Award-winning Author Interviews Rob for Book Launch
Voted one of the Best Long Island Authors for 2013 and 2014, Dina Santorelli took some time from her insane schedule to interview Rob about his new book, Where the Hell is Tesla? Debut Author Q&A:...
View ArticleWhere the Hell is Tesla? Now Available!
SCI-FI ODYSSEY. COMEDY. LOVE STORY. AND OF COURSE… NIKOLA TESLA. I’ll let Chip, the main character tell you more: “I found the journal at work. Well, I don’t know if you’d call it work, but that’s...
View ArticleYes, You Can Record Your Own Audiobook. Here’s How.
x https://vimeo.com/123448143 When I finished writing and publishing Where the Hell is Tesla?, I looked at the Amazon.com book page, noticed the absence of an audiobook/CD, and said to myself “Hmmm. I...
View ArticleTim Grahl presents “Book Marketing – The Definitive Checklist”
At any given time, there seem to be 1,000 different ways to market your book. It’s not only hard to know what you should be doing. It’s also hard to keep up with all the options that are available....
View ArticleMeet our New Author, Michael McCarthy
“While the novelist is banging on his typewriter, the poet is watching a fly in the windowpane.” –Billy Collins. Michael McCarthy is, in his words, “a lifelong explorer of the sacred.” Through a...
View ArticleHow I sold 1,000 copies of my book in three months (and maybe you can too).
x https://vimeo.com/129843051 If you’re like me, a relatively new author without a strong “platform,” no real fan base yet, and no influential connections so far to help promote your book, trying to...
View ArticleBook Review: On Mars: Pathfinder
I recently read a book on vacation, a new sci-fi book by a talented new writer, Jim Melanson. His book, On Mars: Pathfinder, can be summed up in one word: EPIC. For the first quarter of the book, Jim...
View ArticleMy Garageband Settings for Audiobooks (ACX/Audible)
Hi folks! A while ago I posted about recording an audiobook for my novel Where the Hell is Tesla? (I used Garageband for recording and exporting to ACX/Audible.com). The post got a lot of positive...
View Article8 Ways to Make Your Writing Funnier (My Guest Post on Cat Rambo’s Site)
Recently, Cat Rambo (President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America – SFWA – and World Fantasy and Nebula nominated speculative fiction writer) offered my a guest spot on her blog....
View ArticleQueens Library Presents… An Amazing Evening with Sci Fi/Fantasy Authors •...
Join us and meet some of NYC’s most creative and imaginative writers — Goldfinch Publishing’s own Rob Dircks, Ilana C. Myer and Alex Shvartsman. This evening will start with readings from the three...
View ArticleHow I sold 10,000 copies in one year (and maybe you can too).
My book Where the Hell is Tesla? launched exactly one year ago, and amazingly, it’s sold over 10,000 copies! I can hardly believe it myself, but when you look at the steps I took to get there, maybe...
View ArticleToday I Invented Time Travel.
Before the short story, I have to give you the setup: I was so excited to be invited to the Queens Library Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author’s Evening (reading from my novel Where the Hell is Tesla?) that I...
View ArticleSuz Korb’s Newest Cover Reveal and Live Novel Writing
Hello, I’m Suz Korb and my new book project is titled: Flutterby Girl. Welcome to this cover reveal blog post, with a twist. And here’s the cover… The twist is that this book hasn’t been written yet....
View ArticleThe Wrong Unit: A Novel – Now Available!
Shop the Ebook Shop the Paperback Shop the Audiobook About the Book I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HUMANS ARE SO CRANKY ABOUT. Their enclosures are large, they ingest over a thousand calories per day, and...
View ArticleTim Grahl presents “Book Marketing – The Definitive Checklist”
At any given time, there seem to be 1,000 different ways to market your book. It’s not only hard to know what you should be doing. It’s also hard to keep up with all the options that are available....
View ArticleJoin me at the first annual Indie Author Day, hosted by NY Public Library!
Indie Author Day 2016 Hosted by the New York Public Library Saturday, October 8, 2016 • 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM Grand Central Library • 135 East 46th Street, NYC (location/directions) How can you...
View ArticleIntroducing my new podcast, Listen to the Signal!
As you might know, I’m totally into the book thing, and the audiobook thing, and science fiction. So an idea struck me, a way to combine all these things I dig and share them with folks for free. (And...
View ArticleAlphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure
Me and my brother Dave have teamed up again – this time with our very first children’s book! Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure is the story of Albert, a kid – like all kids – who just doesn’t want...
View ArticleDecember’s FREE audio sci-fi short, “Quick Fix,” posted to Listen To The...
The latest episode of the Listen To The Signal podcast is up! Listen to the new episode “Quick Fix” now! December’s original audio sci-fi short story is “Quick Fix,” the tale of two routine,...
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