by Joseph Malik | Nov 21, 2017 | In The Press
Well, wow. Publishers Weekly reviewed Dragon’s Trail today. Spoiler alert: they loved it. To call this a milestone would be understating it grossly. This goes down as the biggest thing that has happened to me yet as an author. I honestly did not believe I...
by Joseph Malik | Nov 11, 2017 | In The Press
Just a quickie this morning. Below is the audio of my interview with Dave Ross on KIRO Morning News for Veterans Day. Dave did a wonderful job of throwing me a few questions that took some work to answer. Thanks again, Dave! This afternoon at 4 PM I’ll be...
by Joseph Malik | Sep 23, 2017 | Dragon's Trail
I want to talk a bit about what went into this re-release of Dragon’s Trail, the method to the madness. Since this first book has sold well enough that we know for sure there will be a book II, we redesigned the cover so that it will eventually look right at home on the shelf next to future titles in the series. This means there are a few new things you’ll notice about the new editions:
by Joseph Malik | Sep 2, 2017 | General
So, one of the problems inherent in having a runaway international smash hit bestselling novel — a string of words I never thought I’d type in that order–is that, eventually, it finds its way into the clutches of readers who don’t like it. Not...
by Joseph Malik | Jul 15, 2017 | The New Magic
Book II is going to be late. But worth it. I have been fiddling with this draft for two months, now. I’m about three-quarters of the way in, and fixing the middle section feels like digging ditches. It’s flat, it’s repetitive, and most of all,...