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A Coffee Dragon Christmas [Bonus Short Story for Legacy of Magic Readers]

Who wants a bonus story? This is for those of you reading my Legacy of Magic series (I’ve just released Book 3: Trolled), set in my Death Before Dragons world. We’ve got characters from both going on an adventure together, however … 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 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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New Fallen Empire Story in the You Are Here Anthology

For those of you following along with my Fallen Empire series, you probably already know I’ve done a few extra short stories with the characters. “Starfall Station” is available in the free Star Rebels anthology (available on Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, … Continue reading

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Putting Short Stories into Multi-Author Anthologies for More Exposure (and more money)

Anthologies have been around for a long time, and it’s no surprise that indie authors are editing and publishing them, along with all other types of fiction. We’ve talked before about how it’s tough to do well with short stories, … Continue reading

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New Old Short Story — Degrees of Delusion

I know you guys are patiently waiting for the Emperor’s Edge finale, and I did send the manuscript off to my beta readers, so things are moving right along. In the meantime, if you’re curious to read something I wrote … Continue reading

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New Short Story (Enigma) Available

If you’re looking for something to read, I’ve just published a new short story featuring Tikaya and Rias from Encrypted. Here’s the blurb: After surviving ancient booby traps, deadly puzzles, and torture-happy imperial marines, cryptanalyst Tikaya Komitopis can’t wait to … Continue reading

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Author Earning Extra Money Through Monthly Short Story Subscription Offering

When people hear the term “e-publishing,” they naturally think of ebooks these days. Why not? Lots of independent authors are doing well publishing ebooks through the Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc. stores. But long before e-readers became popular, there were e-zines … Continue reading

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