swords & Sixguns Facebook page for updates about that as well as news regarding con appearances in 2018.

One last blast for 2017!

Fall is nearly here, but I still have one more con appearance this weekend! I ran into the organizers for The Continuum while at Motor City Steam Con, and was surprised to learn this sci-fi/fantasy con had been running for over 40 years! Originally called ConClave, they changed their name to The Continuum in 2016, and this year, they have a theme of "Pirates, Rogues, and Unlikely Heroes". Reckon it sounds tailor-made for me!

The Continuum runs October 13-15 at the Radisson Hotel Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus (not too far from where MCSC was, actually). Friday-only tickets are $25, Saturday-only are $35, Sunday-only are $15, or you can get a pass for all three days for $50. For more details, visit The Continuum's website.
Like MCSC, I won't have a table, but I do have three panels lined up for Friday and Saturday (sorry, no Sunday appearances for me), and I'll be bringing copies of "Swords & Sixguns: An Outlaw's Tale" along to sell (we still have buttons too!). If you want to see me, here's where I'll be:

Friday, 8-9pm, Grand River Room: "The Appeal of Unlikely Heroes"

Friday, 9-10pm, Grand River Room: :Why Be A Writer?"

Saturday, 7-8pm, De La 4, by the Vendor Hall: "The Weird West"

Hope to see you there!