The Voyage of the Minotaur – Update from Baen Books

I got an update from Baen Books:

We’re running behind, but should read your manuscript within a month.

In the meantime I am working on a new draft and should be ready within a few weeks so I can either send it to Baen or submit it somewhere else.

Brechalon: Second Draft Finished

I finished the second draft of Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 0: Brechalon. The only thing is to give it a final edit and publish it, but…
I don’t want to publish it until I know something about the disposition of Book 1: The Voyage of the Minotaur. I haven’t heard back from Baen Books. I’d like to know if I can get it published, or if I’m going to do it myself. The whole purpose of Book 0 is to build up interest for Book 1, 2, 3, etc.
So, I’ve decided to contact Baen and see if they have anything for me, then do one more edit of book 1 and send it to as many other potential publishers as possible. I’ll send it to some agents too, those I haven’t already approached.
I feel like I have to have some resolution, before I can move on, even though there are three projects that are begging for my attention. I woke up thinking about things to add to Nova Dancer. Women of Power is sitting there with three full chapters, as is Knights of Amathar. Any of these, I’ll self-publish.

Top 10 DRM-free Ebooks for 2009

Ebooks Just Published has posted a list of the Top 10 DRM-free ebooks published this year. You can imagine how happy I am to find that Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess made the cut. According to the site, the list is based on “user reviews, star ratings, and uniqueness.”
You can find the list here.

New "His Robot Girlfriend" Review on Feedbooks

Here is the latest review of His Robot Girlfriend on Feedbooks. This one by Markos.

“His Robot Girlfriend” was thoroughly enjoyable. I found it titillating, but it never decended into the grotesque or vulgar. My wife is a 5th through 7th-grade French and Spanish teacher at a private school here in Fort Worth, Texas, and I laughed out loud at the first few chapters especially, where the classes are described.

I was intrigued at the particular version of near-future reality painted in words, which was nicely subliminal. One picks up that mankind was not able to completely arrest global warming, that certain things like food and clothing are anywhere from 100% to 200% higher, but interestingly, a sophisticated, humanlike robot is a mere $2700. (Forgive any minor inaccuracies. I just got done reading the book over the course of a couple of days). Fascinating!

I, too, was going to sheepishly submit a list of typos, but looks like that isn’t necessary.

Looking forward eagerly to reading your others. msm

Thanks a lot Markos. Glad you enjoyed it.

Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorceress – Coming soon to paperback.

I just sent off for the latest proof of the paperback edition of Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorceress. Hopefully it will be all set and can appear at Amazon and other fine booksellers soon.
On a related note, I updated the digest edition of His Robot Girlfriend to the newest (and hopefully error free) edit. If you purchase it by following the links at the right or by buying it on Amazon, you will get the new version.

Princess of Amathar – Only 719 Rupees

Gotta love the internet. I found this site where you can purchase a copy of Princess of Amathar, if you are living in INDIA. It’s quite a buy at Ru 719. If anyone in India buys one, I’ll be happy to send you an autographed paperback of His Robot Girlfriend.

Happy Christmas Everyone!

Happy Christmas to everyone. Now have a hot chocolate and get some rest.

His Robot Girlfriend – Rated Nine Times on Goodreads

His Robot Girlfriend has been rated nine times on Goodreads. Everything from 2 to 5 stars. Aaron Eiche says:

A quick read, only a hundred or so pages. As the title suggests, it’s about a guy and his girlfriend, who is a robot. It’s not brilliant writing, but it is an enjoyable story and offers a glimpse into the future. It also pokes a bit of fun at the current age. I definitely recommend it.

And while I might have a disagreement with the “not brilliant writing part”, at least he recommends it in the end.

Now get to bed kiddies… Santa is already in the air!

His Robot Girlfriend – New Edit

I’ve just finished the re-edit of His Robot Girlfriend. You can download updated ebook by following the links to the right. The paper book versions will be following. There were a total of thirty-two mistakes corrected. I hope that was all of them.

Princess of Amathar – Pirated!

I just discovered while googling around that there are pirated copies of Princess of Amathar floating around the net. Now it’s not as if I am making any money off of the book, and I’ve given away more ebook copies than I’ve sold. So I guess I’ve got to feel flattered. I just hope somebody reads those copies and remembers my name.