Writing for the Love

What: Lance & Ringo Tails  paperback and ebook signing The Prometheus Saga   book signing Little Angel Helper  ebook signing When: Saturday, Nov 7, 2015 2 - 8 PM Where: Tampa Bay Book Fair Park Station 5851 Park Blvd Pinellas Park, FL I'll be signing books during the Tampa Bay Book Fair on Saturday, Nov. 7th. The event includes readings, panels, and workshops. Several local authors will be there signing their books. Stop by and get a signed copy of one (or several) of my books! Lance & Ringo Tails  is available in paperback and/or ebook format. Thanks to Autography , I'll be personalizing and signing ebooks at the event. The Prometheus Saga includes my short story, "On Both Sides." This award-winning collection of historical and science fiction is available in paperback. Also available in ebook only is  Little Angel Helper . The novella, a 2015 RPLA Finalist,...

At this year's RPLA Banquet, I listened as each category winner was announced, and the joy of writer after writer swept over the room. As a contributor to The Prometheus Saga , I was equally thrilled for my fellow Alvarium Experiment authors who won awards, including some of the Saga stories: Jade Kerrion, Antonio Simon, Jr., Parker Francis, Ken Pelham, Daco, and Elle Andrews Patt (not pictured). When the novella category came up, I waited as 3rd, 2nd, and 1st places were announced. Finalist Little Angel Helper was not among them, and I admit I had a brief moment of disappointment. I'm really proud of that little novella, but as in all contests, we cannot all be winners. And I quickly realized that being a 2015 RPLA Finalist is still a thrill, too. The very last genre was Women's Fiction. As 3rd and 2nd Place were announced in the Unpublished category, my shoulders slumped and I found myself giving up hope. If anything, I thought I would get 3rd Place, may...

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 ...

Listen to " A Dream Within A Dream ," my first audio production which is featured on the Journey Into... podcast. I narrated the story and freesound.org provided the sound effects, including the music. It's free to listen to the short story on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or any device that links to the web. More detailed instructions at the end of this post. PODCASTING: HOW I ENDED UP PRODUCING A STORY I've been a fan of the Journey Into... podcast for several years now. The host, Marshal Latham, presents narrated fiction stories, sometimes full cast readings, along with Old Time Radio Shows (think Orson Welles, classic Hitchcock adaptations, The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, X-Minus One science fiction, etc). A couple of years ago, Marshal hosted an Edgar Allan Poe writing contest. Stories had to be titled after a work of Poe's, but the rest was up to the author. I wrote "A Dream Within A Dream," but my submission got lost in cyber space. ...