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Game On book 5 was just released!

3/28/2025

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Get it now from Bakken Books!
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Book 4 of the Game On Series Now Available!

12/7/2024

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Totally Tilted, book 4 in the Game On series is now available exclusively through Bakken Books and Amazon. A quick synopsis:

After a disagreement with his parents over a big streaming deal, Wyatt is left uncertain about the future. When things cool down, he’s excited to hear they’ve come around but with one condition—their lawyer must approve the contract first.
Once the contract gets the green light, Wyatt is on top of the world, ready to live out his dreams. But later that day, he stumbles across news that makes him question everything about his new team. 
Can Wyatt hold on to his friendships with the Stream Team members even though he’s no longer gaming with them? And will they ever forgive him for leaving them to chase his dream?
Find out in Totally Tilted, a story about chasing dreams, navigating friendships, and discovering what really matters. 

Perfect for the gamer in your life, ages 8-14!
And while you're shopping,  don't forget Danica Panica and the Milligan Creek series as well!
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Danica Panica, now available on Amazon!

10/18/2024

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​Although the series has been available from Bakken Books for some time now, you can finally purchase them from Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. Here's a brief description:

Danica Panica has a problem that she’s afraid to tell people about—because being afraid is exactly her problem!The list of things that frighten Danica is endless, but a few of them include: snakes, spiders, dogs (and some cats), horses, fish, bees, mice, germs, deep water, heights, darkness, loud noises, open spaces, closed spaces, thunderstorms, flying, needles, pills, doctors, nurses, dentists, hospitals, clowns, ghosts, and . . . beards (yes, beards, especially the thick bushy kind).
Thankfully, Danica has her loyal Yorkshire terrier Clark to help her through it, not to mention her parents, though her younger brother Ivan (“the terrible”) is another matter . . .
Join Danica in each hilarious adventure as she sets out to defeat yet another fear, as only Danica can. Perfect for girls ages 6–9, this delightful series will inspire young readers to conquer their fears, appreciate their uniqueness, and live a fuller, richer, and more enjoyable life.

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A progress report on my book about Crisis on Infinite Earths

6/28/2024

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As mentioned in a previous post, I'm writing a history about the groundbreaking comic book maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths for TwoMorrows Publishing. It's due to come out next year, the 40th anniversary of the series. I'm having the time of my life doing a deep dive on one of my greatest passions--comic books! I'm also just over 13,000 words into the manuscript, averaging about 1,000-1,200 words per day whenever I'm able to work on it. Unlike writing fiction, writing this book is an exacting process, especially considering how obsessive comic book fans can be about details. So, I feel a lot of pressure not only to get everything right but also to go as deep as possible into every aspect of the topics I'm writing about. Sometimes it feels like I'm writing a master's thesis or a PhD dissertation. At any rate, I'm learning a ton, I'm loving every minute of it, so far at least, I think it's one of the best things I've ever written.

Just for fun, below is a photo of Crisis scribe Marv Wolfman (r) and Len Wein (l), who helped Marv in the early stages of plotting Crisis and who also oversaw the publication of Who's Who in the DC Universe, taken sometime in the early 1980s, shortly before Crisis​ came out. 
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Update on the Game On Series

6/28/2024

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It's great to see the first three books in the Game On series selling well on Amazon and from Bakken Books. I finished writing book 4, "Totally Tilted," last week, and I just knocked off the first chapter of book 5, "Level Up Live," yesterday.  Hopefully, I'll be able to finish book 5 by the end of July, then it's on to book 6, the final item in the series. So, hop on board now, and you won't have long to wait to see how the story plays out!
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Game On is Scoring on Amazon~

6/17/2024

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The first three books in my new series, Game On, are among the top new releases on Amazon's Children's Computer Game books. You can get them here. 
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Book 8 in the Milligan Creek Series is now available!

6/11/2024

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Here's a brief description: When Canada’s largest national fishing tournament makes a stop at Lark Lake, located just outside the small prairie of Milligan Creek, Saskatchewan, everyone gets in on the action. They’re all hoping to catch the big one—not to mention one of the many cash prizes up for grabs. But a long-simmering grudge threatens to derail everything, as does a protest of the tournament, led by local environmentalist Henrietta Blunt. Hilarity and chaos ensue as the anglers hit the lake. And it isn’t long before it all goes off the hook, as most things in Milligan Creek usually do!

Available now on Amazon as a paperback, hardcover, or ebook.
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Books 1-3 in the "Game On!" series are now available

6/5/2024

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The first three books in my new series about a group of teens who are battling to achieve video game greatness are now available on Amazon and will soon be available on Bakken Books.
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Here's a brief description of the series.

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Book 1 in my new series is now available for pre-order!

5/15/2024

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The series is called "Game On!" and it's for kids ages 8-12, particularly those who are into video games. Here's a brief overview from the publisher's website.  
​Wyatt Kelsey has a BIG dream—to become a famous gamer. When he’s playing for kicks, he’s unbeatable, dominating his opponents. But the moment stakes are high, he chokes.

He’s convinced that with the right support, he could be a streaming sensation. But time is ticking; it’s up to Wyatt to assemble the perfect team and turn his dream into reality, or he’ll have no choice but to get a “real” job.

In a bold move, Wyatt recruits three unlikely allies. They're new to gaming, but each brings a unique skill set that might form the perfect team. Convincing them to join is one thing; getting them to work together is another.

Can Wyatt prove his full potential, or will he fall short and end up sweeping floors for the summer?
You can pre-order book 1, The Stream Team, now and get 30% off Bakken's other series (including my own Milligan Creek series, books 1-6, and Danica Panica). Books 2 and 3 in the series have already been written and will be released as soon as all the artwork is complete.
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My new video game series is coming out soon!

4/14/2024

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The first three books in a new six-book series called "Game On" that I'm writing for Bakken Books, is coming out later this spring. Here's a rough sketch for one of the interior illustrations in book 1, The Stream Team.
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