Dylan Callens's Blog: The Silent Guardian, page 14
September 18, 2017
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Mehreen Ahmed's brilliant historical fiction set in Australia's gold rush era is narrated by the incredible Derek Botten!
In 1866, Peter Baxter's misfortune ends the day he leaves Badgerys Creek orphanage. Unsure of what to do next, Peter finds himself on a farm run by Mr. Brown. An aging man, Brown needs help and is happy to give Peter a place to live in exchange for his labor. Unbeknownst to Peter, Brown's past is riddled with dark secrets tied to the same orphanage, which he has documented in a red folder.
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September 4, 2017
Elon Musk: Government Must Keep Up with AI
Musk differentiates between narrow AI and deep AI. Narrow AI is the kind of learning machine meant to perform a specific task. For example, he considers a self-driving car narrow. General learning machines, he says, are a bigger threat. These deep AI machines could evolve beyond anything we can comprehend.
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August 14, 2017
Are you Prepared for the Singularity?
One of the world’s most prolific and significant inventors, Ray Kurzweil, has written extensively about this subject. He is the Nostradamus of technological progress. In his 2005 book, The Singularity is Near, Kurzweil made a number of predictions about our future with machines.
Here are a few of them:
2010s
Computers will become integrated even more into everyday life
Augmented Reality eyewear will becoming a viable product
These AR products will include virtual assistants to help with everyday tasks
Cell phones will be built into clothing and can project sound directly into the ear...
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July 16, 2017
Free Review Copies of Interpretation
I'd like to offer you a free ARC of my upcoming novel, Interpretation! If you would like one, just ask and I'll gladly send it your way. And, if you feel so inclined, please leave a review!
Here is the blurb for you:
Carl Winston awakens to find his son, Liam, screaming with fear. Trying to understand why, Carl tries to soothe him. Neighbors gather in front of Carl’s apartment to help – until they see him. The crowd cowers back, afraid of this monster.
Carl runs. His life of luxury is ripped away. Forced beyond the city limits, Carl sees a land bereft of life. Traveling in search of answers, his quest comes to a sudden halt when he collapses. As darkness shrouds him, a figure hovers from above.
Traveling along the same route, Eva Thomspon finds Carl and nurtures him back to life. Together, they continue the journey, finding out that their lives have too much in common to be a coincidence. As their affection for each other deepens, an unknown nemesis attempts to remove their only source of happiness – their love for each other.
Interpretation is a dystopian fiction that explores hope and happiness in the bleakest of conditions and what happens when it’s torn away.
December 21, 2016
Marco Marek: Amstel Girl
It's a quiet life in the Amsterdam's canals, but Wesley didn't know what to expect, just released from being unfairly locked away at Haan Psychiatric Hospital.
He met Megan right after, a beautiful but quirky girl, with passion for a high-risk life.
Together they will be involved in lots of spy intrigues, adventures, and they begin to flirt with each other, will they fall in love? And will Wes succeed in solving all the troubles these criminals have involved him?
December 4, 2016
Kimberly Cummons: Forever Love
As far as Cassandra Marston is concerned, immortality exists only in the fictional world of movies and books. Even if she did believe in living forever, becoming immortal isn’t on her bucket list. She wants to meet the right man, fall in love, have children and grow into a comfortable old age with him.
Keegan Fitzgerald has lived for thousands of years and is happiest when sequestered on his mountain, coming down only for business and the occasional one-ni...
December 2, 2016
Seven Ways to Ensure Your Business Will Fail
1. Make your product interesting. People will run like prey from predators if something makes them think. Take books, for example. Books like 50 Shades of Grey sell like hotcakes while only a handful of people have ever heard of Shillelagh Law. It’s a crying shame but proves the point. Come up with something interesting and d...
November 15, 2016
Book Promotion Sites
And even after you finid a list, it seems like you have to seek out additional info, like cost, what exactly the promotion is, and so on. Here is a list of sites that will run promotions for free and discounted books. The cost is also included. This list only includes newsletter mailouts at this time. I have used several of...
October 13, 2016
Cosmic Teapot Publishing Opens Its Doors
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October 4, 2016
The Portrait
The Portrait by Mehreen Ahmed
On the crossing of Victoria and Harriet Street, stood a massive block of grey apartment building. Up in the front of each flat, balconies jutted out like open match boxes, creating a blind spot for the incoming traffic. It posed an undeniable threat to the traffic on the road. Notwithstanding, the building had much to offer in the way of charm.
It would have looked quite stark, had it not been for the indoor plants and furniture. Some balconies had s...
