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December 30, 2016

Beautiful New Covers for Gunpowder & Alchemy #fantasy #steampunk

I’ve had a few covers for my brilliant middle grade fantasy series but none that I’ve been fully happy with. Until now. I think I love these. What do you think? White Wind Rising – Book 1 Buy now on Amazon…


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Published on December 30, 2016 14:50

December 12, 2016

Book Review: Athenian Steel by P.K. Lentz

I knew that I would like this book even before I started it. I like scifi. And I like history, particularly ancient history. And this one, amazingly, is both. What I didn’t know was just how wonderfully well-written this story…


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Published on December 12, 2016 14:37

November 30, 2016

Onca’s Duty? Writing Too Many Words Again… #amwriting #scifi

Well, I did it again. I set out to write a short novella and I went and wrote a longer one. 45,000 words at the end of the first draft, probably will end up at 50,000 at final draft. I…
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Published on November 30, 2016 16:43

November 10, 2016

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Official Trailer

Luc Besson’s new movie is Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Not due out until next year but we can now feast our eyes and brains on a new trailer: A lot of us really love Luc Besson movies.…
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Published on November 10, 2016 14:29

November 3, 2016

FREE Sample of Inhuman Contact #Scifi story from the Galactic Arena

Read the first part of my new story, Inhuman Contact right here. Okay, so what’s it all about? A mission of first contact under threat. The genetically engineered reserve crew are all that remain. Now, they must unlock their potential……
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Published on November 03, 2016 15:29

October 31, 2016

Halloween Sale – Vampire Outlaw for $0.99c! #Kindle #Sale

Woooo-oooo-oooo ghooooosts and ghouls and vampires and whatnot and so on and so forth etc etc ad infinitum et nauseum. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when exhausted parents slap cheap paint over their kids’ tired faces, force them…
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Published on October 31, 2016 16:17

October 29, 2016

THANK YOU for Reviews. Especially This One… #scifi #IndieAuthors

Indie authors are always banging on about reviews. This is because they are important for helping you to sell more books, for many reasons like social proof influencing buyer decisions and also some promotion services only accept books with a…
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Published on October 29, 2016 05:16

October 26, 2016

Inhuman Contact – New Release for Galactic Arena Series #scifi

I have a new release! Inhuman Contact is the first prequel story in the Galactic Arena Series. I originally outlined the plot to this story almost ten years ago. I envisioned it as a stand alone novel and decided I…
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Published on October 26, 2016 16:22

October 22, 2016

The Results Are In…. #scifi #art #coverdesign

Yesterday, I asked for your help in judging which cover to go for. Now, I’ve put my best team of statisticians on tabulating the numbers and analysing the data and… I can now report the results: Yep so the winner by quite…
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Published on October 22, 2016 13:39

October 21, 2016

Help Me Choose My Next Cover

I need your help! Inhuman Contact the first Galactic Arena prequel is being proofread and so is nearly ready for release. But I need to decided on a cover. Please can you look at these 4 options and let me…
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Published on October 21, 2016 13:38