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April 11, 2013

ABNA Contest reading — free download!

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Just a reminder to all that the next phase of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest will soon be coming to a close. You can download, read and review my excerpt for VANQUISH here. On April 16th, the Semifinalists will be announced. The Quarterfinalists’ entries will each be read and reviewed by Publishers Weekly, then based [...]
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Published on April 11, 2013 05:37

March 25, 2013

More Progress On Neptune’s Fury

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Finally, some momentum on Zak Corbin’s newest adventure As things progress, all of Zak’s friends have plans for the rest of summer vacation — except for him, until his uncle introduces him to a sea captain and a challenge.   … Continue reading →
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Published on March 25, 2013 17:53

March 17, 2013

Keeping Track of Writing Neptune’s Fury

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Just so you folks have something to read and I have something to aim for, I have decided to include posts of my progress writing the next Zak Corbin title, which I currently am calling Neptune’s Fury. This story has … Continue reading →
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Published on March 17, 2013 07:19

March 15, 2013

The Adventures Continue With THE PRINCE OF TROUBLE

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Just as a friendly reminder, I am trying to keep up with publishing installments of my serial adventure THE PRINCE OF TROUBLE which is available on JukePop Serials. There have been some recent improvements made to the website. 1) You … Continue reading →
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Published on March 15, 2013 05:30

March 12, 2013

VANQUISH makes it to 2013 Amazon contest quarterfinals!

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Last year, I had great success submitting ZAK CORBIN: MASTER OF MACHINES to the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest. That entry made it all the way to the semi-finals and produced a lot of interest. Now its 2013 and I’m … Continue reading →
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Published on March 12, 2013 06:50

February 18, 2013

Made It Past First Round of Amazon Contest 2013!

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Ah, good news for a change! My entry in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest made it past the pitch round. So, out of 10,000 entries, I’m one of about two thousand second rounders. (Yikes). Here are all those who … Continue reading →
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Published on February 18, 2013 15:33

February 12, 2013

More Inspiration From Deviant Art!

Cruising through Deviant Art the other day, looking for images to help me associate scenes for Neptune’s Fury! Here’s some great new images (they are copyright their owner BTW):    
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Published on February 12, 2013 09:58

January 22, 2013

Are You Keeping Up?

In case you forgot, I’ve been posting chapters of my serial novel, THE PRINCE OF TROUBLE, on JukePop Serials. It’s a great site for free fiction–be sure to join and keep up with my latest posts as well as other great stories. more about THE PRINCE OF TROUBLE SIDNEY DEXTER is a hard-working, quick-witted private [...]
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Published on January 22, 2013 14:03

January 13, 2013

Throwing My Hat Into The Ring

And so, here we go again! It’s time for entries in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest. For the past few years, Amazon.com has been throwing their weight around as a major publishing force and encouraged unpublished authors to enter their manuscripts for this writing contest. It’s more than just sending in your book. As [...]
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Published on January 13, 2013 06:55

December 3, 2012

Exclusive! Zak Corbin Kindle Cover

Ah Christmas. The gifts. The spending. And the second thoughts. Did I get what they really wanted? Did I spend too much money? Is underwear what they really want this year? If you have a young person on your gift list this year, why not give them something unexpected and totally cool? A lot of [...]
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Published on December 03, 2012 08:25