Author: richardlevesqueauthor

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Strictly Analog On Sale Today for 99 Cents

“This is an awesome book. It seamlessly blends the classic pulp private dick character of Raymond Chandler and the darkly humorous science fiction of Philip K. Dick into a wonderful read.”–Mary C. Moore “…fast-paced futuristic thriller…“–Publishers Weekly Today Only! Strictly Analog is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon.com. Fans of William Gibson, Jonathan Letham,…
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October 23, 2013 0

It’s the End of the World as We Know It

Over the last few months, I’ve been working on a new book, a bit of a departure for me as it’s not a noir-mystery-SF mash-up but rather a post-apocalyptic novel with a heroine who’s a fifteen year old girl. It’s been a lot of fun writing the book, and the revision/editing process is going nicely.…
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October 22, 2013 5

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Going Indie

Like a lot of people, when I jumped into the world of indie publishing, I didn’t really know what I was doing. I knew how to write and edit, and I’d gotten a lot of positive feedback from people who knew what they were talking about. Publishing an e-book through Amazon’s KDP program and setting…
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October 15, 2013 7

Free Short Story–Walk a Mile

My short story, “Walk a Mile,” is now available as a free download on Smashwords. It’s also available for 99 cents at Amazon, but I expect that price will drop to free as well once Amazon gets its bots to work figuring out that a competitor has the story at a cheaper price. Like some…
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October 3, 2013 0

Dead Man’s Hand Free Download

Free Download Friday Thru Sunday This weekend, I’m offering the first novella in my Ace Stubble series as a FREE download on Amazon. For fans of Jim Butcher, Simon R. Green, and Charlie Huston…welcome to the world of Ace Stubble, where the undead, the disembodied and the mythical bump up against the living in their…
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September 27, 2013 0

Sneak Peek: Walk a Mile

I’ve been a little bit quiet on the blog lately–been finding that the demands of my day job are just a little more…well, demanding of late. And, when I do have idle moments, I’ve been working on revising and editing my next book. This one’s going to be a post-apocalyptic YA novel, and the feedback…
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September 26, 2013 1

Guest Post at The Cellophane Queen’s Blog

Today, you can find a guest post I wrote over at the Cellophane Queen’s blog–a post about time travel literature and my novel, Take Back Tomorrow, in particular. The book’s on the cheap for today–just 99 cents. So, head over and read the guest post, and if you want to follow the links to Amazon…
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September 19, 2013 2

Time Travel for Less Than a Buck

Between now and Friday, my time travel novel, Take Back Tomorrow is on sale for just 99 cents at Amazon. 39 Amazon Reviews with an average 4.5 stars “Raymond Chandler meets Robert Heinlein in this fun and inventive crossover SF novel from Richard Levesque.” —J. Orr, Amazon Reviews What if all you had  to do to…
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September 18, 2013 2

Give Me a Minute: Time Travel Paradoxes

Continuing with the time travel theme here for a bit longer and thinking specifically of the sub-theme of the time travel paradox. There are several variations on this, and it’s an aspect of time travel fiction that makes people love it or hate it, or maybe both. The basic idea is that the time traveler…
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September 10, 2013 5

Time Travel / Alternate History Month with The Cellophane Queen

It’s Time Travel month on The Cellophane Queen’s blog. All through the month of September, Marva Dasef is devoting her blog to posts about time travel and alternate history with guest posts from authors who’ve written on the theme in a variety of ways. Here are the people who’ll be guesting on the subject: Pat…
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September 3, 2013 2