Brian Collier's Blog

It's that time of year sgain! One of reflection, love, joy, and heartache all wrapped into one. Embrace the new year and make it yoursOn that note, after a very long hiatus driven by health and life issues, I plan to start writing again in 2026!Happy New Year everyone and be safe out there 😊

My new fantasy short story, A Dragon's Honor, is now available on Smashwords.

A Dragon's Honor

Pleasantly surprised by the current Amazon rankings for two of my stories, Rule of the Blade and Magic Gone Bad.

Rule of the Blade: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VF38K45
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,355 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#38 in 30-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads
#1933 in Single Authors Short Stories
#113 in 30-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads

Magic Gone Bad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VGCC5JL
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,915 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#44 in 30-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads
#2119 in Single Authors Short Stories
#139 in 30-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads

My four new fantasy short stories have been published on Amazon! Time to Go, A Dragon's Honor, Magic Gone Bad, and Rule of the Blade are now live. To see their covers, visit my website at Brian Collier's Author Website

Covers have now been completed for the 5 new stories that are ready to be published! Making progress:)

So I've been on a tear editing some of my finished short stories. You heard about Seeker in my last post - which, by the way, has gone through a name change and is now called Magic Gone Bad - but I also have 4 others that are in final edits and should be ready for covers by the end of the weekend, if not sooner. Each will be sold individually as well as part of an anthology so stay tuned!

Short story number two is now fully edited! Named Seeker, it will be submitted for publication once I create a cover for it. Time to grab the next story up for editing!

Amazon has approved the new cover for The Gift of Life. Take a look at it now!




The pictures used to make the cover were downloaded from Pexels.com and are free for commercial use. The photographers and a link to the photos are below for those interested:


Daniel Absi

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I decided a new cover was in order for The Gift of Life so I pulled a few photos from Pexels.com (which can be used for commercial use) and my daughter, with some minor input from me, whipped together a new one. I'm excited about it! Stay tuned; I'll post it once Amazon approves it.

Being new to self-publishing, my learning curve is steep and absorbing all the new information is exciting! Imagine my surprise when learning that Amazon shows ranking information when you view a publication on their website. Then imagine the smile on my face when I saw this a few moment ago:

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,216 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#94 in Religious Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books)
#55 in Religious Short Stories
#41 in 45-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads

I know the low rankings are in very tiny categories, and it's based off of two sales only (to put it in perspective) but it's still neat to see!

If you want to be my third sale, you can find my short fantasy read at:

The Gift of Life