L.D. Tidwell is putting together a wonderful anthology based off of what he calls ‘Mystic Punk’. Think urban fantasy and magic realism mixed with cyberpunk and social protest.
The anthology is being crowdfunded through indiegogo.com and donations are very welcome. There are quite a few perks, including signed copies of the book and assistance promoting your own projects. (He’s particularly hoping to get bands on board with this).
The indiegogo page can be found here.
The ebook version of Comets and Criminals is now live through Amazon…slightly early!
$2.99 for the ebook, which is available in Kindle, ePub and PDF versions through their web site, Amazon and Smashwords.
If you would rather not pay, all but one of the stories will be posted on the web site at intervals through the next quarter. However, it’s worth the $2.99 just for the extra bonus story, Garrote, by M. Bernando.
Get your copy direct from the publisher here: http://www.cometsandcriminals.com/shop/
I’m very pleased to announce that Comets and Criminals #2 will feature my story ‘The Emperor’s Grandson’. This is actually an out-of-genre story for me – it’s a straight historical with pretty much no speculative elements. The issue itself is a mixed bag of genres (sometimes within the same story), but there are quite a few historicals in there.
And mice with spectacles. (I’m not responsible for the mice with spectacles. I just wish I was).
Follow this link to see the beautiful cover art by Lou Badillo.
And find the full table of contents here.
Release date is January 1! That’s not too far away, folks.
My Amazon Author page is now live at https://www.amazon.com/author/jenniferrpovey. (It was set up remarkably quickly once I got the information in – kudos to Amazon on that. Whatever else you say about them, they’re fast).
The London Incident was uploaded to Amazon Kindle Direct earlier today and is now live. Enjoy this great science fiction short story for only 99 cents.
Find the Amazon link here.
For other devices, the story can also be found on Smashwords here. If you have multiple devices of different types, use the Smashwords link as this allows you to purchase once and then download in all formats, as often as you need to.
My historical short ‘The Emperor’s Grandson’ has been accepted by the new e-zine Comets and Criminals (based in New Zealand – not sure why people down-under seem to like my stories, but they often do). I wasn’t sure where I was going to place this one as it’s out of my normal genre, so very pleased to have a contract in my hands.
I know. I wasn’t paying attention and missed this post from November 9, but here is the finalized in-order table of contents for the FISH! Anthology. (Assuming the editors don’t change any titles, that is).
http://daganbooks.com/2011/11/08/fish-table-of-contents-in-print-order-2/
Planned release date is February 8, 2012.
Eep. It seems I’ve been censored! Uh oh. What’s going on with this? Where’s my name gone? Where’s my voice gone?
Nobody likes censorship, although millions of people live under it every day. In North Korea, most people aren’t even allowed internet access. China blocks dissidents with its Great Firewall. But we’re in the United States. The Land of the Free. Nobody’s going to be blocking me out here, right?
Wrong.
This is why you’re seeing people’s logos censored all over the net. The Stop Internet Piracy Act.
Wait, you say. But aren’t you a content creator? Shouldn’t you be in favor of stopping piracy? I’ve spoken out on my other blog against Digital Rights Management before.
This is far, far worse.
It makes sites responsible for infringing content posted by users. Somebody posts a video to Youtube with a copyrighted song? Copyright owner can sue Youtube. The same with Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus. ALL of those sites will have to preview all user content or risk expensive lawsuits.
Can you really imagine that even a huge company like Google or Facebook can afford to do this? If you can’t imagine that, then imagine the internet without social media.
Imagine the internet without blogging platforms such as Blogspot or WordPress.com.
Imagine the world as it was before the internet, with those who fight tyranny unable to get their words out.
If you don’t want to imagine that, write your Congressman NOW and ask him to oppose SOPA. I don’t normally do politics. I’d rather not be doing politics now. But as a content creator and one who relies on intellectual property for income, I absolutely oppose any measures to prevent piracy that have the primary effect of inconveniencing legitimate users.
SOPA would not just inconvenience people. It might well put them or their livelihood in danger.
As you can see, I just completely redid this web site. It’s more dynamic, is a different color scheme, and I think the content is a lot better organized now. I’d particularly direct everyone’s attention to the ‘Free Stuff‘ section – if you just want to check stuff out without paying for it, there are plenty of stories in there.
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