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Final GoodReads Giveaway. Enter until St. Patrick’s Day.

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Final GoodReads Giveaway for All Is Silence. 2 Signed copies. Shipped to you. Tell your friends. If you’re in Northwest Washington come to my Novel release Party Friday, March 14th at Village Books in Bellingham, downstairs in the Reading room.

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All is Silence
by Robert L. Slater

Giveaway ends March 17, 2014.

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Kobo Blogpost, New and Improved Bio, & Review Requests…

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After doing a workshop with Mark LaFebvre at Village Books, he asked me if I’d be willing to write about my partnership with the folks at Village Books. Here is the resulting poston Kobo Writing Life’s blog. Special thanks to Mark, Christine and Shayna from Kobo; Chuck, Paul, Brendan, Sam, Christina, Lindsey, Alex and the rest at Village Books.

And after reading a cool blog post by Barry Eisler, I decided to update my fairly boring bio for a new, funnier one. Here it is. Let me know if you...

All Is Silence featured on eBookSoda.com

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All Is Silence is at a special price of $4.99 andbeing featured on Tuesday, March 4th at eBookSoda, a new readers’ site where they’ll send you ebook recommendations tailored to your taste.

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Path to Indie Publication: Part III–2003: Breakout year?

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My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog. Read Part I:Path to Indie Publication.

2003 Breakout Year*

101 submissions. Three sales. A Semi-Finalist in the Writers of the Future contest that earned me a K.D. Wentworth critique. I rewrote the story and sent it back out. Strange Horizons requested a rewrite. Alas, the rewrite, though it met their criteria, seem...

Path to Indie Publication: Part III

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My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog. Read Part I:Path to Indie Publication.

2003 Breakout Year*

101 submissions. Three sales. A Semi-Finalist in the Writers of the Future contest that earned me a K.D. Wentworth critique. I rewrote the story and sent it back out. Strange Horizons requested a rewrite. Alas, the rewrite, though it met their criteria, seem...

Path to Indie Publication: Part II–First Sale

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My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog. Read Part I:Path to Indie Publication.

First Sale*

So after followingKrisandDean to that Rustycon workshop in Tacoma where I learned THE SECRET of breaking through in publishing, I focused on short fiction. It made sense. My pace was somewhat off the mark for one a week, closer to one a month or so. I managed 17 sub...

Path to Indie Publication: Part II

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My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog.

First Sale*

So after followingKrisandDean to that Rustycon workshop in Tacoma where I learned THE SECRET of breaking through in publishing, I focused on short fiction. It made sense. My pace was somewhat off the mark for one a week, closer to one a month or so. I managed 17 submissions in 1996 and 88 in 1997. In 199...

1st Place Dystopian – Dante Rossetti YA Contest

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All Is Silence is the First Place in the Dystopian Category of theDante RossettiAwards for Young Adult Fiction 2013.Congratulations, most especially to fellow local author Joannah Miley forThe Immortal Game and nods to Mike Hartner and Nely Cab and the rest of the Dante First Place Winners. One Blue Ribbon winner will be chosen from the First Place category winners for a cash prize and entry into theBest of the Year award. Thanks, Chanticleer Reviews, the sponsor of the contest.

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ALL IS SILENCE: Released in print

All is Silence All Is Silence, the edgy apocalyptic, "adrenaline-fueled" road trip of a book, is out in print through all major stores: Indiebound, Barnes & Noble, Amazon. It's also available to request from your library and in e-book format on almost all e-book seller sites.

Thanks for the support.
Rob

Path to Indie Publication: Part I

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My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog.

Born a Writer?*

As I eagerly await the official release of my debut novel, All Is Silence, I’ve taken some time to reflect on my personal path to publication. I’ve been writing short stories, songs, and poetry practically since I could place pen to paper. I am a third generation writer. My mother released a book of...