Category: Dystopia

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Book Sale! Get The Somniscient for Just 99¢

When Dreams Are Big Money, Who Will Be Allowed to Sleep? For a limited time, my cyberpunk novel,The Somniscient, is on sale for just 99¢. When reformed dream hacker Nix Nighthawk’s sleep chip malfunctions, he is forced to seek help from a world he is trying to avoid—his old friends in the pirate dream network.…
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March 9, 2018 0

Listen Up: Converting My Book to Audio

Over the last two years, I have become a fan of audio books. They’ve saved me more than once, keeping my stress level down as I battle the traffic on my daily commute through three Southern California counties and a few freeway interchanges. What used to irritate me is now no big deal thanks to…
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September 29, 2014 3

Dystopian Cyberpunk Science Fiction–On Sale for 99 Cents

Anniversary Week Continues with Another Discounted Book “This is an awesome book. It seamlessly blends the classic pulp private dick character of Raymond Chandler and the darkly humorous science fiction of Philip K. Dick into a wonderful read.”–Mary C. Moore For a limited time, my dystopian Science Fiction novel, Strictly Analog, is on sale for…
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January 22, 2014 0

Cyberpunk Dystopian Science Fiction–On Sale for 99 Cents

“This is an awesome book. It seamlessly blends the classic pulp private dick character of Raymond Chandler and the darkly humorous science fiction of Philip K. Dick into a wonderful read.”–Mary C. Moore “…fast-paced futuristic thriller…“–Publishers Weekly My dystopian Science Fiction novel, Strictly Analog, is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon.com. Fans of William…
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November 11, 2013 0

Strictly Analog On Sale Today for 99 Cents

“This is an awesome book. It seamlessly blends the classic pulp private dick character of Raymond Chandler and the darkly humorous science fiction of Philip K. Dick into a wonderful read.”–Mary C. Moore “…fast-paced futuristic thriller…“–Publishers Weekly Today Only! Strictly Analog is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon.com. Fans of William Gibson, Jonathan Letham,…
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October 23, 2013 0

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

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

Future Los Angeles: A Strictly Analog Guided Tour

I thought it might be interesting for readers of Strictly Analog to get a sense of some of the locales that show up in the novel. Since I haven’t figured out how to travel into the future yet, all I can offer are current and past visions of Los Angeles and a bit of commentary…
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May 1, 2013 3

Strictly Analog Science Fiction Blog Giveaway of Signed Books

This blog picked up a lot of new followers last week as a result of getting Freshly Pressed, so I thought I’d post a quick welcome to everyone and extend my gratitude with a Giveaway and a bargain. If you’re just getting to know me and my blog, you should know that I’m mostly blogging…
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April 8, 2013 7

Free Book Week Continues with Strictly Analog

The week rolls on, and I’m continuing to celebrate the release of my paranormal fantasy Unfinished Business by offering another free book on Amazon. Today it’s Strictly Analog, a dystopian science fiction novel set in the near future. It follows Ted Lomax, a private detective living in a society where nothing is private any longer,…
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March 26, 2013 0