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Two eBook Giveaways for Sunday, March 14 Only

You can download a copy of the eBook versions of two of my books on Sunday, March 14 for one day only. Please use the links below.

Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (Kindle Edition)

Libro de Sueños: Cuentos de Ciencia Ficción y Ficción Especulativa (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition

The Day The Dolphins Vanished — FREE only on March 10 (Wednesday)

One of the short stories in my recently released revised and expanded short story collection, Echoes of the Mind’s Eye is available for free download from Amazon for one day only–Wednesday, March 10 2021.

Amazon description: Human beings are not the only intelligent life forms on Earth and possibly not the most intelligent. Efforts at communicating with marine mammals such as whales and dolphins whose brains are larger than our own have had very limited success to date, less so than the succe...

A Reading of Two Poems on Writing

Today I re-recorded two of the free-verse poems from my recently released Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Volume 2), that you can access from the link below. Both poems relate to the process and emotional effect of writing and completing my first novel, which was, for me, unlike anything I’ve experienced in the dozen-plus books I’ve published in the past through traditional publishers and as an indie author. If you’d like to hear them, you can find them on my YouTube channel at https://...

You can listen to my reading of Chapters 3-5 from Hire Lernin’

I’ve just posted another reading of three chapters from my new novel. This is probably the last one I’ll post readings from the book. One benefit to my insomnia these days is that I find ways to entertain myself in the wee hours of the night/morning. I hope it does not alienate my readers, as the results are amateurish at best. I’ve never been shy about public speaking and, in fact, do it for a living. But it is surprisingly difficult to read one’s own work–especially fiction and poetry. And I a...

Poetry Reading – My Sonnets Part I (1978-2000)

Hear My Sample Reading of the First Two Chapters of My New Novel

You can hear a cold reading of the front matter and first two chapters of my new novel on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/FEoLNd25y30. The novel is available everywhere on pre-order (release dateL May 1).

A Third Interview Just Published

Fellow author Rita Lee Chapman (I’m currently reading her trilogy, Anna Davies Mystery Series, though time is limited these days because of my porting one graduate and two undergraduate legal studies courses online. I also just learned about a new favorite author’s new book I need to buy, Ailish Sinclair’s Fireflies and Chocolate. You can read the interview here: http://www.ritaleechapman.com/guest-authors/ .

Book Reader Magazine Author Interview

Here is a link to another simple author interview that was published today: https://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-victor-d-lopez/

Giveaway of 50 copies of my new novel

I am currently running a giveaway at LibraryThing of 50 advance copies of the eBook version of my new novel, Hire Lernin’, in exchange for an honest reader review in Amazon or Goodreads. The novel is on a pre-release sale at Aazon and other leading retailers but if you would like to get a free advance copy, you can request it through the LibraryThing member giveaway link here: Member Giveaway Link. Once there, you can scroll down until you see my book or search for Hire Lernin’ [CTRL+F on a PC o...

Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education

My novel is available as of today for pre-order in all leading eBook formats at Smashwords and will be available tomorrow for pre-order at Amazon in Kindle and paperback versions. Publication will be May 1, 2021. A free preview of the novel is also available at book sellers where it is available for pre-order. Wish me luck!