Starshine

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Contest! Win Signed Paperbacks of Starshine and Vertigo

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Contest! Win Signed Paperbacks of Starshine and Vertigo

In my last blog post, I mentioned there were Easter eggs (subtle nods or homages to geek/literary/pop culture) in both Starshine and Vertigo. I’m running a giveaway over on Goodreads for a couple of Vertigo paperbacks, but I wanted to reward you guys specifically, because you’re awesome for coming to the website and following me on this adventure. So I came up with a little contest which hopefully will be fun for everyone. Here’s how it's going to work:

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Exciting Vertigo News & Starshine Sale

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You know how the teaser for Vertigo at the end of Starshine says "Coming Next Winter"? Is October 'winter' by chance?

  • So Vertigo is going very well. It's been edited about five times, and as of yesterday is off to some awesome people for review. Katie, Jules, Mark, Anne, Carole, EJ, Claire, a million 'thank you's!
  • With all the standard caveats, I'm tentatively eyeing an October 8th, 2014 release date; if the next month goes spectacularly, perhaps even as early as the end of September. Stay tuned.
    • [EDIT:] September 25th looks good to me!
  • Those progress meters over on the right have been updated to reflect the book's 'mostly complete' status. Before too long you're going to see a Transcendence word meter show up over there as well - because I have learned the hard way that it is far easier to just keep writing than to stop writing and begin again!

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Amazon, Hachette, Kindle Unlimi— Oh, Who Am I Kidding?

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Amazon, Hachette, Kindle Unlimi— Oh, Who Am I Kidding?

The internet writing community is all aflutter this summer about business clashes between Amazon and the publishing companies – specifically Hachette (the smallest of the ‘Big 5’ publishers). There is also the breaking news that Amazon has rolled out a subscription service for books called Kindle Unlimited. The announcement of KU intersects and influences the previous debate and sets off new discussions about how and why people do and should be able to read books, treatment of and compensation for authors, indie vs. traditional publishing, book pricing, price fixing, antitrust and monopolies, capitalism and fairness.

Like many writers, I have thoughts and opinions on these issues, and I wanted to share them with you. In summary, they consist of:

VERTIGO

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Audiobook Release! Plus, Alex & Caleb Tell All, & Tracking Vertigo Progress

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We had a terrific time at Denver Comic Con last week, and came away with art, autographs, and many business cards :).

  • I'm thrilled to announce the release of audiobook for Starshine, narrated by the wonderful Pyper Down. You can get on Amazon or directly from Audible. It should be available on iTunes within the next few days (I'll update this post with a link once it's posted).

  • New blog post: A Conversation with the Intrepid Heroes of Starshine. I had entirely too much fun writing this, so I hope you enjoy it! (As an aside, while it is my policy to take all criticism seriously, Alex has a more cavalier attitude....)

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A Conversation with the Intrepid Heroes of STARSHINE

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A Conversation with the Intrepid Heroes of STARSHINE

[Spoilers for STARSHINE follow. I'm just saying.]

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Reporter:  I’m here today with Alexis Solovy and Caleb Marano. These two individuals have been at the center of a storm of recent events. Now, amid rumors of conspiracy, murder and even aliens, they’ve agreed to go on camera and answer our questions.

First things first—how did the two of you meet?

Caleb:  She shot me.

Alex:  I shot you down. Then I shot you.

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Vertigo Excerpt, Starshine Character Index & More

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No one said writing full-time wouldn't be a full-time job, right?

  • You were able to read the beginning of Starshine months before its release - why shouldn't you be able to do the same for Vertigo? I'm very pleased to share the first chapter of Vertigo today! Read it here. Let me know what you think.

  • As promised in "5 Things I Learned," a detailed (and hopefully stylish) Character Index (Dramatis Personae) is now available here.

  • The Kindle version of the novel has been revised to include both the Dramatis Personae and the Vertigo excerpt.