I’ve been writing and self publishing for about 15 months now, and there’s one thing I’ve noticed. Self published books will remain in obscurity, without consistent reviews. I’ve been watching hundreds of books as they go live. Some, like mine, will garner a handful of reviews and then stall. Others though, will gain hundreds to thousands of reviews, and are consistently at the top of all the charts. Is it because those books are better? According to the reviews themselves, I cannot say for certain. … Read more

Holy cow, it’s been a while since I posted on my blog! I’ve been fastidiously pounding away at the keyboard on Linear Shift, Part 3. I am SO CLOSE to sending it off for final editing, it’s crazy. Just a few more weeks, and it’s out of my hands … at least for a little while. So, in preparation ( or celebration, if you’d like to look at it in a different light ), I have created a pre-order page on Amazon for the third … Read more

There was a little snafu earlier today, but it’s been all fixed! An Anthology of Short Stories: Summer 2014 is now available!   Here is the book description: An anthology of seven short stories by Paul B. Kohler. The stories range from just four pages long for Gold Rush to nearly 80 pages for Linear Shift, Part 1. Amy – A toddler’s independent adventure leads to a tragic and unexpected end. Ruined Sacrifice – Newlyweds James and Alison are on the trip of a lifetime, trekking through the jungle exploring ancient … Read more

Later today, I’m going to be sending out my June newsletter. What? It’s July you say? Well, yeah, I’m slacking a bit this month. Actually, the hold up for the newsletter is the completion of the free short story that’ll be included. I had written a good portion of a different story, and totally planned on sending it out after our mid June vacation. Well, I sort of got ‘inspired’ down in Mexico and started a whole new story. Well, yada yada, blah blah, I … Read more

Even though I have yet to complete June’s free short story, I went ahead and created the cover for the Summer 2014 Anthology. I wasn’t going to do anything with it until later next week, but there was a spot available to promote the book with a few other Indie Authors, so I moved it to the front of the line. I had originally subtitled it Volume I but changed it today to Summer 2014. I plan on releasing another half year anthology in December, … Read more

I’ve become a bit lazy with my writing. I started the year with a large goal of writing 300,000 words this year. To hit that goal, I need to average about 820 words per day. I far surpassed that in January, and again in February and March. That’s where I peaked before dropping drastically. Last month, I averaged 784 words per day, and this month I am even less, averaging just 605 words per day, through yesterday. I think a reason (not the only reason) … Read more

I work better with goals in place. I know this, so I am constantly placing expectations upon myself that are sometimes unachievable. Take my goal from last year for instance. In July of 2013, I set a goal for myself to write, edit and publish the first part to Linear Shift by my birthday in September. OK, that was kind of a bad example, because that one was pretty easy. Seriously though, I do have big dreams and big goals. So, here I am setting … Read more

Yesterday was quite a monumental day for me. First off, I published my fourth title since starting this crazy journey in September of last year. Silo Saga: Recoil released a day early, and has already moved up to #25 in all Kindle Worlds titles. Secondly, my fourth short story published yesterday in another charity anthology. ‘Alone’ Was written a few years ago, and I dug it out and polished it up for submission in January. It was accepted and now it’s live. Something else happened … Read more