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When Gods Fail III is out!

I'm glad to announce that When Gods Fail III is out now. I'll add all the links soon, but you will be able to find the ebook at all your favorite stores. The paperback should be coming soon as well.



Smashwords.





Amazon:

Promotion for Rebel

Rebel will be free on Amazon July 18-19th! Get a copy of this great book about a dystopian future where a corrupt government rules over all.

And editing and covers and so forth.

Yup, still at it with Gods Fail III. An early summer pub date is most likely. Still, I feel that people will enjoy it immensely once it's out. Furthermore there will be some shorts out, that I hope people will enjoy in the meantime.



I just wanted to use this as a chance to recommend another author's book: Hasan Blasim's Iraqi Christ. Check it out if you get the chance. He's one of the great writers of our time, and I expect we'll be hearing much more of him.

I didn't watch it, but you can

Well I mentioned the reading that happened a week ago. Thanks to Marie D who video taped the whole thing. Here's the link of my reading (of "Run"). I couldn't bear to watch myself... seems like it crosses some fictitious line in my head. I will one day. The lighting is off since we were positioned in front of a large window. But the audio is fine. Also, I've been told that I'm not engaging the audience enough... Fair enough. But my excuse was time was limited and I had to read through as fast as I could to not cut into others' time.



Enjoy and tell me what you think:

Here it is.

New Covers!

Well, there has been some readjusted covers of a previous book:

CityMuse:

Some other writer

Yes, I know plenty of you out there are waiting for Gods Fail III. It's on its way. May looks like the month. As of right now it's still in the process of editing. I apologize for the delay, and hope that the shorts that have come out in the meantime have been able to tide you over.



 A note:

As a writer one has to compete with many forms of writing, outside the normal story. I'm talking about blogs, discussions, twitter and so forth. You can add one more item to that list: reviews on Amazon. Sometimes these are just rants. But some people have taken them to another level. Below is a review from Amazon.com. It's for a drone replica toy. I can't stop laughing. I hope you enjoy it.

Here's the review (Enjoy!):





You've had a busy play day - You've wiretapped Mom's cell phone and
e-mail without a warrant, you've indefinitely detained your little
brother Timmy in the linen closet without trial, and you've confiscated
all the Super-Soakers from the neighborhood children (after all, why
does any kid - besides you, of course - even NEED a Super-Soaker for
self-defense? A regular water pistol should be enough). What do you do
for an encore?

That's where the US Air Force Medium Altitude,
Long Endurance, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) RQ-1 Predator from Maisto
comes in. Let's say that Dad has been labeled a terrorist in secret
through your disposition matrix. Rather than just arrest him and go
through the hassle of trying and convicting him in a court of law, and
having to fool with all those terrorist-loving Constitutional
protections, you can just use one of these flying death robots to
assassinate him! Remember, due process and oversight are for sissies.
Plus, you get the added bonus of taking out potential terrorists before
they've even done anything - estimates have determined that you can kill
up to 49 potential future terrorists of any age for every confirmed
terrorist you kill, and with the innovative 'double-tap' option, you can
even kill a few terrorist first responders, preventing them from
committing terrorist acts like helping the wounded and rescuing
survivors trapped in the rubble. Don't let Dad get away with
anti-American activities! Show him who's boss, whether he's at a
wedding, a funeral, or just having his morning coffee. Sow fear and
carnage in your wake! Win a Nobel Peace Prize and be declared Time
Magazine's Person of the Year - Twice!

This goes well with the
Maisto Extraordinary Rendition playset, by the way - which gives you all
the tools you need to kidnap the family pet and take him for
interrogation at a neighbor's house, where the rules of the Geneva
Convention may not apply. Loads of fun!

NYU Veteran's reading

Well yesterday's Veterans reading was great. Lots of people showed up and there were many good stories and memoirs read. Here's a picture from the event, and I'll post more (of the other readers too) as I get them.

Here I am:

Free days for Rebel...

To all my readers. On the 26th and 27th of April there will be two free days for Rebel a story about a dystopian future in the South. Check it out while you can!