I’ve only recently become aware of a trope in fiction that I have long enjoyed without knowing it was a thing. I absolutely love Competence Porn. And I like it in more than just the novels I read. I often find myself on YouTube, watching diverse people complete projects like cleaning up overgrown yards, building […]
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The Shield of Falconer is Now Out Everywhere! It’s release day for The Shield of Falconer, the last book in the Harley Firebird series. I’m sad to see this one wrap up, as I explained a few weeks ago, but on the other hand, I’m really looking forward to the spin-off series that will emerge
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Starting today and running to the end of the month, Barnes & Noble has every book in the Harley Firebird series included in their BOGO 50% sale. To access the sale, head here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/coupons-deals. Scroll down to the BOGO 50% Off sale, then click on the See All link, just under the heading. Scroll to
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A quick follow-up to today’s email about The Dragon of Falconer being 99c at Barnes & Noble until the 15th. (A copy of that email/post is below.) Barnes & Noble, for some mysterious reason, decided to not put my book on discount. I had a few emails from readers pointing that out and at this
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Dragon of Falconer, which is the first book in the Harley Firebird series, is currently only 99c on Barnes & Noble. And only until the 15th. The promotion page on Barnes & Noble is here, where the book is among a great many other discounted books. Dragon of Falconer is here, if you want to
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I have to come at this from an unexpected angle. I was talking about Blake’s 7, the BBC TV science fiction series from the late 1970s, with a group of authors the other day. We all love the writing in that series, love the characters, and hate the miniscule-to-non-existant budget the show was made with.
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The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off has been running for a number of years. As the name implies, it is a contest of self-published fantasy, that accepts only 300 books each year, then puts those books through a grueling four rounds of reading and critiquing (with all reviews being made public). This year’s SPFBO has reached the
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