My mention of autumn weather in my most recent post might have jinxed things. It’s unseasonably hot today, even for Houston. Highs in the upper 90s! Yuck! So much for suggesting that you curl up under a blanket with a good book. But whatever the weather, today is still Revelation in Vela launch day. As […]
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I hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Before you get outside and enjoy the autumn weather, I want to give you an Escape from Conatus launch price last call. The ebook edition is still available for $2.99 in the USA or comparable prices in other countries. However, the price reverts to its regular list price of
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It’s been a week since the launch of my latest novel. The Escape from Conatus launch discount (ebook for $2.99) is still good, through Sunday, October 13, 2024 As a reminder, this is book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm space opera trilogy. Click or tap the link to learn about the Big Idea behind the
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Hi everyone! Today’s the day: Escape from Conatus‘ launch day! It’s book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm space opera trilogy. Both ebook and print editions are available. The ebook edition is on sale at a discounted launch price of just US $2.99 or equivalent. The price goes up to $4.99 on October 13, 2024, so
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Hi everyone, just a quick note about book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm space opera trilogy. Escape from Conatus soon goes live, in both ebook and print editions around the world on Monday, September 30, 2024. If you won’t have a chance to buy it that day, you can preorder it now. The ebook has
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Though I wrote the Incepti Cataclysm trilogy over the last couple of years, the big idea behind it got stuck in my head in the mid ’90s. I was in graduate school, which involved many a late night in the computer lab, playing video games and shooting the breeze with labmates rather than go back
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More thoughts on a science fiction hardness scale, with a focus on where many of my land on it. Last time, in A Science Fiction Hardness Scale, I talked about how the Mohs scale can be a helpful metaphor for talking about how hard a science fiction story or novel can be. In particular, I
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Escape from Conatus, Book 1 of the Incepti Cataclysm, debuts in two weeks, on September 30, 2024. The final two books of the trilogy will follow on October 14 and October 28, respectively. Feel free to share the image above (without modification, please. Thanks). All three books are now available for preorder, with special ebook
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Some thoughts on a science fiction hardness scale, including numerous examples drawn from the work of Larry Niven. Plus, is Niven as hard a science fiction writer as we tend to think? One of my strongest memories of junior high school is of failing a science test. Good grades were my norm. In particular, good
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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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