I’m sad to report that author Holly Lisle died last month. She was the author of around 30 novels, mostly fantasy such as the Secret Texts trilogy and the Korre duology, but including space opera like the Cadence Drake and Longview Chronicles and mystery/suspense titles like Last Girl Dancing. Though she wrote across genres, a […]
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I had grand plans for today’s blog post, but my daughter is home sick, so I’ll keep things brief with news about one of my titles, plus a book recommendation. Escape from Conatus (Book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm trilogy) Launches September 30, 2024 Everything is on target for the ebook and print release of
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Happy Labor Day to my US and Canadian readers. For the latter, my apologies for not spelling it “Labour Day.” This time of year is also the beginning of football season in the US. My son’s high school team played its first game last week. My alma mater also started its season on Saturday and
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Can science fiction show average Americans a way to take back their government? Is there a high-tech equivalent to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or All the President’s Men? I’ll explore the concept in this series of blog posts. Follow the links to part one and part two. The Twenty-Eighth Amendment So far in this
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Can science fiction show average Americans a way to take back their government? Is there a high-tech equivalent to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or All the President’s Men? I’ll explore the concept in this series of blog posts. You can find part one and part three at the links. “My tearless retina takes pictures
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Can science fiction show average Americans a way to take back their government? Is there a high-tech equivalent to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or All the President’s Men? I’ll explore the concept in this series of blog posts. Follow the links to part two and part three. A summer of interesting times Even if
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In honor of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, I’m offering a deal on the ebook edition of my science fiction sports short story collection Galactic Olympics. Use coupon code GOFORGOLD to save $1.00 off the already low price of $2.99. That’s five science fiction stories for two bucks. But only if you buy directly from
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A new interplanetary science fiction short story is available today. Sputniki Yupitera (Russian for “the moons of Jupiter”) is available in ebook everywhere, print single at Amazon (or use ISBN 9798877315204), and digitally-narrated audio (at play.google.com). There’s an anecdote attributed to American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury that came to mind as I wrote this
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No matter how good your day is, getting contributor copies from Analog magazine only make it better. My story “Paytron of the Arts” is in the January/February 2024 issue, on newsstands now. You should be able to find it at the Barnes & Noble on Glenstone in Springfield, MO; the one on Veterans Parkway in
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