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September 30, 2012
Short stories for your perusal
If you like my writing, or perhaps if you do not like my writing but would like to see more examples that might change your mind, then you might want to wander over to Dedoimedo.com and grab a dozen short stories posted in the special Here be dragons subsection of the Life category. You will [...]
September 14, 2012
The world as we know it
Today, I want to talk you about the fictional world setting shown in The Betrayed, better known as the Realms. For those of you who may have read the book, the little map at the beginning of it probably raises more questions than answers them. So let us talk a little on what the map [...]
September 3, 2012
Anthology Contest – Igor among the winners!
Here’s the thing. Some time ago, SFFWorld.com has organized and launched an on-going writing contest, called The End – a short story apocalyptic anthology featuring speculative fiction written by the site’s forum members. Stories, ranging in size from 2,000 to 5,000 words, are submitted via three contests on the Writing Forum of SFFWorld.com, revolving around [...]
August 20, 2012
A nice review of The Betrayed
A short post, but full of excellence, so to speak. I have some good news to share with you, dear readers. The Betrayed was selected for a review and feature in the August 2012 edition of the Reviewer’s Bookwatch, by Midwest Book Review. Here’s the official quote. It is hard to match the fervor of [...]
August 17, 2012
I finished Book Two!
Ladies and gents, some really good news! Last week, I have finally and fully completed writing the sequel to The Betrayed, which will become a second book in The Lost Words series, to remain unnamed at this point. Draft one was already complete last month, but then I set about reading and fixing little things, [...]
July 13, 2012
A highly negative review of The Betrayed – take a look
This is an excerpt from an article posted at Dedoimedo.com – Anyhow, several days ago, I received a highly negative Kirkus Indie Review of my book, The Betrayed. Now, the review policy allows authors not to publish negative review, to save face, so to speak. Since I’m not a pussy and do not fear criticism, [...]
July 7, 2012
Reviews are a-coming!
All right, time to talk about reviews. Book reviews. This is the new category on the website, which I will be updating periodically with new information, editorials and opinions by readers, fans, haters, or maybe even professionals, should they deign to take my book for a spin. Or books, rather. But for now, it’s The [...]
June 30, 2012
The Betrayed giveaway results
Something amazing happened. Apparently, the free label has its charms. And for three days, from June 26 to June 28, people from all over the world flocked to The Betrayed Amazon.com page to get the Kindle edition of the book for zero money. As you recall, I made the book freely available as part of [...]
June 25, 2012
The Betrayed book is FREE for the next three days!
Perhaps it is Dedoimedo’s birthday, but it is YOU who are getting the presents. As a part of my tech site’s birthday celebration, I am offering The Betrayed for free for a limited period of time. No strings attached. Just hop over to the Amazon page and download the e-book to your reader. Done. The [...]
June 15, 2012
How to stop your alter ego from taking over
Two weeks back, we talked about characters. I gave you my opinion on what book protagonists and heroes ought to be like, or rather, what they ought not to be. Normally, my characters tend to be devoid of stereotypes and the usual drama slash flamboyance. And I make sure to have a clear picture of [...]
