Aurora Rising

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Vertigo Release Details & Contest

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Nine days and counting.

  • As I announced a few weeks ago, Vertigo will be available on Thursday, September 25th. Links to sales pages will be available here, with updates as soon as I have new links.
  • The ebook version will be an Amazon exclusive, at least for the first 90 days. Kindle Unlimited has put Starshine in the hands of 3x more readers in the last two months than B&N, iTunes, Google Play and Kobo did combined in four months, and I can't pass up that opportunity for Vertigo. The paperback isn't affected, and in short order will be available at online booksellers worldwide.
  • I'm giving away signed paperbacks of Vertigo and Starshine! See the new blog post for contest details.
  • In celebration of the release of Vertigo, Starshine is on sale for $0.99 now through October 6th. Tell your friends who have been on the fence they can now read it for pennies.

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Vertigo Release Date

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I'm thrilled to announce that Vertigo will be released on September 25, 2014!

That is all.

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P.S.: Also, the website has been doused in lavender paint, and Vertigo now has a splash page and a quotes page. It also has a Goodreads page. Okay, that really is all.

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Exciting Vertigo News & Starshine Sale

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You know how the teaser for Vertigo at the end of Starshine says "Coming Next Winter"? Is October 'winter' by chance?

  • So Vertigo is going very well. It's been edited about five times, and as of yesterday is off to some awesome people for review. Katie, Jules, Mark, Anne, Carole, EJ, Claire, a million 'thank you's!
  • With all the standard caveats, I'm tentatively eyeing an October 8th, 2014 release date; if the next month goes spectacularly, perhaps even as early as the end of September. Stay tuned.
    • [EDIT:] September 25th looks good to me!
  • Those progress meters over on the right have been updated to reflect the book's 'mostly complete' status. Before too long you're going to see a Transcendence word meter show up over there as well - because I have learned the hard way that it is far easier to just keep writing than to stop writing and begin again!

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Kindle Unlimited & Other News

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Look out, I'm in a wacky mood this week (see the new blog post for proof). Must be all the summer sunshine....

  • Starshine is now available in the shiny new Kindle Unlimited. It's a subscription service Amazon launched last week, more or less a Netflix/Spotify for books. For $9.99/month, you can read as many books as you can manage from a selection of over 600K books in the program.

  • Participation requires Amazon digital exclusivity for 90 days, so that means the number of retailers carrying the Starshine ebook has shrunk a bit. It doesn't affect paperback distribution, and you don't need a Kindle device to read the ebook—Kindle apps are available for virtually all mobile devices, PC, Mac and the cloud.

  • The internet writing world is all aflutter over the Amazon/Hachette dispute and now Kindle Unlimited. You can read my thoughts on these important philosophical issues in a new blog post: Amazon, Hachette, Kindle Unlimi— Oh, Who Am I Kidding?. You really, truly want to. Trust me. Go ahead, click the link.

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Audiobook Giveaway

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The fine people at Audible have generously given me a chunk of free codes for the Starshine audiobook, so naturally I'm giving them to you!

  • I've launched a Rafflecopter Giveaway this morning - it will run until next Friday, July 11th, at 12pm EST. You can enter using the widget at the bottom of this post or the one on the home page, this link, or on my Facebook page. There are multiple options for entry, and you only need choose one. 10 codes are up for grabs.

  • You can listen to a 5-minute preview on Amazon and Audible. Links to the Starshine Audiobook:

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Audiobook Release! Plus, Alex & Caleb Tell All, & Tracking Vertigo Progress

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We had a terrific time at Denver Comic Con last week, and came away with art, autographs, and many business cards :).

  • I'm thrilled to announce the release of audiobook for Starshine, narrated by the wonderful Pyper Down. You can get on Amazon or directly from Audible. It should be available on iTunes within the next few days (I'll update this post with a link once it's posted).

  • New blog post: A Conversation with the Intrepid Heroes of Starshine. I had entirely too much fun writing this, so I hope you enjoy it! (As an aside, while it is my policy to take all criticism seriously, Alex has a more cavalier attitude....)