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True Path (Timesplash #2) is Ready for Pre-Order

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Yes, this is it. The Timesplash sequel, True Path, is finally available for pre-order (from Amazon and iTunes).  And this is what it looks like:

True Path: radical cover design

The cover design struck me as pretty “out there” when I first saw it but it’s growing on me. What’s more, the designer [...]

Dammit! Cons Really Work.

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I just spent a huge amount of time, stress, and money attending a spec. fic. writing convention, Conflux 9. It was a bugger to get to (ten hours travelling each way), hugely expensive (about $2,000 all found) and most of the panels I attended were either boring or frustrating (I need a placard that [...]

Sidekicks! Why Should the Heroes Get All The Attention?

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Y’all may remember, some time last year, I had an essay about world-building published by Alliteration Ink in a collection of essays about world-building called “Eighth Day Genesis: A Worldbuilding Codex“. Well, the good folk at AInk do all kinds of other books and have been putting out some great spec. fic. anthologies of [...]

Turn, Turn, Turn

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I’ve just been thinking about all the technical “revolutions” I’ve lived through and, indeed, had an active part in.

The first was the personal computer revolution. This happened – to me – in the late 1970s. As a psychology undergrad, I studied computing, just for fun. I learned programming in PDP8 assembler then went [...]

Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman Available for Pre-Order

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Peeps! I have good news! My good friend, author, and world-famous fimiphobe, Emma Newman, is about to launch her new series of fantasy novels. Some of you may already have been following the Split Worlds short stories – one of these gems was first published here on this very blog – if not, you’ve [...]

Book Deal Announcement

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Ever heard of Momentum? Possibly not, it is the new(ish) digital-only imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia. Pan Macmillan, you have definitely heard of, I assume, as it is the fourth largest of the collection of publishers formerly known as The Big Six. And why am I rambling on about Momentum? Because I just [...]

Evolution and Space

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I have a new short story out as a “single” on Amazon. It’s called “Finding the Future” and it’s priced at $0.99c for those on a low budget. For pensioners, concession card holders and people who wouldn’t spit in my mouth if my teeth were on fire, you can actually get the story for [...]

This and That

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Yes, an inconsequential post. A mere update. The kind of thing for which the weblog was invented, but whose current home is on Facebook and Twitter where ideas are few and gibber rules the roost. But I’m in a nostalgical state of whimsy and the urge to talk trivia is upon me.

Why this [...]

Free!

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It’s about the half-way point on my second TimeSplash giveaway under the Kindle Select scheme and the result seems to be about the same as last time – thousands and thousands of books snatched up, mostly in the US. At the time of writing, a day and a half into the event, about 13,000 [...]

A Few Quick Reads (One for Free!)

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I’ve had a few short works appearing in anthologies and mags lately and I thought you might be interested if I did a quick summary – especially since one is free and they’re all easily accessible.

The Earth Ship – This is a longish short story that I put out a couple of weeks [...]