Zack Lynn's Blog: musings about the writing and publishing process...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:34:37 -0700

Peril of a Broken Leg

I wrote this little short while recovering from ankle surgery, from the point of view of a new member of our crew of the Locus (from Undead Reckoning, my zombie novel), rescued while on a supply run ashore. Enjoy! more...

Zack Lynn

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 13:45:55 -0800

Map of the Travels of the Undead Reckoning Crew

Since lots of folks have said that not having a map in the book is confusing, I thought I'd put together a map overlay showing the routes and key waypoints and landmarks related to the travels of the crews of the Locus Delecti and Pupule Wahini and friends (and enemies)... more...

Zack Lynn

Wed, 17 May 2017 20:30:55 -0700

Brewing away the apocalypse, Part 1: Why?

One of my hobbies is homebrewing. Lately, I've been considering what it would mean to brew during an extended grid-down scenario. I thought I'd write down some of my musings, in case it would prove entertaining (or, even informative?) to others... more...

Zack Lynn

Mon, 01 May 2017 10:33:01 -0700

Author Interview: In The Rabbit Hole podcast!

I was interviewed by Aaron from InTheRabbitHole.com (the urban survival podcast), for the season finale episode of their podcast! more...

Zack Lynn

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 17:49:05 -0700

Author Interview with a Fan...

I had the opportunity to sit down with a very special fan of Undead Reckoning for an author interview. He had some interesting questions, and a valid complaint about an abundance of fire axes... more...

Zack Lynn

Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:42:52 -0700

Now a "Local Author" at Bookstore Santa Cruz...

Bookstore Santa Cruz moved me up to the more-visible Local Authors section! more...

Zack Lynn

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 10:19:35 -0800

On the shelves at Bookshop Santa Cruz...

Undead Reckoning on the shelves at Bookshop Santa Cruz! more...

Zack Lynn

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:41:00 -0800

Available in print on Amazon...

Finally available in print on Amazon! more...

Zack Lynn

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 08:04:55 -0800

Printed version now available!

My book "Undead Reckoning" is now available in hard-copy! We've been working through all the details with the CreateSpace print-on-demand service, and after 4 set of proofs, I finally have a printed product that I am happy with. It's available right now on CreateSpace's eStore (here), and will soon (5-7 days) be available on Amazon.com. more...

Zack Lynn

Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:31:42 -0800

Pages, ePub and PDF...

Below are some notes from my publisher about the publishing of "Undead Reckoning" to ePub format from my Pages document, passed along for your general amusement... Most of this info will bore the faint-of-heart, and be highly technical, so feel free to skip this article unless you're really (I mean really...) interested... more...

Zack Lynn

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:32:00 -0800

Writing on an iPad...

Yes, it's true, I wrote "Undead Reckoning" on an iPad. A first generation iPad, no less. more...

Zack Lynn

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:34:11 -0800

Now finally on iBook store!

The iBook store finally posted my book for sale. It took a long time in review, but I've heard of worse (21 days in one case!), and at least it's there. Woo-hoo! more...

Zack Lynn

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 07:09:14 -0700

On the writing of Undead Reckoning...

I began writing Undead Reckoning in January of 2013 (or possibly December of 2012). My idea was to write it serially, in weekly installments, with each installment being a kind of episode, like an old-time radio serial, or even like a TV series. more...

Zack Lynn