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The Alvarium Experiment Presents Return to Earth For those who enjoyed The Prometheus Saga , you'll be pleased to hear that the Alvarium Experiment authors have published another collection of short stories called  Return to Earth . The stories are currently available as individual short stories in the Kindle Store. Today, I'm spotlighting author Ken Pelham. Interview with Ken Pelham Ken reads and writes in multiple genres and is a member of the Alvarium Experiment , the consortium of award-winning writers reinventing the way readers experience short fiction. His short story, “Under the Whelming Tide” is available in Kindle. Follow link to download while supplies last! Q: What was behind the Alvarium Experiment, and how did the group arrive at this second project, Return To Earth ? KP: All genres have their strengths and weaknesses. I’ve always loved short stories in general and science fiction short stories in particular, because the format lets ...

Radio Interview with Alvarium Experiment Authors Another first: I'm on the radio, Mom! As exciting, and nerve-racking, as it was to participate in a live interview in the Tampa Bay Tan Talk studio, it took me a month to listen. I was even more nervous to hear myself after the fact! Thankfully, Charles A. Cornell and Ken Pelham joined me on the show,  Joy on Paper  hosted by Patzi Gil. The three of us as representatives of the Alvarium Experiment tackled the interview together, and I'm so pleased with the end result. We revealed little known details about our author collaboration, the Alvarium Experiment, and our first short fiction collaboration, The Prometheus Saga . Each of us had equal opportunity during the hour to discuss our contribution to the Saga,  what we took away from the experience, and where we plan to go next. Anyone can listen to our interview which was originally featured February 4, 2016, on AM 1340. Visit the Joy on Paper ...

ALL-STAR TEAM OF WRITERS LAUNCH UNIQUE SCI-FI EXPERIENCE An all-star team of writers has set out to change the way you read science fiction. They’ve succeeded. The project, codenamed “The Alvarium Experiment,” has brought together twelve accomplished and award-winning authors. After a year of collaboration, they have produced The Prometheus Saga , a collection of short stories that examines the breadth of human existence through alien eyes, from prehistory to the present day. Building The Team The Alvarium group’s sterling personnel number one more than a professional football lineup. Its members come from all walks of life and specialize in diverse genres. Getting everyone to work together was a feat in itself, but in the members’ differences lies the group’s strength. Ken Pelham, group co-organizer and contributing author, explains the group’s guiding principles: “Alvarium is Latin for beehive. Like bees, which act independently toward a common goal, each of ...

For the next thirteen weeks, I'm hosting author interviews from The Prometheus Saga on my blog. Look for them each Monday. AUTHOR KEN PELHAM Our featured author today is Ken Pelham , author of " First World War ", a short story in The Prometheus Saga . " First World War " is available for FREE on Kindle today, 2/9 - 2/13, so be sure to download your copy! Welcome, Ken. Tell us, what inspired you to launch / join the Alvarium Experiment? For years, writers have been hearing, “Avoid the short story! There’s no money and no future in it! Write only novels, dammit!” But there’s been a sea change, caused by online publishing. Short is GOOD again. I’ve always loved short stories and have always wanted to be included in an anthology, so over the last year or two I’d been thinking about submitting work to an anthology somewhere. I’d been following some of the cool things authors like Hugh Howey were espousing, taking advantage of the amazing flexibility of th...

The question was posed: What is the Alvarium Experiment? Finally, the big reveal. The Alvarium Experiment is not so much a what, but a whom. Twelve award-winning authors are collaborating on a new kind of short story collection. I feel so very humbled to have been asked to join this experiment. That begs another question. What is the collection called? Answer: The Prometheus Saga The Prometheus Saga will be released in mid-to-late January 2015. The authors are...drumroll please... Charles A. Cornell (founder) Ken Pelham (founder) Bard Constantine Kay Kendall Parker Franci s Jade Kerrion Daco M.J. Carlson Elle Andrews Patt Doug Dandridge Antonio Simon, Jr. Bria Burton (me!) The experimental aspect involves the method by which readers will experience this new collection. Each author was given a general premise for one central character that must be incorporated into each story. The premise boundaries (within the science fiction genre) prov...

I joined a blog hop! Which doesn't actually have anything to do with an award, as far as I know. It's more like a game of virtual tag with no tag backs. I was tagged by Faydra Stratton , whom I met at the FWA Conference this past October. Other bloggers tagged include Beth Salmon , Serena Schreiber and Carrie Morgan . 10 Questions from Faydra: "It's the day before Thanksgiving. Let's start off with some holiday-themed questions..."    1. What traditional Thanksgiving dish do you wish would never show up on your table again? I'm not sure that I would exclude ANY of the dishes that I consider traditional. However, there is a dish that pops up as a favorite of a select few family members that just doesn't work for me: shrimp salad. I love seafood, I just don't generally want any with my turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. 2. How do you keep writing during the holiday season? Because my "job" this past year and a half has bee...