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December 10, 2017
Brand new book shop, open for business!
Hey folks! I just wanted to let you know that I opened a brand new bookshop tonight.
Now, for the first time, you can buy signed paperback books straight from the source!
How do you find this lovely bookshop? Two easy ways:
Click “Shop” in the main menu on mgherron.com (top right) Head straight over to my Facebok page for M.G. Herron, and look for the “Shop Now” button, as demonstrated below
The coolest part of this is that I have only a VERY FEW copies left of the first edition of The Aur...
December 3, 2017
Jab jab jab…
Knocking out one thing after another this weekend. It began with a bunch of personal errands yesterday. I reported to jury duty for the first time, picked out a (crappy) new healthcare plan for 2018 (they’re getting so expensive), and took my car to the shop for an oil change and checkup. The Wrangler needs more work, unfortunately, but I’m hoping it’ll be covered by Jeep as a known issue.
Then today was writing and other not-very-exciting business and marketing stuff. The fun part came when...
December 1, 2017
One begins to see Herbert’s essential themes…
“…one begins to see Herbert’s essential themes. One of his central ideas is that human consciousness exists on—and by virtue of—a dangerous edge of crisis, and that the most essential human strength is the ability to dance on that edge. The more man confronts the dangers of the unknown, the more conscious he becomes. All of Herbert’s books portray and test the human ability to consciously adapt. He sets his characters in the most stressful situations imaginable: a cramped submarine in Under...
November 29, 2017
Systems Thinking
The last few days have given me pause and reason to reflect on the systems I’ve built around my writing business.
There’s a constant tug of war between what wants to be done and what needs to be done, and frankly I’ve been dropping the ball on some of it lately.
(I’m trying to keep a little perspective, too. How much has changed in 4 years!)
Fortunately, that has led to some other realizations on ways I can change and grow, and it’s my conviction now that the business—not to mention my level...
November 28, 2017
Catching up on publishing tasks
Spent this afternoon getting caught up on publishing tasks.
I started by updating my books page. Several stories needed to be added. It filled out pretty nicely.
Here’s what it looks like now—everything I’ve published so far in one place! Pretty amazing to see how I’ve accomplished in a few years by focusing on one project at at time.
I also updated the book pages for each of my novels. They’re using a better layout now. Check them out here and let me know what you think…
The Auriga Project...November 27, 2017
Left, right, center
On the left, a stack of journals, full of words.
In the middle, my full length books, one of each.
On the right, a wooden puzzle. Looks simple. It’s not.
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November 26, 2017
Tactical writing advice if you’re stuck in the middle of a novel
There’s a lot of theoretical advice for writers out there, but not nearly enough written on practical matters.
The actual how-to of writing fiction.
When I was invited to write a piece for Natasha Lane’s blog, I decided to focus on the practical and wrote about 5 Tactics Novelists Can Use to Rescue Themselves from the Soggy Middle—which is where I often find myself mired down most often.
These are 5 tactics I rely on when I get bored, lost, or stuck in the middle of a book. They’re each usefu...
November 25, 2017
Centurion: A Post-Apocalyptic Story
I’ve got a new story out today! Originally part of a science fiction anthology, Centurion is now available as a standalone ebook (for a mere 99 cents—I’d charge less but they don’t let me.)
Here’s a little bit about the story…
Centurion
New planet, new problems
Josu and his father trade up for a second chance at life by emigrating from a dead Earth to the Alpha Centauri system.
But their new role as planetary pioneers presents its own challenges.
One of which is that on this wild, waterlogge...
November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!
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November 22, 2017
Break for an Elsagram
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a very important announcement.
This is an Elsagram.
Here is Elsa with her tennis ball.
Her ball is the best ball.
What’s that noise?
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