fantasy – Richard Levesque

New Release–All These Shiny Worlds II–FREE Download

Sometimes One World Just Isn’t Enough… Last year, the good folks at Immerse or Die curated the first All These Shiny Worlds short story anthology, putting the work of several indie SF/F authors through the Immerse Or Die meat grinder and ending up with an anthology that has consistently placed high in sales ranks ever…
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richardlevesqueauthor June 3, 2017 0

Is Immerse or Die the New BookBub?

Photo Credit: Tony Webster When it comes to promoting one’s books, I think most indie writers have a love/hate relationship with BookBub, a site that charges a LOT of money to promote free and discounted books to a very large list of subscribers. The results: very good return on one’s investment and intense competition among…
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richardlevesqueauthor January 20, 2016 9

Newsflash: Strictly Analog to be Included in Immerse or Die Story Bundle

In my last post, I was singing the praises of Jefferson Smith’s “Immerse or Die” book reviews and their usefulness for readers (finding good books, avoiding bad ones) and writers (the site offers a snapshot of the things that pull readers in and drive them away). I also mentioned that my cyberpunk dystopia, Strictly Analog,…
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richardlevesqueauthor March 18, 2015 0

Finally, a Source for Indie Books That Don’t Suck

Is it too obvious to say there are a LOT of books to choose from these days? And it’s not just physical books but the thousands of ebooks that are out there as well. And every day there are new books being added to the ranks. No bookstore could hold them all, and the numbers…
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richardlevesqueauthor March 13, 2015 2

Review: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere (audiobook)

I’ve just finished listening to the audiobook version of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, the preferred text read by the author. It’s been said that writers are often the worst readers of their own work, which may be true in some cases, but not this one. Gaiman’s rendering of the different characters’ voices is brilliant, vivid, and…
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richardlevesqueauthor September 20, 2012 0