Updates
Descriptions of my efforts to publish my works
-
Plugging Away
When I started my blog, I wanted to write a lot. But it’s been awhile since I last posted. I’ve been plugging away with my book projects, marketing my published trilogy and getting my next series ready. Facebook and Amazon changed their algorithms which has killed my sales. I’ve sold almost nothing in 2026, at… Continue reading
-
Now on Amazon
Book Three: Emigration of my Escape From Desolation series is now on Amazon, eBook. Pre-order for the paperback comes later. It feels good to reach this milestone. Now, on to the next thing. Continue reading
-
Book Three is Out!
I finally made it. Book Three of my Escape From Desolation series is done. I authorized the eBook release today. It should be viewable on Amazon in a day or two. The paperback will be available August 25, 2025, but it can be pre-ordered. I will have some copies available on my Etsy shop, RobArt… Continue reading
-
Book Three
I’m almost there. Book Three should be out in a week to ten days, eBook first, then paperback in August. It’s been a long haul. My blog title page has a preview of the book cover along with the first two. Then, on to the next project. Continue reading
-
No One Thing
Pursuing the right work has been an obsession of mine, the idea that I am practically destined to do a specific type of work and I won’t be happy until I do it. I get this from my father, who brooded for decades over never finding his thing. Although he’s been gone sixteen years, his… Continue reading
-
Hermit on the Move
Since I published my first book, I have been promoting it among my family, friends and social contacts. It is an uncomfortable process. I am a natural hermit. Like many sons who follow their father’s model (for good or bad), my father was a hermit. When he passed away, his contact with people was less… Continue reading
-
Getting Closer
My Escape From Desolation manuscript has been proofread and is ready to develop into a book. It’s exciting but terrifying. I’m breaking a lot of family rules about taking risks, so my mind is a chorus of ancestral voices telling me I’m crazy for trying this. Somehow, I keep moving despite the resistance. Looks like… Continue reading
-
Proof Reading
I’m having Book One of Escape From Desolation professionally proof read which should be done early April, 2023, then I will continue to next step. Continue reading
-
Publishing
I’ve been investigating the publishing options for my books, notably self-publishing. The number of choices are overwhelming, but I keep trudging, one step at a time. Part of me wants to give up, bind a few copies for loved ones and friends, then, be done with it. I guess I won’t. I will feel better… Continue reading
-
Writing Progress
I am moving along with my writing. I have decided to publish my novel, Escape From Desolation, in two books. I think I will have a solid copy of Book One ready to put out there by the end of Spring. I put the Prologue out on that Novel’s page for anyone interested. I began… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
RobArt Penguin 