Over the past couple of weeks, I've been running an Instafreebie promotion (where science fiction readers sign up to my newsletter and receive a free copy of my novel, "FACES OF JANUS"). Then Google Alerts notified me that the novel was available on a few pirate sites. I checked and found that one site claimed not …
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KINDLE/NOOK AND NOVELS GIVEAWAY COMPETITION The contest I announced last week is now over and the winners' names will be released next week. So keep those fingers crossed. REVERSALS (Apologies to followers who received a draft copy of this post, sent in error last week. And this contains an update.) It's well known that book reviews are important to readers making …
Space Opera Readers
Enter to Win a Summer Bundle of Sci-Fi Novels PLUS a New eReader! Today, I have a fun surprise I’d like to share with you. I’ve teamed up with space opera science fiction authors to give away a huge collection of novels to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet to the …
Blurb Versions: One Plot, Three Stories
I'm offering Faces Of Janus free for a couple of weeks for sci-fi fans' summer reading enjoyment. (Grab it here or click the image below.) Writing the short descriptive blurb for the promotion was hard. (Hell, I took 60,000 words to tell the story and now you want it in 70 words?) You see, there …
Faces Of Janus: New Cover and Answers
Cover Confession Time Newbie mistake #1: "Faces of Janus" was my first published book. If you've read it (thank you and I hope you enjoyed it), you'll see how the two-faced image represented the JCorp logo, the lead characters' internal conflicts, the deceptions encountered, and the disguises adopted. But if you haven't read the book …
JANUS PARADISI
A sci-fi series set in the shared universe of Paradisi Chronicles... Paradise is a ride away - if you survive the journey. Read the first chapter of FACES OF JANUS here. In FACES OF JANUS, Angel Flores' security agents uncover the lie behind Earth's greatest corporate conspiracy. They fight for places on humanity's incredible journey. Her lover, Zag, …
Beyond Beginnings: Sequels
A Good Year End In November 2016 I became a published novel author, building on my years as a short story writer. Where do you go from there? You write the sequel. Actually, I started writing the sequel long before I published "Faces of Janus". It's already gone out to beta readers, for publication in Spring 2017. My …
What’s With Wattpad?
I heard a few good things about Wattpad during 2014. Wikipedia (December 20, 2016) says... "Wattpad is an online storytelling community where users post written works such as articles, stories, fan fiction, and poems, either through the website or the mobile app... As of April 2014: [Yes, 2014] 85% of its traffic and usage comes from …
December Treats!
An early Merry Christmas treat for you all. (Or a treat for whatever you celebrate at this time of year.) I have joined together with a group of brilliant authors to bring to your attention some excellent, sky-high Sci-fi & Fantasy novels at low, low prices. For more info, click here! You can painlessly squeeze the …
Insights on a Launch
Interviews with Janus Security Corporation personnel Angel Flores : Executive Officer "I worked hard to get from a favela to the executive floor of JCorp tower. Huge office, wonderful view, penthouse suite... I had always aimed for the stars. It was just a metaphor, until one day... If I had stuck to my job and my affair with …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
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