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Tom Chmielewski

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Detroit, The United States

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http://martiansands.com

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Science Fiction, Mystery, Classics

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April 2012

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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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Tom Chmielewski It used to be harder, but now I turn back to my practices as a journalist. I just start writing. I become stalled when I try to write a perfect senten…moreIt used to be harder, but now I turn back to my practices as a journalist. I just start writing. I become stalled when I try to write a perfect sentence. Instead, if I don't come up with something good, I just start writing until I stumble across the sentence I like, and the rest starts to follow. I throw everything else away that I wrote before that sentence.(less)

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Average rating: 4.39 · 18 ratings · 6 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Lunar Dust, Martian Sands 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rings of Fire and Ice (Martian Sands Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Barter and Trade Exchanges by Jerry Howell, Tom Chmielewski (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rings of Fire and Ice: Book Two of the Martian Sands Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silent Siege of Mars: Book Three of the Martian Sands Series 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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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.

If you prefer print, a reminder that I'm taking part in the Author's Ho Read more of this blog post »

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