Author name: Cam Cooper

Sort-of a new series.  If you’re a serious SF fan & collector, it’s possible you already have a copy of today’s story, The Body in the Zero Gee Brothel, as it was previously published in Boundary Shock Quarterly. Now I’m releasing it independently — details below. But first, the opening excerpt: Excerpt EXCERPT FROM THE […]

Late in 2020, I was sitting around with the other authors at Stories Rule Press, coming up with production schedule ideas.  Basically:  “What shall we write next year?” I don’t remember who’s idea it was, but someone suggested, half-joking, that I should write my new space opera series, which had eight books, in eight months.  

I’ll have a lot more to say about this book and the writing of it on release day.  For today, let me just say that I’m seriously glad the series has ended, from a marathon writing perspective.  And I just know I’m going to go into withdrawal, soon.  Danny and her friends have been around

Today is World Elephant Day, and I wanted to acknowledge the majestic beasts, but try as I might, I can’t figure out a tie-in to the release of my book. So, instead, I’ll put it baldly.  It’s World Elephant Day.  Many celebrities have spoken out about the urgency of elephant protection, including Leonardo DiCaprio, William

Now that the heat is easing here in Alberta, I’m back into top gear on the last book of the Iron Hammer series. It’s been a very tough slog this summer, getting through the series so quickly.  COVID vaccinations and the easing of restrictions has added challenges to my calendar, too. It’s possible that once

I’ve suddenly acquired a social life after nearly two years without one, and it is seriously impacting my writing.  🙂 I’ve lost the knack of writing in little chinks of time–30 minutes here, an hour there–which is how I used to write a lot, even while working a day job. I don’t have the day

We’re only two weeks away from the release of Stranger Stars, book 6 of the Iron Hammer series, which means preview time. The complete first chapter is below. Excerpt EXCERPT FROM STRANGER STARSCOPYRIGHT © CAMERON COOPER 2021ALL RIGHTS RESERVED —1— Temar Mountain Offensive. General Andela’s Flagship, CMS Glory, One Light Year out from Beauramis III,

Here in my household, we’re all in that stressful period between the first COVID vaccine shot and the second that locks in the near-immunity of the vaccines.  A friend of mine’s son died from COVID-19 ten days after receiving their first shot, so we are super-wary of stepping out and mingling, at the moment. That