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July 22, 2015

Sunset Rising Bookmark Giveaway!

One minute I’m preparing for Prose in the Park, and the next it’s already time to start packing for the RWA Nationals in New York City! And luckily I double checked my ticket this morning because the traveller name on it is S.M. McEachern, and that’s not what’s on my passport. Must’ve been some confusion over who was paying the bill and who is actually travelling. Oh, the fun of having two names :)  If you’re going to be in the neighbourhood of Times Square this week, send me an email and let me know. I won’t be signing books at this event, but I will beSR Bookmark bringing some gorgeous Sunset Rising Series bookmarks with me (see photo right).


If you’re not going to be in NYC over the next week and are interested in winning a bookmark, post a picture to @smmceachern of you with either the paperback or ebook of Sunset Rising, hashtag #SunsetRising, and I’ll choose five lucky winners from twitter, facebook and instagram when I get home from NYC.  


I’m going to send out my first newsletter in early August, so if you’re interested in keeping up with what I’m writing, when I’m having a sale on the books, or when I’m giving stuff away, please sign up :)


Okay, I’m off to pack.


Cheers – Susan


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Published on July 22, 2015 05:19

May 22, 2015

The Fine Art of Frustration

 


The Fine Art of Frustration


 


It’s been a while since I’ve updated y’all on what I’ve been up, and learning how to use photoshop has been just one of my many projects. It’s no coincidence that the first image I produced was the one on the left. Learning anything new can be frustrating, but going on a steep learning curve with Photoshop has been particularly challenging. But I met the challenge and, so far, I seem to be winning.  By the way, I snapped this photograph after my daughter had a frustrating day learning a new piece for her piano teacher. With a very loud growl, she balled up the music sheet, threw it down and stomped out of the room. Like a good mother (cough), I grabbed my Canon EOS, lined up the shot and took it. Sometimes I wish I could do this when the words are coming out all wrong, but unfortunately I can’t ball-up my computer screen and chuck it. Now I have this picture to look at.


As you can probably figure out, my time since New World Order was released in mid-January has been spent mostly on working with the admin side of being an author (like learning computer programs…ugh!). During the time I devoted to writing the Sunset Rising Trilogy, I didn’t spend enough time on setting-up the business side of things.  I’m feeling rather accomplished these days, although I still have to get Worlds Collide and New World Order into print. I know, I know – I’ve received your emails asking about print copies (including a few school libraries) and they need to get into print. I’m juggling.


So what writing projects have I been up to?  I actually have three novels on the go. One is a young adult romance, which I hope to finish and take with me to the Romance Writers of America Conference in New York City, July 22-26, 2015, because I’m thinking about getting this one traditionally published (still sitting on the fence though because I’m not sure I want to sign my rights away).  My second work in progress is another science fiction/romance two book series. I’m writing both books in tandem, so it will take me a while (and you know me – I like to do my research!).  And of course I haven’t forgotten about writing the next novella in the Sunset Rising series – or as many of you are beginning to call it: The P.I.T. Series. I really like that :)  Thanks for the suggestion.


I’m also starting up a newsletter (another learning curve, so bear with me!). Quite a few of you have asked if I have a newsletter, but I don’t because I always thought of them as a little spammy. However, it does provide me with a more private way of sharing news of my work-in-progress with you guys (including excerpts!) without having to share it with the entire internet. I like to keep some things just between us

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May 20, 2015

Sunset Rising #Goodreads #Giveaway of 2 #Paperbacks

I met so many awesome people during my last Goodreads giveaway, I decided to keep the mojo going with another one! Thank you to everyone who reached out to talk about the Sunset Rising series, gave me your thoughts about all my characters and where you hope to see them end up (and who with!), and to share your own aspirations in life with me. This is why I write! Thank you.


If you want to stay up to date with my latest work in progress, and be the first to receive news on more episodes of the Sunset Rising series, follow me here on my blog. I look forward to connecting with you :) Good luck on the giveaway.





Goodreads Book Giveaway
Sunset Rising by S.M. McEachern

Sunset Rising
by S.M. McEachern

Giveaway ends June 29, 2015.


See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.





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April 1, 2015

Sunset Rising Goodreads Giveaway: 2 Paperbacks

March has “gone out like a lamb” and April is now here. It’s been a looong winter, especially for all my family and friends living on the east coast (picture 8 foot snowbanks!). Aside from the potential flooding issues, I’m ready for the snow to melt and tulips, daffodils and crocuses to sprout up. I am Done. With. Winter.  And to celebrate I’m participating in another Goodreads Giveaway.  Two paperback copies of Sunset Rising are available to be won :) Just click on the widget below to enter. And click HERE if you wanna check out all the other great Goodreads Giveaway entries.


 




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Sunset Rising by S.M. McEachern



Sunset Rising



by S.M. McEachern




Giveaway ends May 15, 2015.



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March 4, 2015

S.M. McEachern Book Signing Event June 2015

Thank you to everyone who helped me pass the time in the-coldest-February-on-record with my giveaways! Congrats to all the winners, whose names are listed on the giveaway web pages. All winners of signed paperbacks have been sent their copies (so get in touch with me if you don’t get it soon, keeping in mind that international mail can take up to 4-6 weeks); and all winners of the complete Sunset Rising Trilogy have received their iBooks coupons (thank you to Vook for helping me with this!). Speaking of iBooks, Sunset Rising remains a banner featured title in iBooks Sci-Fi & Fantasy home page at a series starter price of just 99 cents! So if you know anyone who might like the series, I would very much appreciate the recommendation :)


I’m going to have my very first public book signing event this June. I’m nervous, excited and everything in between, but I do have until June to get ready for it.  And in case you haven’t already guessed, that means I’m working to get Worlds Collide and New World Order into print, and plan to have all three books available with Createspace and Lightning Source. I’ll also have all three paperbacks available at the book fair event in June. Here’s the information on that:


Prose in the Park Literary Festival and Book Fair


Saturday, June 6, 2015


11 am to 6 pm


Parkdale Park, Ottawa, Ontario


If you’re going to be in the Ottawa area on June 6th, I’d love for you to drop by and say hello. A ton of authors have already signed up and there will be book readings as well as genre-specific panel discussions throughout the day. It should be fun, informative and maybe even some free swag!


I’m also thinking about signing up for the Romance Writers of America conference in New York City this July, so I’ll keep you updated on that.


I’m ready to start another writing project, so once I have a few good, solid chapters, I’ll share with you what’s next from me.  I have so many ideas for so many different books it’s hard to narrow it down to just one. I’ll keep you posted. As always, I love hearing from you, so if you have any questions for me or just want to get in touch, don’t hesitate.


Cheers – Susan


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Published on March 04, 2015 06:35

February 17, 2015

Giveaway: Sunset Rising Trilogy, by S.M. McEachern

I just returned from the south, where I spent a week absorbing some much needed vitamin D during these cold, dark Canadian winter months. I’m a little sunburnt, but refreshed ;) And my creative juices are already flowing for the next book…


Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s giveaway!  I spun the Rafflecopter wheel (hit the button, actually) and four winners were chosen. Congratulations to: Babel, Elisa, Ann, and Renee!


Now on to the next February giveaway: One complete ebook set of the Sunset Rising Trilogy to be won every day from February 17-23, 2015. The prize can be redeemed via iBooks coupon codes (can you believe Sunset Rising was an iBooks Feature last week???! I’m still on cloud nine!). A winner will be drawn every day, so don’t despair if your name isn’t selected. Come back every day to enter :) And as always, I would be forever in your debt if you shared the giveaway with someone you think would like to win it, or post it on your blog (I can give you the Rafflecopter code if you contact me). You can enter here:


 


 a Rafflecopter giveaway


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Published on February 17, 2015 09:45

February 10, 2015

Sunset Rising iBooks Sci-fi Fantasy Feature

Sunset Rising is being featured this week in Apple iBooks Science Fiction and Fantasy :)  On sale for only 99 cents!


Apple iBooks Sci-Fi and Fantasy feature


And don’t forget, next week I’ll be giving away a complete ebook set of the Sunset Rising trilogy from iBooks.  If you or someone you know would like to win the complete set, mark it on the calendar. You’ll be able to enter every day!


Cheers – Susan


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February 3, 2015

Giveaways to Warm My Heart!

I don’t need to look at a calendar to know it’s February. My children have both disappeared under an electric blanket with iPods in hand to watch Netflix. My husband refuses to take off that ridiculous, yet warm, tuque. And I’m in my office wearing Roots long-underwear in front of my space heater. Sexy times. And it leads me to conclude that whoever came up with the idea to make February the month of love was not from Canada.


Since giving makes me feel all warm inside, I’ve decided to give stuff away this month. Starting today, February 3rd, and running to February 16th, you can enter to win one of two personalized/autographed paperback copies of Sunset Rising, two ebook copies of the latest installment of the trilogy, New World Order. This giveaway is strictly for you, my friends. And by you, I mean anyone connecting with me here on my website or Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. It’s my way of thanking you for sticking with me. I wish I could send each and every one of you a signed book, but my pockets aren’t that deep (and trust me, I keep sticking my hands in my pockets to warm them up, so I know their exact depth). In order to give you lots of entries and increase your chances of winning, and because I’d love to connect with you on other social media outlets, I’ve included extra ways for you to enter. And one option – tweeting a message – allows you to enter once everyday :)


On February 17th, I will start another giveaway. From February 17 to the 24th, I will award one lucky entrant a complete SUNSET RISING TRILOGY on Apple iBooks everyday. Yep, that means a winner every single day, for a total of 7 winners. If you know of anyone who would like to win this series, or someone you’d like to recommend it to, please pass on this info. If you’re a book blogger, let me know and I would be happy to give you a copy of the Rafflecopter code to put on your own website. The more the merrier!!


Without further ado, here is place to enter for personalized/autograph paperback copies of Sunset Rising and ebook copies of New World Order:

a Rafflecopter giveaway


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January 22, 2015

Interview with a Nanotech Expert

Why do I love the dystopian genre so much? Because it’s when human misery is at it’s worse that we are inspired to do something to about it. My interest in reading and writing dystopian literature isn’t focused on sensationalizing human suffering; it’s about alleviating it and improving the human condition. In literature, it’s only when things are really bad that we can make the good shine brighter. It’s one way we can make heroes. But once the hero is made, the suffering ended, how does the dystopic world begin to mend itself? When I began writing Sunset Rising, I knew I wanted to head in the direction of nanotechnology.


To put it in a frame of reference, the current prediction for mankind doesn’t look good. In 1972, the Club of Rome was formed to conceptualize a model of the impact our ever-increasing population will have on earth’s limited resources. The result of that study, with dire predictions for the future of mankind, was published in 1972, titled The Limits to Growth. K. Eric Drexler was strongly by The Limits to Growth when he embarked on a scientific journey that would lead him to become one of the pioneers of molecular nanotechnology (MNT). His envisioned molecular assembler (think nanofactories!) helped to popularize MNT among his peers, as well as sparked the imagination of the sci-fi world with his description of “gray-goo” if these self-replicating molecules ever got out of control (think Terminator 2!). But how can nanotechnology help save our earth?


Today I’m very pleased to host Dr. Adam Bergren, Research Officer, at the National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT) in Alberta, Canada. Dr. Bergren very generously donated his time and advice to me when I reached out to him last year for guidance on nanotechnology when writing, Worlds Collide. Through emails and telephone conversations, he explained the science behind nanotech and why scientists are only limited by their imagination when it comes to developing this technology.


Susan: Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk to us, Dr. Bergren. You’ve been an amazing source of information about nanotech for me, and I have been truly blown away by how far this science has progressed. To start off our discussion, can I ask you to tell us exactly what nanotechnology is?


Dr. Bergren: Hello Susan, and thanks for inviting this discussion! I always love to talk about science! In terms of what nanotechnology is, I’ll start with, the “nano” in nanotechnology: it represents the length unit of the nanometer.


One nanometer is 1 billionth of a meter, which is equal to the length of some small molecules. For reference, the size of the single atoms that make up the periodic table range from 0.05 nm to 0.43 nm. The graphic below compares the nanoscale to some other length scales that we commonly experience or hear about.


The nano-scale (from INL)

The nano-scale (from INL)


Single atoms are smaller than the “nanoscale” involved with nanotechnology, and single atoms, while highly interesting, are not nanotechnology by themselves. It is when the nanoscale is approached in a material by assembling atoms into molecules or clusters that a higher function starts to emerge. Once dozens or hundreds of atoms are assembled into higher-order structures (i.e., nanoparticles, quantum dots, molecules, etc.), these nanomaterials often have properties that depend on the details of the structure, including size. In contrast, bulk materials (that are much larger than the nanoscale) have properties that are independent of size. Let me give you my favourite example from nature: DNA. The DNA that is within all of us is a nanoscale molecular structure that programs for all of the protein structures that make up everything in our bodies. This is achieved not from the properties of the atoms in the DNA, but by the way those atoms are arranged, through chemical bonding. This gives the DNA molecule a complex shape (it is a nanostructure!) that forms the basis for the amazing complexity of all of the living things we see. So DNA is nature’s nanotechnology!


Another example involves nanoparticles—clusters of (usually) metal atoms in nanoscale particles. A commonly used nanoparticle is derived from gold. We encounter gold in jewelry and as coatings on many electronic items (a lot of earbuds have gold-coated plugs), and a common property of (pure) gold is its yellow colour. When gold is cut in half, it maintains its yellow colour, and this is true as long as you don’t approach the nanoscale. However, when gold is formed into particles with sizes of less than 100 nm, the physical processes that control its colour change, and these processes are dependent on the exact size of the nanoparticle. Below is a photograph that shows how the scattering of light from gold nanoparticles with different sizes (all in the nanoscale) change the colour that we see.


Gold at the nanoscale

Gold at the nanoscale


This example illustrates the size-dependent regime of nanotechnology—we now have a property that can be controlled by nanostructuring the material. It creates a wide range of potentially new technological applications that are not available from only relying on bulk materials. Further, these nanoscale properties extend to many different systems and scientific fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.


Using the information above as context, nanotechnology can be broadly defined as:

The study of materials, processes, and other phenomenon where at least one dimension of what is under study is


The example above of gold nanoparticles is a good one to illustrate this broad definition—the nanoscale size and shape of gold clusters has been studied in order to understand the factors that control the colour of nanoparticle solutions. In addition, these properties have been exploited in order to develop sensing schemes (e.g., where a colour change indicates the presence of a particular chemical). The best example I know of here is that gold nanoparticles have been used in some types of home pregnancy tests. In this case, a gold nanoparticle is chemically modified at its surface so that it will bind with (i.e., stick to) a particular pregnancy hormone. In the event that binding occurs, a particular colour is observed, while a lack of binding results in a different colour. Other properties of gold nanoparticles have also been studied and applied in different areas, such as chemical reactions that take place on the surface of the particle.


So we see that nanotechnology involves studying small things in order to achieve technological advances that are not possible with bulk-sized things. That’s probably as briefly as I can state it.


Susan: Wow, there are so many different ways we can apply this technology. What is your area of expertise?


Dr. Bergren: I have a BS in Chemistry and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry. However, I don’t like to pigeon-hole myself so narrowly.


My specific area of expertise is in nanoelectronics. One of the reasons I like nanotechnology and nanoelectronics is that it involves using concepts from many different areas (as illustrated above in the Alternate Definition of nanotechnology; nanoelectronics uses concepts from chemistry, physics, materials science, and even biology, and also uses concepts from sub-disciplines within each larger field, including electronics, measurement techniques, electrochemistry, charge transport physics, and so on).


So while I may have expertise in nanoelectronics, I really like to be able to learn something new every day!


Susan: What are some ways nanotechnology can alleviate human reliance on fossil fuels?


Dr. Bergren: It is generally accepted that solar energy, if it can be captured and stored in a cost-effective manner, holds the most promise to alleviate our reliance on fossil fuels. While there are other technologies that play an important role, the sheer amount of energy that is available from the sun’s radiant energy make it the most likely long-term solution. As an example, the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth’s surface in 90 minutes contains enough energy to supply the world’s energy demands for one year [see http://www.sandia.gov/~jytsao/Solar%2... and http://www.powerfromthesun.net/Book/c...]


Nanotechnology, as an emerging technological application space, holds tremendous potential to solve many of the challenges present in reaching goals in both the capture and storage of solar energy. In particular, solar cells are judged based on the efficiency with which they capture sun light and convert it into electricity. Nanotechnologies may help to fine-tune the structure of solar cells in order to improve the conversion process. In addition, currently available solar cells can provide enough energy for many applications, but employing nanotechnology solutions may decrease the costs associated with producing solar cells. For example, using nanoengineered plastics that capture the sun’s energy (like the one in the picture below) with good efficiency might make the solar cell manufacturing process cheaper (because plastics are cheap themselves, and also are convenient for mass production using methods such as printing or roll-to-roll coating), or using nanostructured materials to improve existing storage devices (e.g., batteries) or even create entirely new storage mechanisms. Finally, nanotechnology can hold keys to optimizing the absorption of light by solar cells, whatever their structure.


Solar panel films (NNI, Nano.gov)

Solar panel films (NNI, Nano.gov)


(For more detailed information, check out Professor David Cahen, an expert on global energy.)


Susan: What is, in your opinion, the most important nanotech invention to date?


Dr. Bergren: This is a great question! There are so many things out there that can qualify as nanotech, even some very old things like stained glass. The colour of traditional stained glass was imbued by metal nanoparticles, where the specific metal identity and the size of the particles were controlled by highly skilled artisans in order to control the colour. However, probably the most important nanotechnology that is currently being used on a daily basis is in computer processors.


Due to a long history in electronics of shrinking device sizes leading to improved performance, the industry quietly transitioned into the nano size regime in the early 2000s, when the processor chips started to contain devices with certain features that are less than 100 nm. In this case, the nano aspect of the technology enabled the continued improvement of electronic device performance to the point where nanotechnology is even being carried around by millions of people (many of the latest smart phones have nano processors!)!


All this is to say that nanotechnology is not new, nor is it a technology that is 20 years away from real-world applications. Nanotech is, however, increasingly able to contribute to solutions for a large number of problems, and it is my hope that it continues to do so, and can be implemented in a responsible manner.


Susan: Where do you see nanotechnology in thirty years from now?


Dr. Bergren: As always, the future is unpredictable, which is why it is great fun to speculate about it! Since nanotechnology is not new, and is already in use now, I can foresee further applications of nano in many areas. In particular, I am hopeful that nanotechnology can be a part of the solution to some of the more difficult challenges we face, such as the energy challenge discussed above. I predict a day when nano-enabled optical materials channel the sun’s light into highly efficient nanostructured solar collecting materials, and the electrical energy harvested stored by highly efficiency nano-engineered batteries.


Turning close to my own area, I eagerly anticipate the day when molecular electronics will be in the marketplace, and that day should be very soon, as demonstrated here:



In addition to the aesthetic musical functions of the molecular junction discussed in the videos, it may be the case that molecular electronic devices can find many other roles to play in future electronics. In thirty years, we could have fully molecular circuits that have all sorts of functions that are not possible now. A few examples might be phone-like electronic devices with fully interactive chemical sensing and diagnostics (like a Star Trek tricorder!), computers with structures placed atom-by-atom in order to operate using quantum mechanical logic, and even windows with embedded electronics that can respond to the environment or just create artistic designs.


To delve a bit further, and of course keeping everything highly speculative, if we can integrate the biological science into molecular and/or nanoelectronics, it might be possible to use the organic molecules in electronic circuitry in a fashion that is integrated with neural-like networks. This could make electronic computing devices that behave like a brain, enabling higher functioning than is possible using conventional electronics.


Certainly in terms of science fiction, visioning exercises such as those above have a way of creating an inherent tension- they lead us to imagine a world where we can create all sorts of things that can aide both great or villainous ends. To put it another way, the responsible deployment of nanotechnologies is always, and must always be, a primary goal of science (the non-fiction type). But such a noble goal cannot be achieved in isolation. Rather, the question of what we should do within the realm of what we can do must be answered through larger discussions with society and the citizens that are served by scientific progress.


To that end, our boundless imagination, manifested through science fiction, can keep us ahead of the curve- and that can be useful inspiration and serve to inform our responsibilities.


Susan: Thank you so much, Dr. Bergren, for sharing all that information with us!! I really get the sense that a door to a whole new world was opened when the nanoscale was discovered. From the development of nanofactories to molecular electronics, it sounds like scientists are only limited by their imagination and, as Richard Smalley puts it, “fat fingers.” I personally believe the application of nanotechnology can not only solve the current energy challenge, but also change the way we consume and ultimately waste resources. Hopefully I’ll see it my lifetime.


Dr. Bergren: Thank you, Susan, for hosting this discussion! As I said earlier, I always like to talk about science! I agree with the sentiment that we are only limited by our imagination, but scientists also need strong support from the public! If you are interested in science, nanotechnology, or just looking eagerly ahead for solutions to some of the challenges we will face, your voice can make a difference!


 


Dr. Adam Johan Bergren, Research Officer, National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT)

Dr. Adam Johan Bergren, Research Officer, National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT)


Adam Johan Bergren is a Research Officer at the National Institute for Nanotechnology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he serves as the Program Coordinator for the Hybrid Nanoscale Electronics Program.


He received a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Iowa State University in 2006, and a BS in Chemistry from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2001. His research interests include molecular electronics, spectroscopy, nanoscale charge transport, and the interfacial energetics that control nanoscale molecule-based electronic device behaviour. In addition, he has recently integrated molecular electronic devices into analog circuitry to create the first practical and potentially commercial application of molecular electronics- of all places, in a guitar distortion effects pedal!


If you would like to get in touch with Dr. Bergren, his email is adam.bergren@nrc.ca.


Disclaimer: Any Views or Opinions Expressed are the personal views of Adam Bergren, and do not necessarily reflect those of NRC, the UofA, the Government of Canada, or the Government of Alberta.


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January 11, 2015

“New World Order” now available!

New World Order (Sunset Rising 3)

Is now available at all eBook Retailers!


Release Date: January 15, 2015


New World Order

New World Order
Book 3 of the
Sunset Rising Series


New World Order, the third book of the Sunset Rising trilogy, is done :) I’m very happy to finally share it with all of you. I’ve worked really hard on the series, including a lot of research for my world-building, and I’m hoping my hard work has paid off. I will say it was easier to create a dystopian world than to figure out how to fix it (kinda like the real world!). However, my true goal for the story has always been the restructuring of society to right the wrongs of the past and find a new, peaceful way of life.


Although New World Order is the last book of the trilogy, it is not the last book of the Sunset Rising series.  I’ve enjoyed writing Sunny and Jack’s love story, but there are plenty of other characters worthy of the spotlight.  And after all the work I’ve put in to creating my fictional world, I don’t have the heart to leave it.  So I hope you’ll continue with future stories about the Pit and the Dome as they struggle to find peace with each other, and explore their post-apocalyptic world.


Thank you all so much for joining me on Sunny’s and Jack’s adventures – and for taking a chance on a debut author! I couldn’t have done without your support and encouragement. You guys rock!!


Cheers – Susan



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