by Greg Turnquist | Apr 3, 2018 | publishing, writing
Something everyone has noticed over the past couple years is how Amazon has pushed its way into retail space. And most notably, the publishing industry. Listening to a new podcast (the Sell More Books Show), it appears Barnes & Noble may be on their last legs....
by Greg Turnquist | Mar 27, 2018 | darklight
I have worked on this novel for eight years, which is why I’m excited to report that Darklight is released! Could a pickpocket be the source of freedom in the Earth’s distant future? Snitch, a young woman who grew up on the streets of Kelmar as a thief, has...
by Greg Turnquist | Mar 23, 2018 | marketing, writing
Are you a writer? Have you have written novels? Tech books? Do you want to? Assuming you said yes to any of those questions, the next question is possibly the most critical one to follow: Are you building your email list? If you said “no”, then you might...
by Greg Turnquist | Mar 7, 2018 | darklight, kdprocket, keyword, writing
A big event is coming. The release of my debut novel, DARKLIGHT, is planned for later this month. And do you know what I dread? A lackluster launch. I have helped launch several indie titles in the past for other authors, but something I finally knuckled down and did...
by Greg Turnquist | Feb 20, 2018 | darklight, writing
Greetings everyone! Today is super exciting because I finally get to reveal the cover to my debut novel, DARKLIGHT. I’ve been working extra hard on this work. I started it in 2010 and have been at it for eight years. It took three editors and four rounds, but...
by Greg Turnquist | Feb 9, 2018 | java, software
I used to chant the line about how static methods in Java were evil. In fact, you can find funny articles and stack Overflow discussions about how this is the case. So why am I shouting from the rooftops that statics are no longer evil? To answer that question,...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 30, 2018 | audio, writing
Some of you may remember that in a former life, I launched a podcast with friend and former teammate, Russ Miles. Suffice it to say, that was shelved long ago. However, everything I learned came rushing back when my wife announced last year that she was auditioning...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 18, 2018 | java, rest, spring
I’ve spent the last several weeks picking up something I started back in 2015. Way back then, in the airport departing SpringOne, I started working on the third mediatype for Spring HATEOAS. There were already two: the original one based on pure Jackson and HAL....
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 14, 2017 | software, testing
I’m a pretty big test advocate. After all, it’s in my profile. So how can I say that TDD is wrong? “Test-bitten script junky…” — opening of my profile The “test-bitten” means I’ve been bitten by the...
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 7, 2017 | gradle, maven
It may sound quirky, but I had finally HAD IT with a project I manage: Spring Web Services. There were several aspects of the build file that kept getting in my way. Well, I was about to embark upon a critical change from which Gradle pushed me over the edge. To the...
