Category: Writing
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Branch Off: Beta Readers Wanted
The time has finally come to call beta readers for my second sci-fi novel, whose (provisional?) title is Branch Off. Here is a brief synopsis. For two years, physicist Sarah Davinson has designed an experiment that could help discover dark matter’s secrets. When she and her team at the largest particle accelerator analyze the data…
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Planning a Novel with Google Maps Engine
One of the biggest problems to tackle when writing a novel is keeping places and times consistent and believable, especially if you have set it on Earth at present day. There are several things to consider, and I’ll name just a few: places where things happen should be real (or realistic) travel times must match…
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Lisa and Me Available for Pre-order
After going through some precious beta reading and a usual round of editing, Lisa and Me is ready for prime time. This wonderful short story will be available on Amazon Kindle for $0.99 on Thursday, October, 9th, but you can pre-order it today. Pre-order on Amazon At the same time and throughout the subsequent weekend,…
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Coming Up: Lisa and Me (Beta Readers Wanted)
A while ago I wrote a sci-fi short story: Lisa ed io. It was in Italian and was just 1,400 words. It sat there for a few months, collecting dust, despite it had gotten positive comments from – drum rolls, please – a real, published writer! After a while, I decided to translate it in English to…
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Playing With Prices
Since the beginning, I set the price of White Dwarf One to $0.99 – the lowest price possible – plus whatever tax Amazon decided to add. After an initial period of higher figures, the book sold roughly 1 copy per week, if I exclude free promotions and other sources of sales. Horrible results, you may…