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March 12, 2020
Review of Max Barry’s Novel: “Lexicon”
I just finished Australian author Max Barrys 2013 novel Lexicon and I think its terrific. I first became aware of him and this novel by reading a 2014 article he wrote for Gizmodo called How to Write a Great Science Fiction Novel in 7 Easy Steps and, as far as I can tell, Lexicon is []
March 11, 2020
More on the “Planetary Anthology Series” and Other News
I know Ive been harping for a while on having two of my SciFi short stories accepted into the Mars and Sol anthologies in Tuscany Bay Books Planetary Series, but I was just sent a link to Amazon that displays that entire collection on a single page. This is definitely one-stop shopping. Pre-order all eleven []
March 4, 2020
“Sorcery’s Preschool” Accepted into the “Fantastic Schools” Anthology!
I wasn’t sure about submitting to this one since “magic schools” and “Harry Potter” aren’t my usual fare. On the other hand, I like a challenge, so I thought I’d give it a shot. I still couldn’t get a handle on it until my son Michael suggested something along the lines of “Jack Jack” from […]
February 29, 2020
Featured in “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers”
Steve Carr recently created Sweetycat Press (sorry, it’s a private Facebook group, so you won’t see most of the content) to showcase and promote emerging writers. To that end, their first book is “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers”, which will become available May 1, 2020. Here’s the official press release (I don’t think I’ve […]
February 27, 2020
Planetary Anthologies “Mars” and “Sol” Available for Pre-Order Now!
Fantastic, and totally unanticipated news. As I’ve previously mentioned HERE and HERE, my short stories “The Three Billion Year Love” and “The Pleiades Dilemma” are being published in the Planetary Anthologies “Mars” and “Sol” respectively. I just found out that the entire Planetary series is available for pre-order now at Amazon. Sure, “Mars” won’t be […]
February 24, 2020
My Short Story “From Deep Within the Skin” to be Published
This makes the fourth short story of mine accepted into an anthology so far in 2020. My wee tale “From Deep Within the Skin” was accepted into Infestation: A Horror Anthology by Terror Tract Publishing. It’s available for pre-order on Amazon, for download to your Kindle device on March 31, 2020. Imagine that as climate […]
Updated Publishing Schedule for the “Planetary Anthology Series”
A few days ago, I made an announcement about two of my short stories being featured in the Tuscany Bay Books Planetary Anthology Series. I came upon an updated publishing schedule for each volume in this collection and thought I’d share: : PLUTO: https://amazon.com/dp/B081S745L7 : LUNA: https://amazon.com/Planetary-Antholog... : URANUS (March 3, 2020): https://amazon.com/gp/product/B084GXDBJK : Mercury […]
February 23, 2020
Crazy
Gerald jumped at everything, even when nothing was there. In spite of the warm, spring afternoon, he wore thermal underwear beneath his faded, torn denim pants, and two sweaters under the ancient, tattered, and stained Navy pea coat. Long, tangled hair, white as the snow still on the mountains around Tahoe, shot out from his […]
February 19, 2020
Rising from the Ashes: Two SciFi Tales Accepted for Publication!
Once upon a time, there was an indie publisher called Superversive Press. It was based on the quaint idea that science fiction, fantasy, and even horror didn’t have to present an unending stream of tales rooted in subversiveness, nihilism, and fatalism. This downward spiral was certainly the direction science fiction began taking in the 1960s, […]
“A Mighty Fortress” Is Now Available!
It’s here! A Mighty Fortress (A Mormon Steampunk Anthology Book 4) from Immortal Works and is now available for immediate download to your Kindle device. Read for free using KindleUnlimited, or purchase at the modest price of $1.99 USD. At Amazon UK, that’s 1.51. Here’s the official announcement on Facebook. Features my short story “The […]
