Aurora Rising

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Vertigo Excerpt, Starshine Character Index & More

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No one said writing full-time wouldn't be a full-time job, right?

  • You were able to read the beginning of Starshine months before its release - why shouldn't you be able to do the same for Vertigo? I'm very pleased to share the first chapter of Vertigo today! Read it here. Let me know what you think.

  • As promised in "5 Things I Learned," a detailed (and hopefully stylish) Character Index (Dramatis Personae) is now available here.

  • The Kindle version of the novel has been revised to include both the Dramatis Personae and the Vertigo excerpt.

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iTunes, Audiobook, Interview & 5 Quirky Things

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Here in beautiful Colorado, we foolishly assumed spring had at last arrived on account of the 70+ degree temperatures last week. We were wrong, as evidenced by the snow currently coating the back yard. It's never boring in Colorado.

  • First, welcome to all the new subscribers who have signed up since finishing Starshine. It's great to have you here :).

  • New blog post, 5 Things I Learned Writing (and Publishing) Starshine. Give this one a read, I think it's worth your time.

  • Starshine is now available on iTunes! I'll spare you the tale of woe which caused it to take 7 weeks and simply say - check it out for your iPad or iPhone.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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I'm now balancing writing Vertigo with promoting Starshine, but I still find myself stopping short several times a day in amazement at and thankfulness for how well the novel is performing and the wonderful thoughts people have shared about it, publicly and privately.

  • 3 weeks after release, Starshine remains in Amazon's Top 10 Sci-Fi and Top 5 Space Opera and Sci-Fi - Adventure Hot New Releases (with several stints at #1 in Adventure). It's a Top 10 Space Opera Bestseller and Top 5 in several sci-fi subcategories. Perhaps most importantly, it holds a 4.9 star rating on both Amazon and GoodReads with more than 20 fantastic reviews. Keep them coming!

    • I've added a page to the website with Review Highlights - mostly for newcomers, but you are welcome to peruse it :)

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Friday, April 4, 2014

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It has been an incredible ten days.

  • Starshine is currently #11 on the Amazon Bestsellers List in Sci-Fi—Space Opera, #4 in Sci-Fi—Space Exploration and #75 [Edit: #67!] in all Science Fiction. It is #20 on Amazon's Hot New Releases in Science Fiction, #6 in Sci-Fi—Space Opera, and #12 in Sci-Fi—Adventure. Which is...AMAZING. I am overwhelmed with joy (you can tell from the dancing...if you could see the dancing, that is). You can find everywhere Starshine is available here.

  • I talk about how these thrilling numbers came about in a new blog post, A Singular Day. Future posts will focus on the world of Aurora Rising, the characters and the story, but I wanted to share this more personal post with you all today.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014: Publication

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STARSHINE is now available for purchase all around the internet!

  • Here is the link to the Amazon page for the Kindle eBook:

  • And the Amazon page for the paperback (it may take Amazon a few days to connect the two versions): 

  • The eBook is also available on BarnesandNoble.com for the Nook, Google Play for Android phones and tablets, and you can add it to your shelf on Goodreads.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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OKAY. Let's publish a book, shall we?

  • SUBSCRIBERS: You will get an email this Friday or (more likely) Saturday with a link and instructions on how to download your FREE Special Edition Starshine eBook :). Why a Special Edition? As thanks for all your support and encouragement, of course!

  • Barring apocalyptic events, the Starshine eBook will be available next Tuesday, March 25th on Amazon (including all international sites), Barnes&Noble/Nook, Google Play and Kobo (Apple is notoriously slow in its publishing process, so it may not be available on iTunes until later in the week) for $3.99 (or equivalent foreign currency).