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January 4, 2016
Book Promotion in 2016: Show, Don’t Tell
January 2016 is here at last, and it’s going to be a big month. Exactly oneyear ago, I wrote on how to promote your book in 2015with five suggestions authors could try (none of which involved tweeting BUY MY BOOK). In the months since, I’ve written a few posts on author & book promotion, from […]
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December 21, 2015
Obligatory Star Wars The Force Awakens Post
One of the things they don’t really tell you about having kids is that, once you do, you probably won’t see any movies in the theater for like the next four years. You don’t have to worry about spoilers in this post. I consider myselfincredibly lucky to have seenStar Wars: The Force Awakens on opening […]
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December 17, 2015
Cli-Fi: Message in a Bottle?
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. You mightalso like The Rogue Retrieval, my debut SF novel […]
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December 16, 2015
Writing Advice from Harper Voyager Authors
Last week, I hosted a fun and engaging discussion about writing and publishing SF/F withabout adozen Harper Voyager authorsunder the hashtag#SFFchat. It was an absolute blast, and my fellow authors a lot to offer. Some of the best remarkscame when we were asked to share one piece of advice for aspiring SF/F authors. The responses […]
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December 15, 2015
Writing and Selling A Fantasy Series, with Michelle Hauck
For a fantasy writer the word trilogy has a sacred sound to it. The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy. The KingKiller Chronicle, The Earthsea Cycle, The Magicians, and Mistborn to name a few others. For so many years a trilogy was the ultimate goal. Now many series go well beyond three, but there’s […]
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December 14, 2015
Results of the Fourth #SFFpit
The fourth #SFFpit Twitter pitching event for sci-fi and fantasy authors was a doozy. It happened last Thursday, December 10th. For this event we’d followed the lead of Brenda Drake’s Pitmad, and altered the guidelines for pitching authors. Everyone got 10 tweets (total) to use as they would during the 10-hour window. And we asked […]
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December 7, 2015
#SFFpit and #SFFchat with Harper Voyager Authors
I’m hosting two Twitter events thisweek for aspiring science fiction and fantasy authors. Thursday: #SFFpit, with Rule Changes The#SFFpit Twitter pitching event for sci-fi and fantasy authors returns this Thursday. We’ve followed the lead of Brenda Drake’s #PitMad, andmade some adjustments to thepitching rules. Mainly, we’re asking authors to limit their participation to 10 tweets […]
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December 4, 2015
Cover Reveal: Goldenfire by A.F.E. Smith
Today I’m happy to assist with the cover reveal for Goldenfire, the second book by my fellow Harper Voyager author A.F.E. Smith. Goldenfireisthe second book in the Darkhaven series, and will be released on January 14th. If you want to read it sooner, you can enter the giveaway below for your chance to win an […]
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December 3, 2015
Writing Believable Nanotechnology
Thisarticle is part of theScience in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasyblog series. Each week, wetackleone of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Pleasejoin themailing listto be notified every timenew content is posted. You mightalso like The Rogue Retrieval, my debut SF novel […]
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November 24, 2015
Anatomy of a Cover Reveal
Last week we held theRogue Retrieval Cover Reveal Challengeat Suvudu, which was an absolute blast. I thought you’d like a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the challenge (and the cover itself) came to be. The Cover Design One of the lesser-known facts about publishing is that the cover design (and the title, for that matter) is […]
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