I’m a big fan of indirect sequels, where each book tells a standalone story but incorporates many of the same characters as other works and is set in the same world. Sharon Creech did this with Walk Two Moons and Absolutely Normal Chaos: the main character from ANC was a minor character in WTM. The… Continue reading Drawing up the starmaps
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I Don’t Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
John Cleaver, teenage sociopath and demon hunter, has put his inner monster to work protecting his small town community from supernatural beings. But now, the head demon, known only as Nobody, has come to take him down. As if that weren’t difficult enough, the most popular girl in John’s class, Marci, has taken a liking… Continue reading I Don’t Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
Why I am not afraid of the Noise
One of the biggest concerns for writers considering indie publishing is the fear of being drowned out by “the Noise”–all the obnoxious crap that will inevitably pile up because everyone thinks they can write a book. After all, if anyone can self publish, anyone WILL self publish, including all the hordes of terrible, terrible writers. … Continue reading Why I am not afraid of the Noise
How to say “I love you” in math
I was having dinner at the McQueens today, and after chatting with my brother in law’s cousins about numerous interesting subjects (zombie contingency plans, preferred food substances to swim in, and the amount of sugar it would take to launch you into space), we got onto the subject of math as a language. Side note:… Continue reading How to say “I love you” in math
Decision LZ1527 is now live
My second indie published short story, “Decision LZ1527,” is now available for $.99 from Amazon. This is the same story that was published in the December 2009 issue of Leading Edge. I’ve also included a short author’s note at the end, explaining the writing process from idea to publication. As with “Memoirs of a Snowflake,”… Continue reading Decision LZ1527 is now live
NaShoStoMo
So Dan Wells is taking a page from NaNoWriMo and starting his own writing thing for April, NaShoStoMo, aka National Short Story Month. The rules are as follows: You must write 30 all new short stories between April 1st and April 30th. Each story must have a distinct beginning, middle, and end. Each story must… Continue reading NaShoStoMo
Memoirs of a Snowflake available on Amazon
I just released my first short story on the Kindle. “Memoirs of a Snowflake,” a whimsical short story about the life and times of a December snowflake, is available for $.99 on Amazon. The publishing process was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be. Because this is a short story, I didn’t… Continue reading Memoirs of a Snowflake available on Amazon
A few additional thoughts
So, after the last post on my ebook venture, I have a few thoughts: I haven’t yet decided to go all out indie, so don’t think that I am. All I’m doing right now is putting out a couple of my short stories, mostly so I can learn hands-on how the epublishing process works (and… Continue reading A few additional thoughts
A Hidden Place by Robert Charles Wilson
Travis Fisher is an outsider in most places, but nowhere more than the small midwestern town of Haute Montagne. But when his mother dies, leaving him parentless and jobless in the midst of the Great Depression, his stern aunt and uncle are the only ones who will take him in. When Travis falls in love… Continue reading A Hidden Place by Robert Charles Wilson
8-bit Irish music FTW!
Holy crap, this is so cool: Doctor Octoroc is this awesome internet artist who did the 8-bit version of Dr. Horrible and the Twilight: Eclipse interactive game. This latest album release looks pretty good, combining two things I absolutely love: Celtic music and chiptunes. Dude…seriously, this is awesome–like, 9.2 on the awesomeness Richter scale. I… Continue reading 8-bit Irish music FTW!