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Dark Roast Press's anniversary compilation, Barista's Choice, which includes my story "The Dawn of Vasial" is available for download NOW and for FREE. Go here to download yours today: http://www.darkroastpress.com/baristachoice.php

And if you like what you see be sure to check out my other offerings while you're there: the full-length dark erotic fantasy novel Apocalypse Woman and the Forbidden Views compilation which features the Apocalypse Woman stand-alone mini-sequel Twisted Light.

If you've never read anything from us I'd seriously like you to do so now. Not just for me, but for the entire group of talented erotic authors in the Dark Roast stable. It would be really great to see this publisher seriously hit its stride in the next few months.

So download and enjoy. And remember I always welcome feedback :)

Writer's Block: Gone with the wind

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1)MP3 Players - Technology is moving away from specialized devices and toward devices that can do everything. Why manufacture a machine that can just play music when it can be a phone, planner, web browser, and game system too?

2)E-book readers - Same reason as above. Granted the Kindle has a web browser but I've seen it and it's pretty ghetto. They're a niche item with a very small market as it is but I don't think that market's ever going to have the opportunity to grow. Plus I don't think printed books are going out the door just yet. Their market's declined, but while they're out there they're fighting for the e-book reader's customers just as hard as high-end electronics are.

3) Printed magazines and newspapers - The online instant information world is kicking these guys' asses five ways from Sunday. This is something I won't mind seeing go. I don't use them anymore anyway. Plus all that paper going away will be less strain on the environment.

Personally, I hate trends 2 and 3. I just bought my first mp3 player, after all. I hate it because "do everything" devices will never outperform at a given task a device that was designed to do that specific thing and do it well. The other reason is that I like having toys, plural. Not toy singular. I want a phone that's a phone and a music player that's a music player. If you're going to take my beloved cd's and books away from me then I'm sure as hell going to make sure they at least stay in their own exalted place on their own special machine away from all my other technological overload.