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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 [...]

From Stage Door Shadows Launches Today

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Just a reminder that there are free stories! The publisher, eMergent Publishing, will make each of the stories free for 48 hours, putting them up one per hour over the next two days. At time of writing, three are up already.

Check out this page for the complete schedule.

And this is the page [...]

Christmas in July – Have a Good One

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And, to help you make the most of your turkey and mince pies, why not curl up with a good book?

Deck the Halls, “a merry measure of cross-genre short fiction subverting traditional notions of the holiday season,” is a collection of 32 short stories (each around 1500 words) by mainly Australian writers (but [...]

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 [...]

Credit Card Companies are Censoring Legal Books

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A few days ago, Smashwords wrote to its authors to say they were being forced to censor certain erotica titles on the insistence of Paypal. Now I don’t read or write erotica but I care very much that other people should be allowed to. I also care that corporations should not be allowed to [...]

Last Fare: A Split Worlds Story by Emma Newman

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A special treat today! I am very pleased to present a short story by talented author Emma Newman (yes, the very one who narrated the audiobook version of TimeSplash). Emma is engaged in a mammoth project this year, to write five novels set in her Split Worlds universe along with a new Split Worlds [...]

Read an eBook Week Becomes a Feeding Frenzy

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At least, if my own experience is anything to go by!

I mentioned the other day that the few books I’ve self-published have been available for free on Smashwords to celebrate Read an eBook Week. Well, the week is almost up and it has been an astonishing success. People picked up almost as many [...]

Free eBooks for Read an eBook Week

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Yes, it’s Read an eBook Week again. And for all you folks who would love to read some ebooks but can’t bring yourself to part with a dollar or two to buy them (you know who you are), now’s your chance to get them at reduced prices or even free at Smashwords.

I don’t [...]

Christmas Wishes and 3 Christmas Gifts For You

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This is probably my last post before Christmas, so let me wish you all a great one. I love Christmas and I love having my family here for the celebrations, so I’ll be having a good time. I’ve also lined up my Christmas reading – for all the quiet time that never quite materialises.

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Time Dilation is Not a Writer’s Friend

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Look out! It's BP!

G’day mates. It’s a bright and sunny winter’s morning as I write, Independence Day in the US, and just another gorgeous 5th July here in Australia. Since I’ve been neglecting my readers lately, I thought I’d throw in a simple update on my writing life just to keep things [...]