Speculative Fiction That Asks Big Questions
(or How I Did It, a “.doc”-umentary) Part 7/? Latest update: Duncan finished the setup on my print version and sent me a proof to review. I cannot express to you the excitement of getting even that much closer to publication! I’ve picked a tentative new publication date but am not going to make that…
By Theophanes Avery © 2020 ISBN: 9798678763990 266 pages When Thetis learns from the soothsayer that her newborn Achilles is doomed to die in battle, Thetis thinks she can outwit the Fates by dipping Achilles in the River Styx, which renders him invulnerable. But as he gets older, she begins to doubt her solution, and…
(or How I Did It, a “.doc”-umentary) Part 6/? Latest update: I got word from Duncan, my cover designer, that his wife was home and on the mend. Thank goodness for that! I know he is relieved, as is she. In addition to my joy at that good news, I was able to send my…
(Presence Unknown, Paranormal Investigators, Book 1) By Maia Strong © 2021 ISBN-13: 978-0-9884004-5-0 312 pages Todd’s familiar with ghosts. He already has one in his vintage VW Beetle, and another in his house that steals his spoons. When the spoons in his coffee shop also disappear, Todd is convinced to call Ben and Frieda from…
By Harper L. Carnes © 2022 Print ISBN: 979-8-9862274-0-5 Ebook ISBN: 979-8-9862274-1-2 (Available September 13, 2022; cover forthcoming) Seventeen-year-old Seth’s haunted past shapes his brooding present and feeds the nightmares that still trouble him almost nightly. But when he meets Gabriel, a beautiful man several years his senior, things start looking up. Seth finally believes…
By Leslie Kain Atmosphere Press ISBN 978-1-63988-407-0 Ebook. © 2022 Mirror twins Devon and Gavin are raised in a household where men are tough, where their father believes Devon will always be a winner and Gavin will always be a loser. After years of his abusive indoctrination, Devon and Gavin believe it, too. Devon joins…
(or How I Did It, a “.doc”-umentary) Part 5/? We’re finally settled into our new home, which means additional tasks that suck time away from my writing and publishing, but I don’t mind. I’ve always loved weeding a garden, as long as the temps aren’t soaring in the upper 80s or 90s. I have my…
Book One of the Scribes Series By Dylan West Pickle Jar Press ISBN: 979-8-9859831-0-4 Paperback, 334 pages. © 2022 Forced to flee her homeworld as a child due to world-shattering earthquakes, Mallory now lives on Planet Daishon, where earthquakes are unheard of—until a big quake shakes the very foundations of everything she takes for granted,…
(or How I Did It, a “.doc”-umentary) Part 4/? In the last week or two of February, as well as all of March and April, I was far too absorbed with our move to even think about my manuscript. Instead, that time was spent searching for a new home, packing and sorting (our new home…
By Duncan Eagleson Pink Narcissus Press ISBN: Kindle, 372 pages. © 2014 Bay City is haunted by a supernatural serial killer the newsfeeds have named “The Beast.” City Boss Micah Roth calls on the Railwalkers—a shamanic Order trained in both clerical and warrior skills—to champion his cause and return the city to some semblance of…