Category: Books

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Getting Some Perspective on Bad (and Good) Reviews

I’ve had books for sale on Amazon for more than a year-and-a-half now and have had the good fortune to rack up quite a few reviews, mostly 4 and 5 stars but a few stinkers. I know there are some writers who claim not to read their reviews, but I’m not one of them. I…
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August 6, 2013 14

Into the Dark: The Science Fiction/Noir Connection

The running man darts past a streetlight, casting a long shadow across the wet pavement. He glances back and then ducks into an alley, pressing himself into the darkness as he catches his breath and listens. He thinks he’s safe, but from the other end of the alley a new shadow moves. There’s a moment’s…
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July 29, 2013 0

Blogger Book Fair: Seven of Wind by Pipit Di

Today as part of the Blogger Book Fair, I’m pleased to introduce you to Pipit Di and her Seven of Wind series. Pipit lives in Indonesia where she works in the financial industry. Her hobbies include watching movies, reading books, and writing. She also volunteers as a teacher in her hometown, working out of her…
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July 25, 2013 0

Blogger Book Fair Guest Post with Becca J. Campbell

This week, I’m participating in the Blogger Book Fair, exchanging posts and ideas with other writers. Today, I’m glad to be hosting Becca J. Campbell. Here, she discusses her new book and the work of art that inspired it. ********************* My New Adult Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction novel Gateway to Reality is on sale this week…
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July 24, 2013 1

Blogger Book Fair–Book Sale and Giveaway

As part of my participation in this week’s Blogger Book Fair, I am putting all four of my books on sale for 99 cents each. I am also hosting a Giveaway of a signed copy of one of my books. Which book? It’s the winner’s choice. To enter, all you need to do is click…
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July 22, 2013 4

My Favorite Bookstores

Given the choice between a neat bookstore with all the shelves perfectly arranged and a disordered bookstore where the books are stacked 2 deep on the shelves, I’ll take the messy store any day. Of course, I’m talking about used bookstores here. Any new bookstore that’s a complete mess wouldn’t be worth my time. But…
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July 9, 2013 7

Missed It By That Much: Rejection Indie Style

It’s a Get Smart reference–by which I’m dating myself. That’s okay. There are worse things. For those not in the know, super agent Maxwell Smart would drop the catch phrase, “Missed it by that much,” after failing at some almost awesome move in the old spy satire TV series. He was blissfully unaware of what…
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July 2, 2013 2

Too Close, Too Comfortable

Whenever it’s time to start talking about the art of revision with my college writing students, I usually begin by saying if they want to revise effectively they first need to put some distance between themselves and what they’ve drafted. Being too close to one’s material often causes a writer to see it for what…
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June 25, 2013 4

Why I Write Science Fiction

First off, let me say I’m sticking with the general term science fiction even though some of the things I write fall more accurately under the heading speculative fiction. Whatever. SF is generally the better known term, so I’ll stick with that for now. Let me also say that I didn’t always write science fiction.…
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June 18, 2013 3

Bargain Book Day! Strictly Analog at 99 cents!

Looking for a good read? I’ve reduced the price of my dystopian science fiction novel, Strictly Analog, from $4.99 to just 99 cents for Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th. If you’re a fan of William Gibson, Jonathan Letham, or Richard K. Morgan, or if you like a bit of hard-boiled mystery blended in…
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June 10, 2013 0