Writing for the Love

Paperback now on Amazon just in time for Christmas! Lance & Ringo Tails: The wild adventures of a dog and a cat as told by their human Paperback: $9.99 on Amazon and CreateSpace   Kindle Edition : $3.99 (Prime members borrow for free) Exclusively featured in this collection. To buy your copy, use the links below. Paperback: $9.99 Amazon CreateSpace e-book: $3.99 Kindle Store (Prime members with a Kindle device borrow for free)

Released Today Lance & Ringo Tails: The wild adventures of a dog and a cat as told by their human Paperback : $9.99 Kindle Edition : $3.99 (Prime members borrow for free) It's finally here, and just in time for Christmas shopping! All ten short stories, including Tail Ten, are now available for purchase in one print and e-book collection. Exclusively featured in this collection. To buy your copy, use the links below. Paperback: $9.99 CreateSpace (Available on Amazon soon) e-book: $3.99 Kindle Store (Prime members borrow for free) From Sunny Fader, author of The Cat Who Loved Dogs : “You will love this imaginatively conceived collection featuring a dog and a cat with definite attitude.  A charming, funny read guaranteed to put a smile on the face of anyone who has ever given their heart to a dog or cat.” About the book:   Lance & Ringo Tails is a collection of ten short stories (“tails”) about the wild adventures of a do...

Released Today Lance & Ringo Tails: The wild adventures of a dog and a cat as told by their human Kindle Edition : $3.99 (Prime members borrow for free) It's finally here! All ten short stories, including Tail Ten, are now available for purchase in one collection. Click either cover or the link and you will be directed to Amazon. It makes a great Christmas gift! Click "Give as a Gift" on the purchasing page. All you need is the recipient's email address. Exclusively featured in this collection. From Sunny Fader, author of The Cat Who Loved Dogs : “You will love this imaginatively conceived collection featuring a dog and a cat with definite attitude.  A charming, funny read guaranteed to put a smile on the face of anyone who has ever given their heart to a dog or cat.” About the book:   Lance & Ringo Tails is a collection of ten short stories (“tails”) about the wild adventures of a dog and a cat as told by their human. Lance ...

Because I'm spending most of my time writing Lance & Ringo Tails and editing Livinity , I haven't devoted any time to my blogs lately (this one or Anti-Running Runner , but Lance & Ringo Tails blog is updated regularly). I do give updates on Twitter @briaburton for anyone who wants to follow my feed. So here's a brief update. I attended the FWA Conference in October, and it was a wonderful time as always. The sessions were extremely informative and I love seeing friends from previous conferences and hearing about their writing progress. My short story, "The Price of Integrity" was published in FWA Collection #5 It's a Crime . I've decided to take all of my short stories from Lance & Ringo Tails and put them into a collection that will be available as a print and e-book to be released Dec 15th. Tail Ten will be exclusively featured in this collection. The other nine "tails" are currently available in the Kindle Store . Abo...

Last week during Life Group (read Bible Study), we were in 1 Peter talking about pride and humbling oneself. I had a post earlier this year about humility. The Lord continues to reaffirm that message to me: humble yourself, because the alternative is to be humbled (read humiliated). In our group, we talked about athletes who made a touchdown, a basket, or a home run and immediately lifted a finger to heaven or audibly praised God. That takes humility. It's saying, I made the touchdown, but God made me. He's the reason I'm blessed. Not everybody likes to see that, adding to the humbling experience beyond simply redirecting praise. In writing, there's not a standard "score" to keep. Each individual has different goals and measures their successes differently. When I'm humbled, I measure each forward step as a success, and I credit Christ first. But I'm not always humbled. It's something I still have to work on every day. I have two upcoming p...

One of my first short stories, "The Mute Girl," was published in eFantasy March 2013 issue. This is my first e-mag short story publication. About four years ago, I wrote the story and decided that I wanted to have it published. I'd been working on my novel, Livinity , epic fantasy, for quite a while. Publishing a fantasy short story seemed like a good idea to get my name out there. I had no idea it would take this long, and even now I praise God that it wasn't published any sooner. Since that time, I've learned a lot in the submission process. Perseverance. Thankfulness to Jesus even in the disappointment of repeated rejection. I lost count of how many the piece received. I learned not to take rejection to heart. If I received feedback, I tried it out. Maybe not following exact recommendations, but I played around with whatever issues the person had with the story. The last piece of valuable advice I received was an editor disappointed in the ending. T...

Now that I've self-published my first e-book, I'm learning quite a bit. In my opinion, the technical side of uploading an e-book is not terribly difficult. A little time-cosuming, yes. I'm exclusively using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Perhaps that contributes to the ease of the tech stuff for me. Reading is required, but the instructions are clear and thorough. There are several places on the site to find answers to questions. I found their guide very helpful. I chose KDP in order to enroll  O Brother, What Art Thou? in KDP Select. The program requires the e-book to be available through KDP exclusively for ninety days. Then the e-book can be borrowed for free by Amazon Prime members. I still earn money from each borrow. I really liked that option. There is a catch. My best friend attempted to borrow the book, but she does not have a Kindle device. I assumed a Kindle app would be sufficient because anyone can read a Kindle b...