News for May 28th, 2010

Rick Copple says: I'm a guest blogger for a second time, within a month of the last one I think. This time I'm on Gareth L. Powell's blog. He is a science fiction writer. I wrote an article I titled: "Words Gone Wild." You can go there and tell me how off the mark I am. Or not, your call. :D
http://www.garethlpowell.com/words_gone_wild/



Taylor Kent says: the brand new Adventures of The Snarky Avenger web comic has launched. You can find it in all its glory at http://snarkyavengercomic.com. Check it out, subscribe, leave a comment!

Mike Duran has posted an article entitled Why “Supernatural Fiction” is Under-Represented in Christian Bookstores. It makes great reading and points out an important for those of us who are advocates of speculative fiction. http://mikeduran.com/?p=7344

Here's a round-up of what's current at Variance Publishing: lots of near-future technothrillers and even a fantasy, by the looks of it... http://variancepublishing.blogspot.com/2010/05/promo-me-baby.html

News for March 5th, 2010

Jeremy Robinson announces the kickoff for the Thrillevangelist program, in which US readers can sign up to complete a few simple tasks, and receive free copies of his books Beneath, Pulse and Instinct in print and audio versions! For more information and full instructions, go here: http://jeremyrobinsononline.com/thrillevangelist.html

A.P. Fuchs announces the release on Kindle of the comic Axiom-Man: Of Magic and Men. For more details on this story and a video trailer, go to http://apfuchs.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/axiom-man-of-magic-and-men-now-on-amazon-kindle/.

Rick Copple says: A short story of mine, "Water Fight," has been accepted into Residential Aliens' new anthology coming out in May, "While the Morning Star Sings."
I know a couple of other LGGers have stories that will appear in it as well: Fred Warren and Stoney Setzer. Kat Heckenbach is there too, with "The Guitar."

T.W. Ambrose, intrepid editor at Digital Dragon, announces a new podcast Tim and Jeff’s Geeked Out Show of Awesome Awesomeness which began on February 8th. For more information, visit Tim's post here: http://www.twambrose.net/2010/02/tim-and-jeffs-geeked-out-show-of-awesome-awesomeness.html

DRY ICE DREAMS and The Macro Mechanic's Manifesto by A.P. Fuchs

Dry Ice Dreams, the first book/issue of the bookazine series, Bumper Sticker Shine, by A.P. Fuchs is now available at the following on-line retailers:

Paperback:

Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1926712315/themaniworlof-20Amazon.ca - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1926712315/theoffisiteof-20
Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1926712315?ie=UTF8&tag=thofsiofauapf-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1926712315
Other On-line Retailers - http://www.bestwebbuys.com/9781926712314

eBook:

Amazon Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002YCXFJA/themaniworlof-20
Drivethruhorror.com - http://horror.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=65812&affiliate_id=79491
Mobipocket - http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=245467

Synopsis:

Mined from independent publisher and writer A.P. Fuchs's archives comes a collection of horror fiction, essays on independent publishing, poetry, self-publishing questions, a new 21-page comic written just for this book, and more.

Not only will you be entertained, but if you've ever considered independent publishing but didn't know what to make of it or how to go about it, Dry Ice Dreams contains insights from the man who made a career out of it.

A must-have book for anyone who wanted to get a glimpse into the world of a do-it-yourselfer but wasn't sure where to look.

The last Coscom Entertainment release: Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers - http://www.coscomentertainment.com/robinhoodzombies.html

For our full list of books, please see: http://www.coscomentertainment.com

The Macro Mechanic's Manifesto, the second book/issue of the bookazine series, Bumper Sticker Shine, by A.P. Fuchs is now available at the following on-line retailers:

Paperback:

Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1926712331/themaniworlof-20
Amazon.ca - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1926712331/theoffisiteof-20
Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1926712331?ie=UTF8&tag=thofsiofauapf-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1926712331
Other On-line Retailers - http://www.bestwebbuys.com/9781926712338

eBook:

Amazon Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002ZP8KMS/themaniworlof-20
Drivethruhorror.com - http://horror.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=65944&affiliate_id=79491
Mobipocket - http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=249784

Synopsis:

The Macro Mechanic's Manifesto takes you deep into the world of independent publishing with essays pulled from A.P. Fuchs's archives, along with horror fiction, a superhero tale, poetry, photos, a self-publishing Q&A and more.

This collection takes a look at the ups and downs of trying to make it in publishing on your own terms and the mentality needed to see it through.

Part motivation, part inspiration, and all entertainment, The Macro Mechanic's Manifesto will once more open your eyes to doing things yourself in the crazy world of book publishing.