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Tom Chmielewski

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A long-term journalist who grew up in Detroit, Tom Chmielewski has worked in newspapers, magazines, publishing and online content. He is also a life-long fan of science fiction. He attended the Clarion Writers' Workshop, the oldest workshop of its kind for writers of fantasy and science fiction. In the fall of 2016, Tom became a member of the Clarion Foundation's board of directors as treasurer.

Lunar Dust, Martian Sands, is his first novel. He has also written and produced an audio drama, Shalbatana Solstice, and in 2017 completed and released his second novel, Rings of Fire and Ice, currently with an editor. In December of 2019, the latest book in the Martian Sands series, The Silent Siege of Mars, was released.

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Tom Chmielewski I'm doing what I want to do, write. I'm lucky enough to be a writer for a living, though this is my first foray as a novelist. Writing a novel was esp…moreI'm doing what I want to do, write. I'm lucky enough to be a writer for a living, though this is my first foray as a novelist. Writing a novel was especially exciting, however, since it was purely what I wanted to write rather than filling an assignment for a magazine or newspaper, or now a website. Not that those assignments weren't fulfilling and exciting. Most times, they were, and they broadened my insight into the world around me.(less)
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Free (cyber) trip to Mars

Lunar Dust, Martian Sands by Tom Chmielewski Just a quick note for anyone in reading Lunar Dust, Martian Sands.

For those of you into ebooks, either on a Kindle or using the Kindle app for other devices, my novel is available for free tomorrow, Cyber Monday, and today, or whatever they're calling the Sunday before Cyber Monday these days (Nov. 30 -. Dec. 1)on Amazon.

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