Pumping Iron

Last night’s movie was Pumping Iron, the old Arnold Schwartzenegger bodybuilding movie filmed while he was winning his 6th Mr. Olympia title. I had seen the film back in the late 70s or early 80s, and I used to watch bodybuilding competitions on Wide World of Sports back in the… Continue reading

Fishpunk Episode 01

Episode 1 – Out of the Frying Pan The 1840s are a dangerous time, as the United States is at war with Mexico. Welcome to the debut of Rick Novy’s novel Fishpunk! In this episode, we push through all the obligatory stuff, then we get right into chapter one, where… Continue reading

Fishpunk Theme – Podcast Preview

The podcast of the audio version of my novel Fishpunk is coming along and will be released soon, before the Thanksgiving holiday. As many of you know, I’m also something of an amateur musician and I intend to populate all my audio books with theme music. Here is an advanced… Continue reading

Book Release – Content Marketing for Manufacturing and Technnology Companies

While this is not a work of fiction, it is a book I put a lot of effort into. Content Marketing for Manufacturing and Technology Companies is aimed at the companies described in the title, who usually operate in the business to business (B2B) realm. Often, these companies have negligible… Continue reading

Fishpunk Audio Update – 9/27/16

Here’s the current status of the audio version of Fishpunk. 1. Recording of all chapters. Status: completed. 2. First Pass Editing, remove coughs, repeated lines, adjust volume levels, and generally clean up the audio. Status: Completed. 3. Record Theme and Incidental Music – Status: Completed 4. Create Audio book chapters… Continue reading

Sixth Annual Book Drive to Feed the Homeless

During the last week of September every year, I hold what I call my book drive to feed the homeless. Buy any of my indie-published books and I’ll donate the profits to Phoenix Rescue Mission, an organization feeding the homeless in Phoenix, Arizona. I do this during the last week… Continue reading

Fishpunk Audio Project

Creating an audio book is a long process. Here are the steps and the current status of the Fishpunk project. 1. Recording of all chapters. Status: completed. 2. First Pass Editing, remove coughs, repeated lines, adjust volume levels, and generally clean up the audio. Status: In progress. 3. Record Theme… Continue reading

Voting Sometimes Feels Futile.

Voting sometimes feels futile, doesn’t it? Yeah, it does, but we can’t let that make ourselves complacent. Yesterday was primary election day here in Arizona, and that ballot included some important local races, as well as statewide and national candidates. Among those up for reelection is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe… Continue reading

Quick Update on Fishpunk Audio Version

Just a quick update on the Fishpunk audio version. I experienced a major hard drive crash last week and that consumed the better part of four business days to get back up to speed. In the crash, I lost the first two and a third chapters of edited audio files…. Continue reading

Summer 2016 Projects Update

There are several projects in the works right now that I can’t wait to wrap up and let the world see. Before I talk about those, let’s touch base on what’s been happening over the past few months. First, my novel A Darkling Nine has been sent to several agents…. Continue reading