Thanks for stumbling across my website. My books are a mix of adult and not-yet-adult.
If you're looking for thoughtful, meaningful, emotional prose that will make your soul drench with all kinds of icky emotional stuff ... you should just hit the 'back' button and get on out of here before you get hurt. But if you're looking for fun, occasionally random, adventurous fantasy that might just make your eyes roll (sorry, gotta be honest), then stick around and read some more.
I'm in the SCBWI and the Missouri Writers Guild (they haven't kicked me out as of yet) and co-founder of The Humor Writers of America. My books are available at bookstores, on-line at Amazon/Kindle
(very inexpensive - eye wiggle) and my publishers' websites.
Scroll on down and I'll introduce you to my particular brand of nonsense.. There's a bunch of free stuff too. I recommend you read all of that because, well, ... ...it's free.
Right now you can download several free stories which run down the left side of the site. Just click and you will be redirected to Smashwords where you can read or download the stories in any format.
The rest is all fun. Hit the 'preview' buttons (little brushes) to read excerpts, and just click any book for a buy-link. See the authorgraphed, er, autographed offer at the bottom.
Bonk & Hedz ... a caveman ... and woman ... story (adult, but kids can read it)
Bonk and his mate Hedz are just an ordinary caveman and cavewoman struggling with the everyday existence that comes when one's place in the food chain isn't all that clear. Then a little caveman shows up and convinces them a neighboring tribe is amassing weapons of mass destruction in preparation for an assault on their village, and everything changes. (See left for a FREE caveman short story)
The Adventures of Guy (adult and crossover to young adult)
Somebody stole Seth's brain, not that he was using it anyway. To recover it, his brother Guy and college roommates Knob and Thurman must take on sinister forces using only their wits, knowledge of beer and an Amazon Warrior, whose breasts, like the Big Gulp, are too big for the cup holder. "Humorous fantasy at its best..." Armchair Interviews. Named a "Top Ten Novel of the Year" Pop Syndicate
The Next Adventures of Guy
Every "Quest" has to have a sorcerer, an elf, a warrior, special effects...and most of all, a sequel. So in the ridiculous, er, hilarious sequel to The Adventures of Guy, Guy and his college buddies, Knob and Thurman, take on a new quest...to save Earth from alien invasion. Winner of Preditors and Editors Readers Choice award for Best Sci-fi fantasy.
Fang Face (young adult, but adults can enjoy)
Erin has been bitten twice by a vampire, and is turning into an Undead with a taste for blood smoothies. Her friends and family decide they like her more as normal teen, so they gear up to protect her from the third bite that will turn her into a coffin sleeper forever. "I loved this book, fangs and all," New York Times best-selling author James Rollins "Fantastically funny," BookLoons "Don't miss this gem," Shane Gericke, national best-selling author. “...genuinely funny..." Taliesin - The Vampire's Lair. Five-starred by Amazon top reviewer Harriet Klausner.
WereWoof (young adult, but adults can enjoy)
Two teens-turned-weredogs use their newfound powers of Kibbles and Bits to battle turncoat werewolves and bloodsucking vampires and save their friend from the pointy toothed villains. A stand-alone sequel to Fang Face. "...clever one-liners..." Constance Hullander, author of Snowstorm. "Like a fun vacation..." Ophelia Julien, author of Saving Jake
The Guy'd Book ... why we leave the seat ... and other stuff (adult, mostly)
A tongue in cheek training manual for women so they can understand what makes guys guys. Why we leave the toilet seat up, why we will do anything on a dare ... essentially, what makes us tick. Fun stuff previously published in the Chicago Tribune, Cynic Magazine and other places. Brought to you in beautiful black and white by award-winning author Norm Cowie. "A hilarious piece of work..." Scott Doornbosch, author of Basic Black
And short Adventures of Guy stories in the anthologies:
The Heat of the Moment
Missing
Some of Norm’s reviews:
on Bonk & Hedz
on Fang Face and its sequel WereWoof
"I loved this book, fangs and all." ~ Best selling author James Rollins
“… fantastically funny.” ~ BookLoons
"This book sucks ... in a most delightful way. Don't miss this gem.." ~ Shane Gericke, national bestselling author
"... an amusing teen vampire tale..." ~ Five-starred review ~ Harriet Klausner, Amazon's #1 book reviewer
"...genuinely funny...” ~ Taliesin - The Vampire's Lair
on The Adventures of Guy and its sequel The Next Adventures of Guy
“… humorous fantasy at its best…” ~ Armchair Interviews (Amazon Top reviewer)
“…LOL funny” ~ Beverly at Publisher's Weekly
“No topic is safe from Cowie’s incredible wit and entertaining turn-of-phrase.” ~ Pop Syndicate (named one of Pop Syndicate's Top Ten Books of 2007)
"...hilarious mishaps...." ~ Joliet Herald News
“Hilarious, witty and oozing with snappy sarcasm…” ~3Rs Bits, Bites & Books
“Don't bother picking up this one if you've no sense of humor" ~
Amanda Richards, Amazon Top Reviewer
"Everything in the book is so true, you can't help but laugh in agreement." ~ Roundtable Reviews
The Next Adventures of Guy, winner "Best Sci-Fi Fantasy" in Preditors and Editors readers choice award
Do you want autographed books?
I'm working on making them available through Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore - I'll graffiti on them and they will take your moolah and ship them to you.
More soon.
And, in the interest of fairness,here's the only negative review I've ever received.
Full disclosure, ya know.
And here's a review by BookLoons that I really love, because I think this reviewer 'gets' my stuff.
***Speaking of politicians ... okay, maybe I wasn't ... but I just gotta say this ...
Let us forge ahead into the abyss that is the financial morass caused by political asses who pretend they give a shit about the dumb people who put their asses in a position where they will have insurance for life, pensions for life and can write their own raises.***
(harsh, Norm. Yeah, I know, but it had to be said)
What are you doing all the way down here? The good stuff's straight up.
