I’ve always been a sucker for silly public art pieces like these. There are probably a dozen or so of these human-sized metal statues standing along Dunlap Street in Central Phoenix. Two of my favorites are this cowboy and this dapper-looking steampunk fellow. There are also “footprints” and tools (hatchets, picks) embedded in the sidewalks. […]
Being a steampunk fanatic, anything with “clockwork” in the title automatically piques my interest. The book’s cover illustration of a colorful harlequin-like character added to my fascination. Clockwork Ninja turned out not to be steampunk, but rather an imaginative urban fantasy set mostly in my hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. Full disclosure: I know the author, […]
If you do a web search of “cover design” on-line you’ll find that many writers say “don’t do your own covers.” They mention the many pre-made designs available for purchase and recommend using one of those. That’s fine for some folks, but I’m a control freak who can’t let that go. My books are my […]
The print edition of Professor Ione D. and the Epicurean Incident is finally done and should be available on Amazon in just a few days. Arlys and I are really proud of this book. It’s the same exciting adventure as in the ebook but in an attractive paperback with twenty great original illustrations. We’ve also […]
It’s been a busy month at Nakota Publishing. We are preparing for the release of not one but two works of fiction on Amazon. The first is our new short story “Love at Stake,” an urban fantasy tale about a lonely vampire who decides to try that modern innovation, online dating. He meets an […]
