Free Book Friday Oct 25: Faster than Fiction

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Free Book Friday Oct 25: Faster than Fiction

When I’m writing, I like to let the story develop on its own. Sure I do have a general idea of where the story need to go, but often, the flying by the seat of your pants approach gives rise to some interesting tangents or sub-plots.

I like to journey with my characters and try to solve problems using the information and skills I have. So, yeah, my characters make mistakes. I’ve made them do math and had to get out pencil and paper to see if my calculations will work or put them into peril.

Yeah, more often it’s the peril.

That’s not to say I don’t do any research. Even as a science fiction writer, I can’t just make all the s&!t up like they did a hundred years ago. I do envy them at times. How many books have I read with Mars being populated, or Venus covered with a rainforest? All those canals and clouds had to point to something, right?

One of the top problems with writing science fiction is travel time. In order for any story to work, you have to have a reasonable commute. Star Trek had its warp drive, Star Wars had hyperspace travel, Battlestar Galactica used jump drives, and Dr. Who uses a phone booth.

I don’t want my readers to have to try to wrap their heads around how a ship can get from one planet to another in a reasonable time. There are just some concepts you just have to accept to allow you to enjoy the story.

So, I keep my technical explanations to a minimum:

As the Greek goddess Nike famously said, “Απλά κάντε το.”*

-Leon

*You don’t need me to translate that…

The story behind Free Book Friday:

I’ve met many authors and readers during my time marketing, cross-promoting, and blogging. I think writers have a responsibility to inform readers about all the indie authors out there in the very crowded world of book publishing. You can’t do it alone, and why would you when you have a supportive group available?

Readers don’t just read one author – they stick with their favorite genres. Therein lies the power in cross-promotion. If one of my readers buys a book from an author I promote, then chances are there will be a reciprocal effect, or so is the hope. Do I want to boost sales? Of course I do. Do I want to boost other’s sales? Why not. It’s called karma.

Some free book offers require a newsletter sign-up, which is a small non-monetary price to pay to try out a new indie author.

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/