Cameron Cooper is one of the writers on Stories Rule Press, and has a deal happening for the next week that I thought I would share with you. Cam writes mostly non-romance space opera. The first book of Cam’s flagship Imperial Hammer space opera series, Hammer and Crucible, came fourth in Hugh Howey’s Self-Published Science […]
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Have you ever read a fantastic book, thought about leaving a review, then decided there was no point? After all, you’re just one voice among millions. No one is going to care what you think about the book. No one would even see any review you wrote. If you’ve ever hesitated about writing a review
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Phew! Lots of reactions to my post about Urban Fantasy versus Contemporary Fantasy! Thank you to everyone who responded. There were some interesting answers in there! I found that your responses fell more or less evenly on either side of the question I asked. About half of the responses indicated that all fantasy set in
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The first time I heard the term “cozy epic fantasy”, I blinked, because at first glance, it sounds like a complete contradiction in terms. “Epic” fantasy is all about the scale, with huge stakes; the entire world is often in jeopardy. There are three or four major fantasy species, each with their own convoluted histories,
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This one tickled my funny bone. Today, in 1872, the first international soccer match was held. It was a game between Scotland and England (which is technically an international game) in Scotland. There was a lot of grumbling about who got to play on which team, as both Scots and Englishmen had played for either
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I had an American reader point out to me that my timing is a bit off. Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, so the chance that anyone there is interested in a new release is slim to nothing. (And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US.) But in fact, the timing is purely coincidental.
The Next Book in the Harley Firebird Series is now available on Stories Rule Press Read More »
So, finally, I can tell you about the big deal going down on Stories Rule Press. It is, of course, and as you probably suspected, a Black Friday special. Here’s the details. All the Super-Bundles on SRP will be 40% off from Black Friday to Cyber Monday The Super-Bundles on Stories Rule Press are unique
In Four Days’ Time, Big Savings. Here’s the Details. Read More »
The nomination periods for the two biggest awards in speculative fiction have just opened. If you’re a member of WorldCon for either Glasgow next year, or Chengdu, this year, you can both nominate and vote for the Hugo Awards. (Membership is an annual fee and anyone can join, even if you’re not attending WorldCon itself).
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Among writers, the shades of genre can be passionately argued discussed, as we try to figure out what readers expect from their fiction. And recently, I had one of those discussions about urban fantasy. Actually, it was my fault the discussion took place at all. I asked the fatal question; What IS urban fantasy? I
Urban Fantasy? Or Contemporary Fantasy? You Tell Me. Read More »
This is a quick note to let you know that there is a fantastic promo coming up soon that involves my books. All of them. I can’t give details right now, but watch my emails and posts. As soon as I can share, I’ll give you all the dirt. Cheers, Taylen.
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