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Monday, November 21st, 2011
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8:50 pm
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I'm crawling out of the deepest, darkest depths of end-of-academic-year-marking-misery to post about a sale special on Walking to the Stars. Starting at 4pm EST, Monday 21st January, Walking to the Stars will be Eros ebooks' Deal-of-the-Day, on the Eros' front page, with the first ten copies selling for $0.99.
Here's the blurb for Walking to the Stars:
In the third Australis Liminus novel, the war is over and Samuel is on a secret mission in Australia for the rising World Government's space program. He knows he is under-prepared, and expects hardships, challenges and kangaroos. He wishes someone had told him just how large the kangaroos are, and how scary. And about the magic. Nick's farm is cold and bleak in the wild winter, but Samuel is grateful for the shelter, and for the chance to be close to Nick. It's there he meets Nick's friend, Talgerit, who is a budding magician with a taste for adventure, no boundaries and far too much enthusiasm. Beyond the farm is a wasteland, ruined by the war, where small outposts of people live surrounded by echoes of the past. Secrets live in the city, too, and bigger challenges face the three of them than forests and ghosts. All Samuel, Nick and Talgerit have to do is go to the city, find what Samuel's looking for, and get home again. The future is a long way to walk, even with someone you love.
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| Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
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| Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
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8:46 pm
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| Sunday, January 9th, 2011
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12:17 pm - Almost new release!
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"Unfinished Business" has been re-released as a stand alone story, after previously only having been available as part of the Another Fine Mess anthology: "Unfinished Business; an Undercover Blues story
Ryan and Jason's quiet life together is shaken when a reporter finds them, bringing desperate trouble over an unpaid debt from Jason's past. How far will Jason go to save Ryan? How much hasn't been said?
Everything Ryan thought he and Jason had left behind is back, and they're in more danger than ever before.
( excerpt behind the cut )
and I'm sharing the new release page with Angela Benedetti! Hi, Angie.
No, it's a typo. Hi Angie anyway.
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| Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
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7:08 pm
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I've over on the Torquere livejournal, offering to write Running the Nullarbor and Monsters Past timestamp ficlets on demand.
It's writing as performance art.
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| Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
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4:32 pm
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Walking to the Stars is now available, as an e-book, in multiple formats, or or as a paperback, from the Torquere Press website.
Fantastic Planet will have paperbacks imminently (shipping takes just a little bit of time), if you live somewhere vaguely south of the equator. Email Fantastic Planet at sales@fantasticplanet.net.au and they'll arrange your copy of Walking to the Stars.
Now, for a book blurb:
In the third Liminus Australis novel, the war is over and Samuel is on a secret mission in Australia for the rising World Government's space program. He knows he is under-prepared, and expects hardships, challenges and kangaroos. He wishes someone had told him just how large the kangaroos are, and how scary. And about the magic.
Nick's farm is cold and bleak in the wild winter, but Samuel is grateful for the shelter, and for the chance to be close to Nick. It's there he meets Nick's friend, Talgerit, who is a budding magician with a taste for adventure, no boundaries and far too much enthusiasm. Beyond the farm is a wasteland, ruined by the war, where small outposts of people live surrounded by echoes of the past. Secrets live in the city, too, and bigger challenges face the three of them than forests and ghosts.
All Samuel, Nick and Talgerit have to do is go to the city, find what Samuel's looking for, and get home again.
The future is a long way to walk, even with someone you love.
( Excerpt from Walking to the Stars behind the cut )
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| Friday, December 17th, 2010
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10:28 am
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I have a hard-working beta reader, Emily, who reads my drafts for me and corrects the worst of my punctation abuse, as well as my appalling entrenched Australianisms. It's a tedious job, without a lot of rewards, so I'm pleased to say, "Thank you, Emily," and post this:
Robots and Racecars recorded this cover of "I'm Not Okay" and dedicated it to her, because she is awesome.
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| Monday, November 8th, 2010
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9:44 am
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Hi!
I have a couple of releases coming out over the next months, so thought I'd let you know.
Walking to the Stars, the third Australis Liminus novel, is due for release immediately after Christmas.
And "Undercover Blues: Unfinished Business" is going to be released as a stand alone short story, early in 2011. "Unfinished Business" was previously published in the Another Fine Mess collection, but the collection has been unavailable for some time.
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| Monday, May 31st, 2010
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5:55 pm
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A good friend of mine, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=91.7) thdancingferret, is having a rotten time at the moment, and in the online version of helping out, we're having an auction to raise some funds for her. If you'd like to find out more about Chris, her life, and the auction, click on through here.
I've offered the following: Professional editing of up to ten thousand words. I will work with you to prepare a short story, or sample chapters, for submission for publication. (Starting bid is $25.) My auction item is at the bottom of the list here. And I know I've said ten thousand words, but if you'd like to bid large amounts, I'll edit large numbers of words for you.
Even if you're not interested in bidding on the chance to be edited by me, please consider bidding on one of the other auction items. Chris' friends are offering knitted goods! And art! And fic!
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| Sunday, December 20th, 2009
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5:38 pm
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When I checked my PO Box on Friday, it contained something I'd been waiting for eagerly, the CD Forget to Breathe, by James Butterworth.
That's James. *points up* The CD is full of gorgeous songs like "3 Days", all written and sung by James with the same direct honesty, and recorded professionally.
If you want to have a listen to more of the album, there are teasers up on James' myspace page.
Email James at jb-cd-sales@hotmail.com to order the CD, which is $17 Aus, plus postage.
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| Monday, December 7th, 2009
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7:11 am
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Last year, I posted about bunnymcfoo's Christmas project to raise money to buy underwear for teenagers in a homeless shelter in Spokane. That project was hugely successful, and she raised over $3000, which enough to buy a lot of underwear, warm clothes and toiletries.
She running the same appeal again this year. You can find her post here. Please drop past and leave her a dollar or two, if you have anything in your paypal account.
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| Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
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8:51 am
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Who'd like a Seasonal-type card from me? Comments are screened, so leave me a postal address.
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| Saturday, November 28th, 2009
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7:07 am
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| Saturday, September 19th, 2009
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8:49 am
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| Sunday, September 6th, 2009
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9:22 am
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Droit de Seigneur is now available on the Torquere site.
Accolon despises the tedious politics of Arthur's Court, but as a knight, he is obliged to attend. His new squire, Derryn, is sharp-tongued and clever, and takes very good care of Accolon. The pair of them wind up in the middle of a Court conspiracy, holding an enchanted blade and ensnared by a sorceress. Treason, betrayal, gossip and love--Accolon has never known Court to be so dangerous.
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*cough*
Can we all agree that none of you tell my Medieval Literature professor about this novella? Right? Because I don't think he'd be very amused.
( work safe snippet behind the cut )
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| Saturday, September 5th, 2009
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10:05 pm
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I'm over on ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=91.7) torquere_social, posting Not Safe For Work excerpts from an abandoned novel that some of you will have seen in an earlier draft. Later on today (well, tomorrow my time), I've got an Arcana, the Ace of Swords called "Droit de Seigneur", due to be released. Wander over, check out the excerpt, heckle from the back row if you like, and I'll be back with a purchase link for the Arcana later.
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| Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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7:47 am
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It's Torquere Press' birthday this month, and to celebrate, they're running an awesome birthday present competition.
And you get to try for lots of small presents, and one really big present. Head on over to the contest form, here on their website, and you'll see you have the options of entering just once, for an e-book reader, as well as hitting the form every day for a month, for the daily prize.
You can find the list of the daily prizes and the names of authors--like myself and Winnie Jerome--who are participating, over here, along with more information.
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| Sunday, August 16th, 2009
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8:11 am
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Torquere Press are having a sale, up until Monday midnight, US EST. 15% off everything, just put beatheat into the coupon slot when you check out.
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| Friday, August 14th, 2009
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10:58 pm
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| Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
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