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It’s a Major Award

February 25th, 2010

A few weeks ago, the horror review site Flames Rising held a contest called “Tell Peter Straub Your Worst Nightmare“. Previously, FR had interviewed Straub about his latest book and allowed readers to submit their own questions. There’s something deeply personal about our dreams and nightmares, don’t you think? Sharing them with others means laying open the deepest [...]

Book Price Disparities

December 18th, 2009

Old school book publishers have a love-hate relationship with ebooks. On one hand, it costs less to produce an e-book than it does a paper book (although not THAT much less). On the other hand, even with ebook sales experiencing impressive double-digit growth this year, profits from those sales account for a small percentage of [...]

I’ve been terribly remiss in talking about all that has been going on with Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas.
For starters, the book has had two very favorable reviews so far. Jeff LaSalla, New York Speculative Fiction Examiner, wrote an excellent review in which he gave quite a bit of detail without spoiling any of the [...]

The Proof is Here

May 20th, 2009

I haven’t written about this nearly enough, but the proof for Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas arrived today. I’m holding a real book in my hands. I can’t describe how excited and incredibly proud I am. I’m also second-guessing myself. Should I have spent more time on the cover? Should I tweek it some more, [...]

An Unpopular Opinion

April 17th, 2009

In case you missed the tempest in a teapot, over the weekend it came to light that Amazon had de-listed several hundred books, most of which fit into the category of gay/lesbian/bisexual literature. This was a nonsensical move, since Amazon did not de-list their wide selection of sex toys or any number of other items that [...]

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Flametoad is the personal website for Preston DuBose, a full-time e-commerce and credit card security professional for the higher-education market, a part-time RPG publisher, and a full-time husband and father.

I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

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