I put the next Ambassador book, The Forgotten War on preorder for 24 May 2021 so that I could have a link to put in the back of book 10, and I’ve just passed 100 preorders on Amazon. For a book to be published NEXT YEAR! I’m astonished. OK so…
The Secret Pen Name experiment that’s not so secret anymore. Some of you will be aware that I started a pen name in July. There were several reasons for this (in order of importance): All my books are widely distributed. I’d experimented with Kindle Unlimited with the Dragonspeaker books, but…
Indie Superstars Storybundle The Indie Superstars Storybundle puts together a number of books from well-known self-published authors. It includes my ISF-Allion novel Juno Rising. Crystalline Space – Dark Stars Trilogy Book 1 by A.K. DuBoff “A refreshing approach to the genre. Crystalline Space sets the bar high as the first book in a…
The first book of the new Dragonspeaker Chronicles series is now available on my website. More info here. This is part of a new series that follows the Ghostspeaker Chronicles but can be read independently. For the writers, I’m trying something new with this series. The Dragonspeaker Chronicles books will…
Exit Kindleboards. Those of you who know me or have read my self-publishing books will know that I’ve been a fan of the Kindleboards as a place where new writers find out about news and best practices. As of this week, I no longer recommend that anyone even goes to…
To be published soon: a series of three novellas featuring agents Jonathan Bartell and Gaby Larsen. Realistic science fiction mixed with mystery and a touch of whodunnit. Set in the real solar system, the three novellas explore the difficulties in maintaining healthy environments for people in space and the many,…
Further to the epic rant I shared last week, I listened to Mark Dawson’s interview with the mysterious Data Guy this morning. I got up at 4am, drove to the city to drop off my husband to the bus to Canberra (where he has a course this week, so has…
A little news post. Sand & Storm went live on 24 June and the sequel, Sea & Sky, is set to release on 20 September. I’ve actually just received the final files today, but will probably stick to the schedule because the audiobook of Ambassador 1 should be dropping in…
Ever since I nicknamed my mailing list “The Beast” I got a lot more people joining. That mailing list is my personal author list, and has information about my books and my writing. I take part in a lot of giveaways and cross promotions, and those attract another group of…
As some people already know, I’ve been getting ready to move into audio books. This is not a decision to take lightly, because 1. it’s expensive, and probably only worth it if you have books that sell, 2. I’m in Australia, and I don’t have direct access to ACX, 3….
