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Writer’s Idea Factory
Writers are certainly an odd bunch. I think that’s a good thing. The ability to repeatedly close oneself off from the world over prolonged periods of time on a particular writing project, for months even years without any guarantee that your work will have any kind of market success or monetary benefits—shows something about the person’s dedication […]
Mark McGinnis
Aug 14, 2014
Mad Powers — Now Available!
This paranormal thriller started out as a short novella called Tapped In. It’s taken about six months for me to write the other two parts of the book and now release it as a full, 72,000 word novel. I really enjoyed writing this—a nice break from the Scrapyard Ship series. I grew up reading thrillers like […]
Mark McGinnis
Jul 29, 2014
Realms of Time Audio Book now available!
I LOVE the audiobook versions of the Scrapyard Ship series. L. J. Ganser does (AGAIN!) a remarkable job as the voice for the series and with the just released audiobook version of Realm of Time (book #4) – out today, he has REALLY REALLY REALLY! outdone himself. Experiencing these books through the audiobook version and listening to all […]
Mark McGinnis
Jul 22, 2014
A Letter From Prison
I received a hand-written letter yesterday from Royce. I don’t know him, but apparently Royce is in prison and has another five and a half years to serve on his sentence. As he describes in his letter, he is what’s called indigent — has no funds to pay for books or magazines. It seems Royce […]
Mark McGinnis
Jul 8, 2014
So what’s the Status of Craing Dominion?
First of all… The other day I saw my 21 year-old son reading one of my books (HAB 12) out on the deck. Wow… How cool is that? Maybe he’ll even finish it!! I’ve received multiple inquiries these last few weeks on the status of Craing Dominion… It’s coming along! But I’m doing something I […]
Mark McGinnis
Jul 2, 2014
What Happened to Tapped In?
Was asked today… What happened to Tapped In Part 1… !??? It’s no longer available on Amazon – or anywhere… Here was my response… I am soooo glad you asked that question, Richard! Tapped In is/was actually part on of a three part full-length novel. I took it off the market because it’s being replaced. […]
Mark McGinnis
Jul 2, 2014
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