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About wesleyallison

Author of twenty science-fiction and fantasy books, including the popular "His Robot Girlfriend."

Princess of Amathar Preview at Feedbooks

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There is a new preview of Princess of Amathar at Feedbooks.com.  You can find it here.  The thing is that you can get a free preview of this book at any ebookstore that carries it.  But Feedbooks was such a great help in getting my name established as an author and I wanted to get all of my books out on this site.  Unfortunately, Feedbooks, which became a bookseller in a addition to a free distributor not long ago, doesn’t let indies (who charge) publish through them.  I’m hoping that one of the distribution deals that Smashwords has in the works is with this site.  In the meantime, you can expect to see special previews of more of my works at Feedbooks.

First Draft Completed!

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The first draft of Blood Trade is done!  I’m so happy, I’m giddy.  I’ve been working on this since early March.  There is still a lot to be done.  I just read chapter six to the Shared Word Writers Group, and while the reception was positive, there were many typos and mistakes to fix.  There are also more than a few rough spots that need to be smoothed out and some major revision to be done.

I’m setting it aside for at least a week, so that I can get a set of fresh eyes.  Then I’ll do the second draft.  That should only take me a few weeks.  I’ll let you know when I get there.  For now… Hooray!

On the Last Chapter

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Yay!  I’m on the last chapter of the draft!  I should have about four more pages to write.  This means, as I predicted that the draft will come in a bit shorter than originally plotted.  93 pages instead of 104.  That is primarily due to some huge rewriting at the end.  Everything originally plotted happens, but not in the same way or the same order that I originally thought it up.

I’ve been kicking myself because I haven’t been able to write the four pages a day that I originally planned.  But today?  Five pages!  Woot Woot!  Okay so that means the publication date is going to be somewhere near September 1.  A couple of weeks for draft number 2.  Three weeks for editing.  Maybe a draft 3.  And then I can forget everything I know about vampires.

Author Wesley Allison Page on Facebook

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I have had an author page on Facebook for a while now, but haven’t been using it much.  Beginning this week, I will be sending my blog posts to this page instead of my personal page.  If you are a Facebook user, please check out my author page and “Like” it.

Each of my books have their own book page on Facebook, and you can feel free to look for those pages and like them as well.  I will be reposting any blog entries that have to do with that book to that book’s page.

Netflix Price Change

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Netflix recently announced they are unlinking their streaming and disk-through-mail plans.  If you never were interested in streaming programs from Netflix, I think this works out as a price cut for you.  But if you wanted to stream video and get disks in the mail, this is a HUGE price increase.  I immediately cancelled my disks by mail and went with streaming only.  I’m going to be using RedBox a lot more.  In the next few days, I’ll tell you how to get the most out of your local Redbox.

Diana Nyad is the Greatest

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Diana Nyad is perhaps the greatest living athlete.  I’d put her up against any football or basketball player.  Here she is pictured after her 1979 attempt to swim from Bimini to Florida.  Now at age 61, she’s in training to swim from Cuba to Florida.  I bet she’ll do it too.

Entire World of DC Changing

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DC Comics is getting ready to completely restart their entire universe this October, all of the characters face major changes and all the comic series will be restarted at number one.  Even the big three– Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are changing.

Countdown to finishing the First Draft

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At this point it’s easier to count down how many pages I have left, at least as I originally plotted the book.  29!  Twenty nine pages left.  Now since every book I’ve ever written has been shorter than originally plotted, we can expect that there might be fewer.  It feels so good to be within sight of the end though.  This has been a much harder story to tell than just about anything I’ve ever written.  I’ll keep you informed.

Currently Reading: A Private Hope

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Who is Kat Emmons?
 Residents of Baylor, a northern Michigan town, are not only questioning who Kat Emmons is, but how is the 18-year-old high school senior able to find and print news before it’s published in the local newspaper? Kat’s previous articles lead to a state attorney general’s investigation into Chief Wayne Crawford’s police department, and now the Baylor board of education and its controversial new superintendent, Thomas Pyles, are in Kat’s journalistic crosshairs.
Kat, a private person who two years earlier transferred schools from Oregon to be with her grandmother, Anna Fletcher, lives with a past personal tragedy and the discovery of a buried family secret that consumes her daily thoughts and life. Under the guidance of her teacher Robert Bailey, she’s turned to investigative journalism to escape her demons and suddenly has become the talk of the town.
But the town faces its own troubling times, as well. Schools, in a financial crisis, may close; TB-infected deer have contaminated cattle herds; and the local cement plant now burns hazardous chemicals to stay open. While seemingly unrelated, these events are not.
Unbeknown to Kat, her articles begin a process that will unravel the town’s mysteries and expose a nefarious international plot of corruption and murder that threatens the town’s existence. No one in Baylor is safe; no one is protected. Will she find the truth? Will she also learn for herself the answer to the question on everyone’s mind:

Who is Kat Emmons?

Author R.R. Phillips is a friend of mine and has been very helpful with my own writing and editing, so I ‘ve been looking forward to sitting down and reading this book.  I’ve been unable to find it in ebook form, so I’m reading my autographed paper copy.  More comments to come as I make my way into the story.

What to do about Senta

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I’ve been having conflicting emotions and ideas about my series Senta and the Steel Dragon.  It was originally concieved of as a trilogy (or one three part work), but I’ve expanded it into six parts.  The final book has a very clear and definative ending.  It also has a long and complete epilog that details what happens to every character (who survives) the rest of their lives. 

I really like the epilog.  That being said, I decided about a year ago, that I wanted to continue the series and I made an outline that covered say ten or fifteen books.  I based this outline partially on the epilog.  If I made the series continue, then the epilog would have to be cut or at least be drastically reduced at the end of book five.

Lately I have had another idea.  Rather than continuing the story, I would write another five book arc that continues in the world of Senta and the Steel Dragon but would feature almost entirely new characters and take place in new settings.  One benefit of this would be a fresh storyline and another would be an induction of new faces, as many of the old ones have been killed off during the Senta and the Steel Dragon books 0-5.  If I go this route, I will still have to trim the epilog, but not as much.

If I do the new series, I will write the books in order this time.  That will make it a whole lot easier.