• Cheyenne Saturday - Richard Jessup
  • The Bloody Medallion - Richard Jessup writing as Richard Telfair
  • Chuka - Richard Jessup
  • The Cincinnati Kid - Richard Jessup
  • The Branch Will Not Break - James Wright
  • Roadmap Through Bullying: Effective Bully Prevention for Educators - Julie Nicolai
  • The Definitive Brother Juniper - Father Justin 'Fred' McCarthy
  • Portrait of an Artist with 26 Horses: Empty-Grave Vanilla Edition - William Eastlake
  • The Tales of Yot - Adam Nicolai
  • The Shaggy Man of Oz - Jack Snow
  • The Magical Mimics in Oz - Jack Snow
  • The Silver Princess in Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
  • Armchair Locomotion - Jen May
  • Grin and Bear It - George Lichty
  • The Strange World of Mr. Mum - Irving Phillips
  • Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Brother Juniper at Work and Play - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Brother Juniper Strikes Again - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Battle Cry - Jen May
  • Inside Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • More Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Well Done, Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • The Whimsical World of Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • The Ecumenical Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy

Nicolai

Two Old Pens

April 2, 2012

This pen is refillable— a black-lacquered classic— engraved with a name quite like mine, I would think. That pen is a single use of gnaw-backed plastic hemorrhaging the last of its clotted blue ink. Both are quite old. Neither is newer. Yet here I am, dropping one down the sewer. Related Posts:No Related Posts

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On Why ATMs Need Rabies Shots

April 2, 2012

The drive-up Chase ATM opens its maw, awaiting my meager meal. I stuff in a small stack of twenties and the metal doors snap closed. The beast digests in a flurry of whirs and clunks. Its pleasant blue face betrays its indigestion—a flashing “ERROR-Some of your bills could not be read. Please reinsert bills.” The […]

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Why the Big-Name Publishing Houses Totally Suck

April 2, 2012

Random House, Simon and Schuster, Penguin Group, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group—yes—I’m talking to you. You suck! And I don’t mean you “suck” in the lazy, teenage, use-whatever-word-pops-in-my-head sort of way. I’m being writerly—metaphorical. You are leeches—mosquitoes—bloated, clinging tics. I’ve had my Kindle for a little over a year and I’m growing tired of being […]

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Website Optimized for Mobile Devices

April 1, 2012

I optimized Empty-Grave.com for mobile devices in anticipation of more frequent blog postings, free downloadable PDF, EPUB, and MOBI files, and original fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and blog posts unrelated to publishing. Please let me know via the post comment box if the site is not readable on your own mobile device. Be sure to note […]

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Older Versions of Apple iTunes Producer Software (2.0.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.4, 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.8, 2.9, 2.9.1)

April 1, 2012

Version 2.0.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.0.1.dmg Version 2.1.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.1.1.dmg Version 2.2.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.2.1.dmg Version 2.3.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.3.1.dmg Version 2.4 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.4.dmg Version 2.5.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.5.1.dmg Version 2.6 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.6.dmg Version 2.7 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.7.dmg Version 2.7.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.7.1.dmg Version 2.8 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.8.dmg Version 2.9 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.9.dmg Version 2.9.1 — https://itunesconnect.apple.com/itunesproducer/iTunesProducer_2.9.1.dmg Anyone interested in publishing ibooks (ebooks), music, […]

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How Does Amazon’s KDP 70% Royalty Delivery Cost (Delivery Fee) Work?

March 25, 2012

Amazon has created a smoke-screen of confusion surrounding the “delivery fee” or “delivery cost” associated with ebooks published under their 70% royalty option. This post will clear away some of that smoke. If you select the 70% Royalty option for your Kindle books published through Amazon’s KDP then you must pay a flat $0.15/MB (rounded […]

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The Shaggy Man of Oz: Empty-Grave Retrofit Edition hits this week

March 12, 2012

The Shaggy Man of Oz: Empty-Grave Retrofit Edition comes out this week. It should hit in all eBook and print formats roughly mid-week. Due to a great question on the Facebook page, we will also be releasing hardcover versions of these Oz books.  The hardcover version of The Silver Princess in Oz is already available […]

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February Release and Upcoming Work

February 12, 2012

The Silver Princess in Oz: Empty-Grave Retrofit Edition was released on February 1st. Special thanks to the great work of the illustrator, Ardian Hoda. Our release of the Shaggy Man of Oz should hit some time in March and the third book is slated for April. We then plan on releasing Nicolai’s three short stories […]

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December Releases and First Quarter 2012 Plan

December 9, 2011

Two new books are out for December–Grin and Bear It by George Lichty, and Cheyenne Saturday by Richard Jessup (part of the Jessup Rejuvenation Project). These will be my final releases for 2011. I’m spending December working up some funds to switch my expanded distribution model from Createspace to Lightning Source. This will allow me […]

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November Updates

November 9, 2011

I apologize for the September/October dead-zone. It’s not for lack of work–just lack of updates. The Jessup Rejuvenation Project is coming along nicely. Three books are currently complete and available: The Bloody Medallion, Chuka, and The Cincinnati Kid. A book of cartoons called The Strange World of Mr. Mum – Irving Phillips has just come […]

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