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Junkyard — Part 1 (a free science fiction novella)

Hi, folks! I’m working on Agents of the Crown, Book 4 (Elven Fury!), but I took a break to write a new novella and a novel in my Fallen Empire science-fiction universe. Except the stories take place before the fall … Continue reading

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Free Fiction: Bearadise Lodge

For this month’s free short story, I have something new for my science fiction fans. (Though this is more of a moon-side fun adventure than anything hard scifi, so fantasy readers may enjoy it too.) The characters in this story … Continue reading

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Free Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels

I had grand plans to get another short story up here for Christmas, but that didn’t happen. I’ve got something else though, a list of free fantasy and science fiction novels from some of my fellow authors that you can … Continue reading

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Free Fiction: Crazy Canyon (a Dragon Blood short story)

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m returning to my Dragon Blood world. There’s a new spinoff series coming soon (set three years after the events in the original series), and the first two books are almost ready to … Continue reading

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Free Chains of Honor Prequel Story: A Question of Honor

To celebrate the release of Snake Heart, the second novel in my Chains of Honor series, I’m sharing the first of the prequel novellas, A Question of Honor, on my site for free. If you’ve already read Warrior Mage and were … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Promote Your Free Book 1 Series Starter

You’ve probably heard that a lot of indie authors made their careers by giving away tens of thousands of copies of their series starters. (For me, The Emperor’s Edge, has been free since late 2011). You may also have heard … Continue reading

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How to Snag Free Review Copies of Republic & Balanced on the Blade’s Edge

If you’ve been following my updates on Twitter or Facebook or keeping up with the newsletter, then you know I’ve been working on a follow-up novel to The Emperor’s Edge series: Republic. This 200,000+ word, six-point-of-view-character epic adventure has been … Continue reading

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Is Using a Free Ebook Still a Viable Strategy for Increasing Overall Sales on Amazon?

Before Christmas of 2011, I made the first book in my Emperor’s Edge series free at Amazon (by setting it to free at Smashwords, Kobo, and other stores that allow the practice, which in turn can cause Amazon to “price … Continue reading

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