Tag: Science Fiction

Science Fiction and Paranormal Fantasy with a Noir Twist

Some Definitions of Science Fiction

Is This Science Fiction? Or This? Both? I started teaching my Science Fiction class at Fullerton College last week, a course we offer every two years. It’s been nice having conversations with students about my favorite genre; some of the students bring a lot of background, and others are “sci fi curious” so it’s a good…
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February 4, 2014 1

Two Years Before the Mast

So there I was, sitting in the lobby at the Upland Martial Arts Center, watching my daughter (a green belt at the time), go through her forms when the karate-dad sitting next to me mentioned that he’d just put a novel up on Lulu. He’d had a couple of mysteries he’d written years before that…
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January 27, 2014 0

Take Back Tomorrow on Sale for 99 cents

Time Travel–Pulp Fiction Style Take Back Tomorrow is on sale for 99 cents for a limited time. Romance, mystery, pulp fiction, unscrupulous writers, and even more unscrupulous publishers….oh, and Time Travel, too.  It’s all there in Take Back Tomorrow, on sale now for just 99 cents at Amazon, today and tomorrow only. 43 Amazon Reviews…
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January 24, 2014 0

Housekeeping

I’ve been a bit quiet the last couple of weeks, but now I’m ready to get back to posting more regularly. With a few weeks off from my day job, getting ready for the new semester to start, I’ve used the time to take care of a few things on my To-Do list. One was…
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January 14, 2014 0

It’s Not Too Late–Win a Signed Paperback

Did you miss it? To celebrate this week’s release of my YA Post-Apocalypse novel, The Girl at the End of the World, I’ve been running a Giveaway on the blog. 2 lucky winners will receive a signed paperback of the new book, and all you have to do to enter is go to my Sneak…
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December 6, 2013 0

The Girl at the End of the World: Sneak Peek and Giveaway

New Book! My new novel, The Girl at the End of the World, is now available in ebook and paperback form. To celebrate I’m offering a sneak peak here as well as a Giveaway. Would you like to win a signed copy of the paperback? Just leave a comment at the end of this post.…
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December 2, 2013 7

A Soundtrack for the End of the World

Counting down to the release of The Girl at the End of the World, I’ve been thinking more and more about apocalypses. When people contemplate the end of the world, they often wonder how it could happen and what they’d do to survive. But have you ever thought about what would be on your iPod…
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November 26, 2013 3

Guest Interview: The Girl at the End of the World

Today I’m pleased to welcome Scarlett Fisher to the blog. For those of you who don’t know, Scarlett has the distinction of being one of very few survivors of a plague that strikes in the novel, The Girl at the End of the World. Scarlett has been kind enough to take time out from her…
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November 20, 2013 4

Pulp Fiction Time Travel on Sale for 99 cents

  Romance, mystery, pulp fiction, unscrupulous writers, and even more unscrupulous publishers….oh, and Time Travel, too.  It’s all there in Take Back Tomorrow, on sale now for just 99 cents at Amazon. This is part of an Amazon Countdown deal, so the price will go up in increments for the rest of the week. 41 Amazon…
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November 13, 2013 0

Cyberpunk Dystopian Science Fiction–On Sale 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 My dystopian Science Fiction novel, Strictly Analog, is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon.com. Fans of William…
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November 11, 2013 0