Cris Game

In a previous blog (which you can find here ), I mentioned some of the reasons I was thinking of leaving the KDP Select program. Now, with both  Sensation  and  Warden   coming off the Select this week, I have been putting in a little time preparing to launch them on other publishing platforms.  Between that, having jury duty, and some other issues this week, I've fallen a little behind schedule on finishing the Warden sequel, which I had originally anticipated completing a few days ago. Thankfully, my editor is being extremely patient with me, and I hope to dot that final "i" and cross the last "t" soon.  The Sensation sequel is - from all appearances - just days away from being released as I deal with a few final concerns, and I will, of course, announce it here first. (FYI: For those interested, I am now compiling a mail list of those who'd like to be informed whenever I release a new novel.  The link for the subscription is in the upper right of...

I've obviously been neglecting my blog this month, but not without reason.  I've been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the sequel to  Sensation . Part of the problem is that every time I re-read the thing, I keep seeing additional items that I want to tweak. (My editor would probably be horrified to know that, since she proofed what was purportedly the final draft a few weeks back.) I plan to read it for [hopefully] the final time over the next day or so. My cover artist, Isikol, is also hard at work producing another awesome cover. He did a fantastic job on the first book, so I'm hoping that lightning will strike twice in that regard. As to a release date, I don't have anything specific in mind yet.  Basically, it will be as soon as I can get all of the essential elements in place - with any luck, some time in the next week or two.  But the announcement of it will probably be something as simple as a short blurb on this blog and a tweet.  (I'm a te...

My books Sensation  and Warden  are both in the KDP Select program. For those unfamiliar with KDP Select, it is a program in which an author agrees to make his or her ebook available exclusively in the Kindle Store for 90 days.  That means no selling your ebook on Smashwords, B&N, etc. (You can still sell print versions wherever you like.) In exchange, the author receives - among other things - higher royalty rates in some regions and 5 days during that 90-day period in which to offer his/her ebook for free.  The book also gets included in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, where it can be borrowed for free by Amazon Prime members. Books that are borrowed earn of a share of a global fund established by KDP. Each borrow has historically earned about $2 (although the exact figure varies month-to-month), so if you have a book in KDP Select that is borrowed 152 times during the month, you can expect to earn about $304 from that. (That's borrows, ...

After creating the majority of the beach environment, we are excited to be resuming construction on the rainforest! The Big Picture We went over many of the "bigger picture" ideas and outlines for the whole game this week, just to make sure everything was still fitting together nicely. It is always good to take a step back from the parts and pieces we are working on - to see them in the grander scheme of the game world which we have created. This Week This week was a focus on story, updating level designs, and puzzle planning. We now have some awesome puzzles in the works for the rainforest! Also, given the great response to the weather effects in the sandbox, we are happy to be working with them again - especially now that we can test them with the Oculus Rift! We are excited to be employing newer and more sophisticated techniques while updating and revisiting this level. Here are some of the latest looks at the rainforest environment: Super High Resolution (4976 x 3002) :