There’s just seventeen hours to go (as of this writing) on the Kickstarter for Neosynthesis, the SciFi anthology in which I have two short stories.
I am beyond thrilled my debut novel—Accidental Intelligence—is now an SPSFC 4 Finalist! That’s the Self Published Science Fiction Competition 4. Here’s the announcement naming
I have officially received two 5-star reviews from Literary Titan, one for Accidental Intelligence and one for King Liam, First of His Name! 5-Star Review
Kobo and Kobo Plus As noted in my piece about joining the Thousand Book Club™, I put both of my books on Kobo and Kobo
Heya folks, Bryan here. I’m writing to let you know that your reader reviews have an outsized impact on any author’s success. If you like
I am delighted to announce that I’ve joined the Thousand Book Club™—1,009 sold to be precise! June has been a fantastic month for me as
I am delighted to announce that King Liam, First of His Name is available for preorder. This is a FREE short story set in the
Back in January, Matthew Wayne Selznick interviewed Bryan Chaffin (me!) for his podcast Sonitotum. Better yet, it just went up! Matthew is a very good
I was interviewed by author Adam Gaffen! Yay me! The interview covers a wide range of topics: from my novel Accidental Intelligence, to my next
Have you heard of Rohan O’Duill? I found him on Threads, and he’s the Irish author of the SciFi book Cold Rising and some short
Sales of Accidental Intelligence hit 200 units sold, making it time to give you an update on what I’m seeing. As a heads up, this
2023 is winding down as I type this. It’s been a crazy year in so many ways, but I’m thrilled to announce that 2023 sales
It’s been two weeks and a couple of days since my book, Accidental Intelligence, shipped. I’ve crossed the 100-units sold mark, and I wanted to
I’ve been asked what inspired Accidental Intelligence, and I wanted to talk about it in a blog post. I’ve also been asked about why I
I’ve been running Facebook and Amazon ads for my book and wanted to offer some marketing data for indie authors. Let’s start with Facebook ads.
I have ebooks of Accidental Intelligence, and now soft backs and hardbacks available for preorder. Ebooks are available on Apple Books, Amazon Kindle, and Barnes
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my debut novel, Accidental Intelligence! It goes on preorder on Tuesday, November 7th for $4.99, and it
Heya folks, I released a new single on Instagram, Threads, and (today) YouTube. It’s a little ditty called “Chain, Skulls, & Butterflies,” and it’s a
I’m pretty sure at this point that Threads is my Twitter replacement, and I have some details on the cover reveal for Accidental Intelligence. I’m
Hey folks, I am on Bluesky, Threads, and Post, all @GeekTells. Twitter’s poison and X’s stupidity has simply spoiled it for me. Yours truly! Having
Check out the ECM Tamper Station, an espresso accessory I had no idea I needed until I saw it (on IG Reels, FWIW). It is
I have a favorite accessory for my espresso setup, and I’m here to apologize for not telling you about it earlier. It’s official name is
My last post was a…well, a wee bit acerbic might be polite. But hey, let’s get 2023 off to a good start with some well
Firstly, according to Wikipedia, the titular phrase of this post has never been traced back to a Chinese source, but it’s apt nonetheless. We live
Looks like a couple of things have happened since my last post. There was the ongoing pandemic. An insurrection. A massive spike in homophobia and
I love people. I mean, sure, “people” can be trying, exasperating, infuriating…but screw that. I love people. People are lovely, funny, delightful, inspiring, amazing, talented,
I can’t even…I mean…fuck me running, I so want to go low on this one. I so want to heap ad hominem attacks on this
Check this out. Mason Truman is on Twitter. @MasonTrumanPI. Yeah, I know. He’s the main character of my first novel, and sure, he was
Flat Earthers. This is somehow a thing. Today. It’s a fucking thing. There are people who fucking think the goddamned fucking Earth is fucking flat.
When I was a kid, my Big Sis™ had a sealing wax kit. It was this Hallmark affair with one color of wax—red—one handle, and
The Black Angels have a new album coming out! Titled Death Song, the album drops on April 21st. You can preorder it on iTunes or
What I would see in your eyes A world other than mine I long to know it To feel it I want you to show
The bathroom is steamy, the mirrors fogged. I’m drying off when I see it. A large X on the medicine cabinet mirror. A loose circle
Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhsquuuuuueeeeeeeeeee! I loves me some Stranger Things! That’s a Netflix Original series. It came out in July, and if you’re cooler than me you’ve already
It’s a funny thing about writing. It turns out it’s hard. In my efforts to become a published novelist, I’ve had many opportunities to learn
I have this theory, something I’ve been working on for many years. One of our listeners (D. Scott Frey) on The Apple Context Machine came
It’s Sunday. A day for sleeping late. A day for not worrying about getting up. Or meetings. A day for no alarms save the morning
My Death Wish Coffee review was fairly popular, and I thought it would be nifty to follow it up with some tips on making coffee
I Instagrammed a photograph of the Death Wish Coffee Dave Hamilton sent to me, and several people asked me to review it. Accordingly, I pulled
It’s been a while. Those whispers. More than a year. I’d kind of forgotten about them because the house has been…I don’t know. Not quiet,
I stripped the prologue from my novel recently. I had to do it, and that makes me tense. Let me explain. No, first, some catchup:
Been busy. Synopsis writing—have I mentioned how much I hate writing a fucking synopsis? And querying. I hate the query process. There was also a
I’m getting ready to leave. TV off, ceiling fans off. Windows, closed. It’s quiet on the third floor. I turn off the lamp in my office,
I won’t bother telling you that I’ve finished Accidental Intelligence again. We’ve all been down that path together too many times. I will tell you, however, that
I was driving back from Vegas after CES back in January—in southeast California to be precise—and there was this killer cloud formation. It looked a
ZOMG, but Giorgio A. Tsoukalos is one of my guilty pleasures. First on Ancient Aliens and various standalone UFO specials, and now on his own
I know, it’s been roughly forever since my last update. I’ve been working quite hard on my novel(s), and I have a new query letter
I am delighted to announce that my book is finished. Again. I know, I said that before. OK, I’ve said it twice, but I think
It’s been an interesting year in very many ways, but I decided to use Tax Day to look back at what’s most important. My hair.
Things have been pretty busy in these parts (while I eagerly await feedback from more beta readers), which makes it a good time to write
It’s weird. Really weird, but I don’t have anything that I can—or even should—do to my book, and that’s because I’ve sent it to a
I got yelled at on Twitter for not having updated my blog since…July. That was in October, and here it is November, so I might
I finished writing my novel last night. I should say that I finished writing it again, because technically I thought I finished it about a
It’s been a little more than two years now since I began working on my first novel. I started it two or three weeks after
I am obsessed with this album. Utterly obsessed. Indigo Meadow by The Black Angels is one of the five best albums of the last ten
I’ve caught a few new shows of late that I’m really enjoying. I thought I’d mention them. You know, since The Game of Thrones can
In writing, sometimes you just have to get back to basics. I’ve been banging my head against the wall for some time. It turns out
Macworld/iWorld 2013 took place last week. In case you’re unfamiliar, this is an annual trade show and conference for users of Apple’s Mac and iOS
Hey folks, it’s time for another scatter shot post. First up: The Stones OK, how did I miss this? When did Dobby sign with The
I’ve been working on my first novel, a SciFi book about a PI who gets dragged into something much bigger than he thought. All he
So there’s this thing called a blog hop, sort of an informal ring of unrelated sites posting on a related theme. In this case, the
Have you watched Top Gear? There’s two versions—the original is a BBC show featuring three brits as hosts, but the History Channel (of all networks)
I got a notification from GoodReads the other day. It was an update letting me know that one of the authors I had tagged—George R.R.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks since my last post. The biggest thing has been the rollout of a new site design and engine
I haven’t made a post in a few days, mainly because I didn’t have a lot to specifically say. As I was trying to think
The awesome and fantastic Chuck Joiner of MacJury, MacNotables, and MacTV was kind enough to invite me on to an episode of MacNotables. He wanted
The title is a lie, because I am totally stoked! On Monday morning, I got my first request for a partial! That’s publishing speak for
I’ve been pretty busy for the last few weeks, starting with sending out a new round of query letters. I’ve found five really kick ass
Well, I’m no longer a virgin—I have received my first official rejection letter. She was nice about it, and everything; we aren’t a good fit.
I rewatched Trek Nation today, and was hit once again with how awesome it is. If you’re not familiar with it, Trek Nation is a
Man, oh man! I finally sent out my first query letter to an agent last night. I’m a delightful mix of giddy, nervous, excited, anxious,
OK, I know I’ve said that I was finished with my novel a couple times, but this time it’s true! No, really! Actually, they were
I’ve gotten a lot of help from some amazing friends and colleagues getting my novel to where it is (that is, ready for an agent),
I took some pics of the eclipse from May 20th with a friend of mine. I tried to take blind pics of the Sun itself,
Not too long ago, I went to the Mountain View Cemetery to take some photos. This place was built in 1863 and was designed by Frederick
WARNING: There are spoilers galore for The Game of Thrones, The Song of Ice and Fire, and even The Lord of The Rings contained herein.
I think I should probably catch you up a bit, because there have been a lot of big changes for me since I was regularly
I’m in the middle of an eight week self-imposed program of learning/cooking one new recipe per week. Well, not really the middle, this was the
Yeah, so you don’t see this every day. I took this on my way home tonight. Considering the lack of ambulances, I am fervently hoping
We had to cancel our gig tonight, as Dan had a last minute business trip. Our next gig is scheduled for October 6th at Hotel
In reverse order of importance, we had our last practice before my first gig with the Atomic Love Bombs, and Darla is pretty sick. It
We finished our three days in the studio, and man was it fantastic! All four of the songs we set out to record came together
Another day in the studio! Fortunately, I was feeling a bit healthier than yesterday, and I laid down two (mostly) good tracks for “I can’t
Oi! It was our first day in the studio, and man, am I wiped! I’ve done LOTS of home 4-track recording (back in the day
I’ve never been keen on being sick. Accordingly, I am delighted that I have a nasty-ass chest cold, especially since I am getting two crowns
I love the folks at J!NX. They have the best geeky shirts, and I saw a great new one in their newsletter. N00B. I AM
Hmmm….41 and in a rock band. w00t! The Atomic Love Bombs asked me to officially join the band today, something I immediately said yes to.
The word "Drive" evokes two people in me: Joe Strummer and Mark Dacascos. That is until this past week when we saw Fox’s new series,
Darla and I watched The Illusionist last night. It was a very good movie, though it’s always struck me as strange to have a period
What goes up, must come down. And don’t forget those spinning wheels, ’cause they got to go ’round. Or something. I feel like a spinning
I picked up John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band album this week. It’s an album I have never paid any attention to — probably because of
Ever play in one of those poker tournaments where the dealer gets up and a brick layer sits down every time you get a card?
I have a few issues with Alanis Morissette — For one thing she had the misfortune of singing about giving blowjobs in a theatre at
Jamming With the All Stars It’s that time again. Macworld starts this week, and that means it’s another gig with the Macworld All Stars (we
The Beatles have had a sort of weird place in mind when it comes to covering them. Early stuff like "You Can’t Do That" (etc.)
I’ve been really focusing on the mental and player side of poker lately, and am really enjoying doing so. On Friday, I made a great
Crack shall be a multipurpose word for this post. Really, I should make that cracked. I’ve had aces eight times in the last 14 hours
What the heck? I’m getting married in a week? ::blink:: It’s been such a long time coming, and I can’t wait. It’s truly amazing to
I’ll be the first to jump up and admit that I am a far, far better poker player today than I was a few years
Darla posted a nice self-portrait of the two of us from our recent outing to Red Rocks (of Nevada fame, as opposed to U2). Teh
The Beatles’ Anthology — how in the hell did I miss this collection? Dave Bonora played 30-40 tracks from this incredible collection during our drive
Darla and I saw Jet Li’s Fearless in the theatre a few days ago. Great flick, if you’re into epic martial arts movies — and
The most recent lie from the crazy whack job known as Bill O’Reilly and his employer, Fox News, is almost too much to believe. During
Listening to The Church’s excellent cover of "Cortez the Killer" — what a great song, and what a great cover — and it occurs to
Bill Clinton has what no other national Democrat seems to have, and that’s backbone. He demonstrated that on September 24th, 2006, when he opened a
At long last, I have officially asked Darla to marry me. Oh sure, we agreed the time had come back in March, and we had
Ken Olbermann? Where have you been all my life? Peter Cohen sent me a note this morning saying, "Keith Olbermann is a fucking ninja rockstar
It sometimes amazes me the depths of crappiness to which people can sink. This was brought to mind recently when I saw two different women
Yeah, I know I’ve been on a bit of a pedestal of late, so it’s clearly time for something completely different. In keeping with Darla’s
Is there hope for our country? For our democracy? For our freedom and civil liberties? I become more concerned about these issues daily, as the
Top five favorite bands: The Who, Love & Rockets, The Church, David Bowie, The Beatles (not necessarily in that order at any given time). With
How is it that the lameness quotient of my fellow Americans seems to be ever-increasing? A couple of weeks ago, Darla and I were bowling
Let’s start this post out with a quick question: Are you against gay marriage? If you are, but you limit your "against" to disapproval, or
Quick note about a movie: Clerks II was pretty darned good. Darla had me watch the first one shortly before we left (didn’t much care
It’s hot. It’s not Texas hot. Texas hot sucks. But Bay Area hot is almost as bad because so few folks have AC. I don’t
I joined the Poker Players Alliance today. This is a lobbying group looking to protect our rights as poker players, and to promote poker as
Zoinks! Apple turned in stellar quarterly results Wednesday, reporting its second highest revenue and earnings, which is not bad considering it’s the June quarter we’re
The Bush administration has stupefyingly arrested David Carruthers, the British subject who is CEO of BetOnSports.com, a British-based publicly traded online casino. The charges are
By way of introduction to my brand spanking new (8-month old) blog, I will blast some chuckleheads who fancy themselves “conservatives.” This past weekend, I
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