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Not able to offer Pre-Order
So the great thing about the Con circuit is you meet some amazing authors. A.D. Trosper is a fantasy writer who is out of southern Kansas, and I share this as a cautionary tale for folks looking for external companies. Bottom line: Contracts, contracts, contracts, written in such a manner that if someone ends up…
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The Pro From Dover…
I am deeply skeptical of many folks who call themselves “experts.” It’s based primarily on having many people who have purported to be one, then quickly demonstrated that their dog and pony show (“Now with smoke and mirrors!”) was mainly poodle with a dose of equine excrement. This goes double for the publishing industry, as…
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Running With The Pack…
(With apologies to Bad Company…) I’ve recorded three podcast episodes with Write Pack Radio out of St. Louis. If you want to hear me talk about writing, dealing with adversity, and other bits of crazy, here are the links: This week on Write Pack Radio: Our Rules Link to this episode: http://buff.ly/2iRA6Ah YouTube: http://buff.ly/2iRvY3k We…
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Branching Out
My Vergassy Universe novella “A Midwinter’s Ski” is now available on Barnes & Noble and a few other sites. Even better? It’s free. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midwinters-ski-james-young/1125324265?ean=2940154170793 https://books2read.com/u/4jKEBo
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Promotion (Not Posthumous) Post #1–In the Navy (and / or Army, Marines, Air Force…)
Howdy everyone! Sorry I’ve been so quiet over the last few days. I’ve been doing National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. “NaNoWrimo.” For those who don’t know, information can be found at nanowrimo.org . Unless your name is Michael Stackpole, it’s probably too late for you to knock out the requisite 50,000 words this year…but you…
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News! Snippets!
Just a quick post–Collisions of the Damned is in the final stages of post-production as an audiobook. Hopefully it will be available by Black Friday, with the collection On Seas So Crimson being shortly behind. If you know someone who would enjoy alternate history but may either have difficult finding the time to sit down with…
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Though Our Hulls Burn Teaser 2: Meet the Spartans
Well folks, Nano Wrimo has begun. I’ve broken ground on the sequel/prequel to An Unproven Concept, and here’s the first bit in rough draft form. Chapter 1: When Next We Meet Spartan Man of War (SMW) The Taken Umbrage 0345 Spartan Military Time (SMT) / 0145 Standard Spacefarer’s Time (SST) Ellylon /Yankee 975 System 15 December…
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B-Sides and Outtakes–Armageddon Dawn Part VIII (Conclusion)
Epilogue C.C.D.F.S. Emancipation 1455 Confederation Common Time 30 June, 2011 “I’m telling you right now, you little weasel, this is it! No more kids!” a woman said as Eric entered the medical ward. The woman was leaning up in the bed nursing her newborn infant, brown curly hair about shoulder length down her…
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Though Our Hulls Burn… Teaser 1: Tentative Chapter Titles
Part I: On the Nature of Scorpions Chapter 1: When Next We Meet Chapter 2: A Grave Error In Judgment Chapter 3: A Baseball Bat…In the Dark…To the Face Chapter 4: Lessons Observed…As Opposed to Learned Chapter 5: Mr. Oppenheimer Gets Prison Swole Chapter 6: Sledgehammer Resistant Walnuts Chapter 7: Dead Carl and the Angry…
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B-Sides and Outtakes "Armageddon Dawn"–Part V
Things are tracking along nicely with the end of the world. By this point if you’re dropping in with no background, strongly suggest you start back here . Welcome all TOPCON and Time Eddy visitors–hope that you enjoy your visit! Fort Riley, Kansas 1000 Local (1100 Eastern) Putting off their characteristic whine, the last…
