Here’s a bunch of miscellaneous thoughts and ideas I’ve collected over the years that help with the acquisition of new and interesting books. 1. It doesn’t matter where you live on the ball, you can still browse through Amazon.com. 2. Depending on where you’re located on the globe, you may not be able to buy […]
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A quick note to let you know that my standalone short story, A ROOM OF HER OWN, is now available in all stores, everywhere. On a generation ship where space is at a premium… Saulia finds her long-held dreams hardening into rebellious ambitions when the second tragedy in her life strikes far too quickly after
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It’s been a while, I know. I’ve had a lot of life-stuff happening lately that prevented me from getting to the writing desk as often as I liked. But I did get a few short stories written. Today’s release, A Room of Her Own, is a space opera short that is high on action and
It’s been a bit of a dry spell, but I’ve got a short SF story I’m releasing in a couple of weeks to tide you over. There’s a tiny catch, though. I’ll explain after the description…. On a generation ship where space is at a premium… Saulia finds her long-held dreams hardening into rebellious ambitions
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Fellow SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey launched a Kickstarter for her latest historical romance series on February 6th and funded within 12 hours. That means that everyone gets the books and goodies they backed, and now the campaign is working toward the first stretch goal (which is two series boxed sets). If you like historical romance,
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My publisher, Stories Rule Press, have just launched their first Kickstarter project, featuring the urban fantasy series Magorian & Jones, by Taylen Carver. If you enjoy reading fantasy, check the project out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/storiesrulepress/the-rivers-ran-red-extraordinary-urban-fantasy. There are various levels of sponsorship available, so even if you’re not familiar with the series at all, you can pick
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I’ve mentioned Calibre eBook Manager before, but I don’t think I’ve ever spent an entire post talking about its value. Last week I had a conversation with a reader who had never heard of it before, which was a shock to me! It cemented the idea of writing about Calibre even though it has been
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I do read in genres outside SF, especially when I’m in the midst of writing SF. But I’d prefer a good space opera on my screen—book, TV series or movie—any day of the week. Except, lately, they’re getting hard to come by. Amazing Stories has been reporting for several weeks on the growing penetration of
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Once you’ve made the leap and you’re reading e-books, it doesn’t take long to reach a point where you simply don’t like reading paper anymore. It’s at this point in time you can start systematically moving yourself to 100% paperless. There are lots of advantages to making the transition: 1. You’ll have all your books,
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If you love stories, then finding more time to appreciate them is a good thing. Stories have been around for as long as man has walked upright. They began as spoken tales, that taught us how to survive. So Paleo Bob’s story around the campfire, “This time my mate was eaten by a tiger and
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