Category: e-books

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Dead Man’s Hand Free Urban Fantasy Download Today

Zombies, werewolves, a cute hacker, and a dead man’s hand. What more could you ask for? I’ll tell you what more–how about getting it for free? My novella, Dead Man’s Hand, is available today from Amazon. Have a look! Zombies, werewolves, vampires, rival Bowie tribute bands, and conjoined twin mobsters…it’s all in a day’s work…
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February 21, 2013 0

Strictly Analog Free on Amazon Today

Strictly Analog, a dystopian science fiction novel, is available as a free download today at Amazon. Ted Lomax does his best to get by as a private detective in a society where almost nothing is private any more. He lives in a near-future California that has gained independence from the economically collapsed United States and…
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February 14, 2013 0

To Free or Not to Free?

So you’re finished writing your book. It’s revised and edited and ready to go. You’ve formatted it for Kindle, but you have a choice to make. To enroll or not to enroll–that’s one more question you have to ask yourself. When I first launched Take Back Tomorrow a little more than a year ago, I…
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February 11, 2013 2

Take Back Tomorrow Free Science Fiction

Take Back Tomorrow is available as a free Kindle download today at Amazon.com. Eddie Royce thinks he’s got things all figured out. He’s managed to cheat the system and gotten himself published in the sci fi pulps by “borrowing” plots from Shakespeare. He doesn’t mind being a cheat and a plagiarist as long as no…
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February 7, 2013 0

The Indie Revolution–Who Benefits?

Here’s something that seems to be an accepted truth about and among indie writers: The e-book and indie publishing movements are good for writers, providing countless authors the opportunity to get their material “out there” when it would have been rejected out of hand by traditional publishers and agents. Two underlying arguments: 1. The publishing…
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January 25, 2013 2

The Boy, the Bug, and the Marked Man

My short story “The Boy, the Bug, and the Marked Man” is now available in the Winter 2013 issue of The Colored Lens, an online magazine devoted to examining “the real world through the lens of the imaginary.” The story has a steampunk feel to it, or maybe more accurately decopunk or dieselpunk. Whatever. It’s…
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December 23, 2012 0

Strictly Analog Free Kindle Download Today

I’m offering my science fiction novel, Strictly Analog, as a FREE download today at Amazon. Ted Lomax does his best to get by as a private detective in a society where almost nothing is private any more. He lives in a near-future California that has gained independence from the economically collapsed United States and where…
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November 30, 2012 0

Take Back Tomorrow Free Kindle Download Today

My science fiction novel, Take Back Tomorrow, is available as a FREE download today at Amazon. Eddie Royce thinks he’s got things all figured out. He’s managed to cheat the system and gotten himself published in the sci fi pulps by “borrowing” plots from Shakespeare. He doesn’t mind being a cheat and a plagiarist as long…
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November 29, 2012 0

What I’ve Learned from Yukon Cornelius

You know who I’m talking about, right? The mustachioed miner from the Rankin & Bass claymation Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer from the mid-60s. He’s a bit rough around the edges but helps Rudolph, ends up on the Island of Misfit Toys, and finally helps save the day in the end. The thing I keep…
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November 11, 2012 0

Dead Man’s Hand Free Sample

Over the summer, I released my urban fantasy novella, Dead Man’s Hand, as an e-book on Amazon. Maybe it was a timing thing, but it really seemed to fly under the radar, so I thought I’d post a sample. What follows is a short excerpt from the third chapter. If you’d like to see more,…
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November 5, 2012 0